AI in private equity portfolio companies
TRS identifies, prioritises and deploys AI use cases across portfolio companies, in line with the fund’s value creation objectives.
Deploying AI across a portfolio calls for a dedicated modelIt requires a grasp of both the portfolio company’s operations and the fund’s value creation priorities, at a cost suited to SMEs and mid-market companies.
TRS addresses these challenges
TRS is an AI advisory and deployment firm dedicated to the portfolio companies of private equity funds.
We offer two complementary services
AI deployment across portcos
Portfolio analysis
Identify the portfolio companies where AI can create value, and decide where to focus efforts.
A clear view of the portfolio’s AI priorities
The fund gets a portfolio-wide overview and a portco-by-portco analysis, with scoring and ranked opportunities.
AI deployment across portcos
Roll out solutions tailored to the portfolio company’s operations and to the fund’s value creation objectives.
- Solutions deployed
- Teams trained
- Reversibility ensured
Autonomy preserved, including after the fund’s exit
Bespoke developments built by TRS are transferred to the portfolio company. Code and documentation are handed over so that internal teams or a third party can take them on, with no dependency on TRS.
An approach designed for funds and their portfolio companies
One method, applied company by company, from the first conversation to adoption by the teams.
Understand the portfolio company
Its operations, its data, its culture and the fund’s expectations.
Assess and prioritise
An objective baseline, a scoring and priorities aligned with the investment strategy.
Deploy and embed
Operational solutions, trained teams, measured gains and repeatable methods.
Our white paper on AI in portfolio companies
Based on our study of 20 French private equity funds.
Request the white paperThree co-founders, bridging finance and engineering
Complementary backgrounds in private equity, M&A advisory and software engineering. The co-founders are involved in every engagement.
Duane Thiebaut
Strategy, corporate M&A and compliance
ESSEC
- Edmond de RothschildStrategy and Corporate M&A
- Rothschild & CoCompliance – M&A and Sovereign Advisory
Mathieu Ruchet
Private equity and M&A advisory
HEC Paris
- IK PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst
- InvestindustrialPrivate Equity Analyst
- BearingPointM&A Analyst
Arthur Schonbach
Software engineering and machine learning
École Polytechnique
- DoctolibMachine Learning
- ThalesSoftware Engineering
Let’s talk about your portfolio
An initial, confidential and no-commitment conversation to scope your challenges and how TRS can address them.
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