Sustainable Investments: The Rise of Agritech and Sustainable Energy
Investing in sustainable assets has become increasingly popular over the last few years. The growth of sustainable investing has led to many investment directors setting up sustainability-focused funds, focusing on sustainability-related issues and opportunities when making sustainable investment decisions. These funds are part of a seismic shift in the investment world, where sustainable investing is […]
The Renewed Importance of Using Data to Make Informed Decisions
Fleur Hicks, CEO of onefourzero, explores the renewed importance of using data to make informed decisions on private equity investments. Investing in the process of accurate commercial forecasting has never been more critical, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The economic and geopolitical headwinds that dominated the second half of 2022 have resulted in a […]
Thinking Like Technologists: How Can Companies Create a Data-driven Culture?
The days of decisions based on gut instinct are long gone. Instead, we have entered the age of data and analytics. Organisations across all sectors can now access vast amounts of data, which, combined with powerful analytics tools, allow them to gain insights to improve business operations and seize new market opportunities. However, many organisations […]
Snapshot Due Diligence: The Onefourzero Market Snapshot Report
Alongside the capital risk of suboptimal investments, private equity firms also risk the opportunity cost of devoting time and significant diligence spend on opportunities that do not pan out. But what can firms do if they are unfamiliar with a given asset or industry? Onefourzero’s new market snapshot report provides a short-turnaround, cost-effective means of kicking the tyres on a prospective sector or asset.
Data-led Diligence Isn’t Just a Consumer Play
Here at onefourzero, we often have catch-up meetings with clients to give insights into the markets and trends. This is all normal practice when cultivating business partnership relationships, of course. We are, after all, here to help and have access to up-to-the-minute market data. However, we have noticed that many assume that a data-led approach […]
Which Sectors Benefit From Early-stage, Low-latency Commercial Due Diligence?
Undertaking robust commercial due diligence during the M&A process is vital. The process helps to identify and manage potential risk areas, highlights opportunities for growth and expansion, determines if an asset is the right fit and has the potential to strengthen your negotiating position to get a better deal. In addition, third-party early-stage commercial due […]
How Will Artificial Intelligence Transform Private Equity?
Digitisation is reshaping the world as we know it. In this digital age, the sheer amount of data being created is growing exponentially. You may have heard people say that “data is the new oil” or something to that effect—it powers almost everything we do. Indeed, by 2025, there will be 175 zettabytes of data […]
Value Creation – The Importance of Digital Data
If you asked a room of executives to define ‘digital’ within their business, you would probably get a lot of different answers from marketing, product, and IT. The reality is that they would all be somewhat correct, digital strategy now permeates all aspects of a business’s operations. Everyone should own a digital strategy, no matter […]
onefourzero wins at The Private Equity Awards 2022
onefourzero takes home the ‘Digital Due Diligence of The Year’ award in The Real Deals European Private Equity Awards 2022 onefourzero has taken home the ‘Digital Due Diligence of The Year’ award from The Private Equity Awards, hosted by Real Deals. It is no surprise that onefourzero is globally recognised among the industry’s best-consulting partners. […]
Digital Diligence Services Provider of 2022
onefourzero has been awarded as 2022’s Leading Digital Due Diligence Services Provider by Corporate Vision Magazine. Due to the many successes of our clients and our global expansion; onefourzero is recognised as one of the international corporate community’s best consulting partners. The Corporate Excellence Awards are held annually and an in-house panel painstakingly creates a […]
