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Match ReportRESULT: K1 INVESTMENT WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: An absolute blowout! Five Arrows mounted a respectable defense with solid six-to-seven-figure aggregate savings, but K1 Investment dropped eight-figure bombs. Anchored by IRONSCALES' massive $38.5 million highlight-reel save and Responsive's $17 million cost slash, K1 easily takes the championship by a margin of well over $50 million in hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1, The Enterprise Legal & eDiscovery Efficiency Sweep- •Five Arrows: BioPhorum executed steady mid-level savings, securing $750,000 in total cost savings for biopharmaceutical studies. Agilio Software assisted the frontline with up to £119,628 in reception time savings.
- •K1 Investment: Logikcull dominated the legal defense, securing $2.25 million in cost savings for Veolia by moving eDiscovery in-house. Reveal piled on the points, slashing review costs by $1.6 million during an intellectual property theft investigation.
Play 2, The Fleet, Infrastructure & Workforce Overhaul- •Five Arrows: Causeway put up a strong fight, delivering $641,000 in annual cost savings for Suffolk County Council through intelligent street lighting and eliminating $600,000 in hidden costs for M&J Evans.
- •K1 Investment: Rubicon ran a highly efficient municipal scheme, driving a massive $2 million in trash collection cost savings for Kansas City. WorkForce Software delivered heavy hits on the HR front, yielding over $2.9 million in payroll error cost savings for Phillips 66.
Play 3, Heavyweight AI & Cybersecurity Automation- •Five Arrows: Causeway's biometric timesheets secured a solid $100,000 savings for Mitchellson, while its asset management suite helped Wigan Council save $17,000 annually in work ticket processing.
- •K1 Investment: K1 ran up the score with absolute blockbusters. Responsive delivered $17 million in cost savings for Microsoft using AI-powered content recommendations. IRONSCALES delivered the final knockout punch, executing an incredible $38.5 million in financial savings for The Alchemist by mitigating complex phishing threats.
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Accelerator
Match ReportRESULT: RIVERWOOD CAPITAL WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: Absolute domination! While Main Capital Partners put together a respectable low-seven-figure defense led by VOQUZ Labs and Cloud Coach, Riverwood Capital brought out the heavy artillery. Driven by Urban SDK's gargantuan $85 million fuel savings play and supported by multi-million dollar wins from Legion and One Model, Riverwood easily takes the championship by a margin of well over $85 Million in hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1: The HR & Recruitment Efficiency Slash- •Main Capital Partners: Spend management platform Fraxion put up solid numbers, helping one client avoid extra hires to secure $356,500 in annual savings while identifying $367,500 in potential savings from streamlined purchase order processing.
- •Riverwood Capital: One Model came out strong, saving Tabcorp $2.5 million annually by consolidating 14 disjointed HR systems. Greenhouse piled on the points, delivering an $881,700 annual cost savings play for a global tech company and slashing $157,000 in external agency costs for Braze.
Winner: Riverwood Capital Play 2: Heavyweight Operations & Fleet Reductions- •Main Capital Partners: VOQUZ Labs executed a strong defensive scheme in the enterprise software space, securing $3 million in savings by avoiding SAP non-compliance and snatching another $455,000 in audit cost reductions. Cloud Coach chipped in with a solid $2 million cost savings highlight.
- •Riverwood Capital: Urban SDK dropped an absolute blockbuster, driving $85 million in fuel savings using digital twin engineering technologies. Cognosos added to the blowout, saving a pediatric hospital $1 million annually through better asset utilization and securing a $500,000 operational cost reduction for a North American vehicle manufacturer.
Winner: Riverwood Capital Play 3: Workforce, IT & Administrative Cost Containment- •Main Capital Partners: Trace One played solid defense to mitigate supply chain risks, saving $675,000 in total product recall costs. Accounting automation platform cisbox secured smaller administrative wins, logging $13,500 in annual savings and recovering $2,000 from billing errors.
- •Riverwood Capital: Legion's workforce management platform executed a massive $3.6 million cost savings play from reduced employee turnover while saving $290,000 in overtime pay. BigID helped clear out legacy IT clutter, securing $200,000 in upfront storage savings and $30,000 in ongoing monthly savings for a global airline.
Winner: Riverwood Capital |
Accelerator
Match ReportRESULT: JMI EQUITY WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A historic, billion-dollar blowout! Great Hill Partners put together a fundamentally sound game plan with solid six- and seven-figure savings from Emburse, Mission Cloud, and ZoomInfo. However, JMI Equity entered a different stratosphere. Anchored by Eptura's monstrous $1 billion global real estate save and Intradiem's $200 million+ combined contact center efficiencies, JMI Equity takes the title by a margin of well over $1.1 Billion. Key PlaysPlay 1: The Tech Stack & Infrastructure Consolidation Drive- •Great Hill Partners: ZoomInfo ran a solid tech-stack sweep, saving Sisense $300,000 annually by eliminating redundant software and consolidating systems. Zayo added to the scoreboard by securing multimillion-dollar connectivity savings for Pac-12 Networks and a $25,000 IT contractor cost reduction for Kimball Equipment.
- •JMI Equity: Seismic played strong defense on operational spend, locking in $640,000 in annual cost savings for software provider Loopio. Safe Software kept the momentum going, driving $150,000 in annual savings for Tampa Electric by streamlining underground facility locate tickets.
Play 2: The Healthcare & Administrative Efficiency Slash- •Great Hill Partners: Emburse went on the offensive in the back office, delivering a clean $2 million in annual savings for International Services Inc.. MineralTree brought in special teams to optimize cash flow, securing $100,000 in rebates through automated B2B virtual card payments.
- •JMI Equity: CipherHealth executed a massive healthcare highlight, reducing readmissions to secure $15 million in savings for Intermountain Healthcare. PointClickCare reinforced the frontline, saving one organization $397,896 in avoided Medicare PDPM penalties.
Play 3: The Heavyweight Enterprise Knockout- •Great Hill Partners: Mission Cloud stepped up to hold the line on enterprise spending, securing a $600,000 annual operating expense reduction for an international toy manufacturer and posting another $460,000 in direct AWS cost savings.
- •JMI Equity: Eptura dropped an absolute bomb on the field, delivering a staggering $1 billion in savings and productivity for Telefónica De España through smarter real estate management. Intradiem piled on the points to put the game out of reach, executing $150 million in employee attrition cost avoidance and driving over $50 million in yearly savings for a multinational financial services firm.
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Accelerator
Match ReportRESULT: FTV CAPITAL WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A staggering multi-hundred-million-dollar blowout. While Motive Partners put up a tough fight with Accordion's highly effective eight-figure operational turnarounds, FTV Capital completely overwhelmed the scoreboard. Driven by 6 Degrees Health's massive $100M+ savings and hundreds of millions in recovered overpayments, perfectly paired with LogicSource's $120M+ in combined procurement savings, FTV Capital easily takes the title by a margin of well over $300 Million in verified hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1: The Healthcare & Medical Billing Knockout- •Motive Partners: Accordion ran a solid defense in the healthcare sector, accelerating over $2 million in collections for a rehabilitation center by reducing insurance denial rates. They also stepped in to audit a healthcare services company, identifying $8 million in potential reimbursements and overbillings.
- •FTV Capital: 6 Degrees Health came out swinging with massive, franchise-defining plays. They delivered over $100 million in annualized savings for a national payer through a next-generation IBR solution. They aggressively drove the score up by using automated data mining to recover "hundreds of millions" of dollars in overpayments, while separately securing a $6 million healthcare spend reduction for a single corporate employer.
Play 2: The Enterprise Procurement & Supply Chain Sweep- •Motive Partners: Accordion executed highly efficient supply chain optimizations, securing $30 million in annual benefits for an HVAC service company through centralized accounting and automated procurement. They also delivered $10 million in cost savings for a water treatment manufacturer and logged $6.4 million in savings by consolidating a piping system company's distribution network.
- •FTV Capital: LogicSource dominated the field with a relentless indirect spend optimization scheme. They centralized procurement for a private equity firm, locking in $50 million in realized savings, and dropped an absolute bomb with $42 million in annualized gross savings for a $10B global retailer. To cap off the sweep, they secured $35 million in annual run-rate gross savings for a regional health system.
Play 3: AI-Driven Administrative & IT Efficiency- •Motive Partners: Zocks used its AI meeting platform to generate over $2 million in ROI for Carson Group by automating advisor workflows. Meanwhile, Accordion implemented a generative AI chatbot for a private equity firm, delivering $5 million in potential savings by drastically reducing manual contract data interpretation.
- •FTV Capital: Kore.ai led the automation charge, securing $3.5 million in cost efficiencies for a major airline through its AI-native CCaaS solution. Agiloft added reliable multi-million dollar wins to the board, executing $3.2 million and $1.1 million in annual savings for individual enterprise clients through automated contract lifecycle management. Docupace closed out the period by driving over $5 million in cost savings for financial advisors.
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Match ReportRESULT: VISTA EQUITY WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A nine-figure blowout! BV Investment put up a respectable fight, highlighted by Marlabs' $47M operational save, but Vista Equity's roster was simply too deep. Anchored by Apptio's staggering $165M+ in combined cloud and hosting savings, Gainsight's $36M efficiency play, and nearly $30M in real estate footprint savings from OfficeSpace Software, Vista Equity easily takes the championship by well over $150 Million in hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1: The IT, Cloud, & Tech Stack Optimization Drive- •BV Investment Partners: Marlabs drove a solid $5.6 million in annual savings through finance and reporting automation, while CallTower secured a highly efficient 45% calling plan cost reduction for healthcare clients.
- •Vista Equity: Apptio absolutely dominated the cloud and tech stack, executing a massive $100 million hosting strategy save and finding another $65 million in optimization opportunities for a financial client. BetterCloud ran up the score, generating over $6.1 million in annual savings by eliminating software overlap and reclaiming unused SaaS licenses.
Play 2: The Back-Office & Administrative Efficiency Slash- •BV Investment Partners: Consero Global held the line in outsourced finance and accounting, securing $812,000 in payroll savings and $500,000 in annual F&A reductions. Source Advisors chipped in by leveraging usage data to renegotiate subscriptions, saving an AmLaw 200 firm $1 million.
- •Vista Equity: Gainsight completely overwhelmed the defense on the customer success front, putting up a staggering $36 million cost savings play. Smartsheet and TRG Screen piled on the points, with Smartsheet delivering $1 million in annual project portfolio management savings for Sutherland and TRG Screen securing a $2 million avoided re-engineering investment for CalPERS.
Play 3: The Heavyweight Real Estate & Operations Deflection- •BV Investment Partners: Marlabs executed a brilliant, franchise-defining highlight, generating $47 million in annual savings for airline catering company gategroup through AI-powered inventory reduction.
- •Vista Equity: OfficeSpace Software countered with absolute blockbusters, driving $15 million in real estate downsizing savings and helping Quantum Health avoid $13.5 million in unnecessary campus renovations. TigerConnect delivered the final knockout punch on the healthcare front, executing a $19.5 million cost-savings play by streamlining clinical communications and halving patient readmissions.
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Match ReportRESULT: FRANCISCO PARTNERS WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A historic, multi-billion-dollar blowout! Vitruvian Partners put together a formidable, elite-tier game plan with Merative's $50M+ healthcare plays and WalkMe's nearly $60M annual adoption savings. However, Francisco Partners simply overpowered the defense. Anchored by Oracle's legendary, highlight-reel plays—including $695 million in predictive maintenance savings and a gargantuan $3.2 billion in energy optimization—Francisco Partners takes the championship by executing nearly $4 Billion in verified hard cost efficiencies. Key PlaysPlay 1: The IT, Cloud & Analytics Efficiency Slash- •Vitruvian Partners: Alteryx played a solid mid-level defense, securing $1 million in supply chain savings and another $750,000 in data analytics cost reductions. Azul stepped up to clear out legacy technical debt, logging $1 million in monthly cloud savings for enterprise clients.
- •Francisco Partners: New Relic ran a highly effective offensive scheme with its observability platform, locking in a massive $16 million in annual savings. OpenText piled on the points in the back office, delivering $2.9 million in annual cost savings for LA County while slashing another $800,000 in operational spend for a global dairy co-op.
Winner: Francisco Partners Play 2: The Healthcare & Medical Spend Containment Drive- •Vitruvian Partners: Merative anchored the frontline with heavy hits, identifying a massive $50 million in potential annual savings for specialty conditions and $6.5 million in value-based care analytics. TRC Healthcare backed them up, combining for over $9.3 million in savings by reducing unnecessary testing and standardizing cardiology care.
- •Francisco Partners: Availity held the line in the payer space, driving over $1.6 million in first-year projected savings by automating provider data management. Vendavo brought heavyweight energy to the enterprise pricing sector, executing a $10 million financial impact highlight for Corning Optical and putting a staggering $60 million in potential additional margin on the board for agriculture clients.
Winner: Francisco Partners Play 3: The Heavyweight Enterprise AI & Automation Knockout- •Vitruvian Partners: WalkMe executed a massive, franchise-defining highlight, generating an incredible $4.9 million in monthly savings ($58.8 million annually) through its enterprise digital adoption strategy, while slashing hundreds of thousands in headcount and software license costs across its portfolio.
- •Francisco Partners: Oracle dropped absolute, game-ending blockbusters on the field. Using AI for predictive maintenance, Oracle secured a jaw-dropping $695 million in direct cost savings. They followed that up with the final knockout punch: executing an astronomical $3.2 billion save from global energy optimization.
Winner: Francisco Partners |
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Match ReportRESULT: COATUE MANAGEMENT WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A decisive, high-tech blowout! AEA Investors put up a tremendous fight anchored by CMSPI's $40M payment save and dss+ Consulting's $70M safety efficiencies. However, Coatue Management simply overpowered the defense with next-generation AI and healthcare tech. Driven by Distyl AI's staggering $200M forecasted savings and Komodo Health's "hundreds of millions" in RWE-driven efficiencies, Coatue takes the championship by a massive margin of well over $250 Million in verified hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1: The AI-Driven Healthcare & Safety Slash- •AEA Investors: dss+ Consulting executed a highly effective safety management program, saving American Airlines nearly $70 million in total costs. BES Group contributed a strong defensive effort on the frontline, securing $11 million in total cost avoidance for a large cargo carrier through condition-based maintenance.
- •Coatue Management: Distyl AI delivered an absolute highlight-reel blockbuster, forecasting $200 million in annual savings for a Fortune 50 healthcare payor by automating prior authorizations with an AI decisioning system. Komodo Health piled on the points, leveraging Real-World Evidence insights to unlock "hundreds of millions" in cost savings across the healthcare sector.
Winner: Coatue Management Play 2: The Enterprise IT & Network Overhaul- •AEA Investors: TC Group found hidden value in the back office, reclaiming over $1.4 million in cumulative operational cost savings for a residential development. ANS executed a steady IT sweep, securing a $500,000 running cost reduction for Calisen Group through a legacy-to-cloud migration.
- •Coatue Management: Cato Networks dominated the network modernization front, generating a verified $4.33 million in Total Savings (NPV) for enterprises transitioning to its SASE cloud platform. Glean kept the momentum going, unlocking $2.3 million in yearly value for a financial software provider by saving employees thousands of hours through AI-powered enterprise search.
Winner: Coatue Management Play 3: Payments, Compliance & Back-Office Efficiency- •AEA Investors: CMSPI stepped up with a massive $40 million total cost savings play for a leading retail grocer by aggressively optimizing debit negotiations and payment processes.
- •Coatue Management: HealthEdge drove a hard bargain in the insurance space, securing $14.8 million in savings by accelerating the drive toward value-based care. On special teams, Checkout.com chopped down processing fees to save fintech company Curve £2.5 million annually, while Chainalysis locked down compliance, saving Centralex up to $1 million a year through automated on-chain monitoring.
Winner: Coatue Management |
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Match ReportRESULT: ACCEL KKR WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A decisive blowout! While Spectrum Equity executed a solid game plan anchored by Tenstreet's $10 million safety save and Lucid's $9.7 million TEI win, Accel KKR dominated the field with nine-figure blockbusters. Led by Trax Technologies' gargantuan $105 million transportation save and heavily supported by multi-million-dollar highlights from Kantata ($24.5M) and LeanDNA ($20M), Accel KKR takes the championship title by well over $100 Million in verified hard cost savings. Key PlaysPlay 1: The Global Supply Chain & Fleet Overhaul- •Spectrum Equity: Tenstreet helped transportation giant Roadrunner execute a major safety and compliance overhaul, securing a massive $10 million cost reduction in accident claims and insurance premiums.
- •Accel KKR: Trax Technologies delivered an absolute blockbuster, helping a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company unify its global freight data to unlock a staggering $105 million in total transportation savings. LeanDNA piled on the points in the aerospace sector, driving a $20 million inventory cost reduction in just 90 days.
Play 2: The Enterprise Financial & AP Efficiency Drive- •Spectrum Equity: Quavo played tough defense in the financial sector, helping Galileo recapture $1 million in disputed funds and securing over $482,000 in monthly recoveries for First Hawaiian Bank.
- •Accel KKR: Basware ran a highly efficient AP automation scheme, saving Huntsman Corporation a remarkable $9 million by eliminating duplicate payments and invoicing errors. Vendavo stepped up to optimize enterprise pricing, driving a clean $10 million financial impact for Corning Optical in its first year.
Play 3: Professional Services & Tech Stack Optimization- •Spectrum Equity: Lucid Software brought solid organizational savings to the board, delivering a verified $9.7 million Net Present Value over three years for a composite enterprise. Litmus added reliable multi-million-dollar impact, capturing $5.23 million in total benefits through streamlined email production workflows.
- •Accel KKR: Kantata completely overpowered the defense in the professional services sector, dropping a massive $24.5 million Total Economic Impact highlight by driving operational efficiency and project margin improvements. IntelePeer reinforced the frontline, executing $2.5 million in annual labor cost savings through AI-powered healthcare communications.
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