Matchups

See how Private Equity firms stack up head-to-head

Round 1 - Margin Matchup (8 Matchups)

MatchupAvg ValueScore
46vs46

Match Report

A high-tech shootout! Leeds Equity put together a truly elite game plan, heavily anchored by Guidehouse's $56M+ in combined healthcare operational and supply chain saves. However, Index Ventures' offense was simply unstoppable. Driven by Wrike's gargantuan $60 million waste reduction play, and backed by over $40 million in combined cloud, software, and AI automation saves from Flexera, Cutover, and Intercom, Index Ventures takes the championship by a margin of roughly $45 Million in verified hard cost savings.

Key Plays

Play 1, The IT, Cloud, & Software Waste Reduction

  • Leeds Equity Partners: Archive 360 played solid defense in the legal tech space, securing $770,000 in annual cost savings for corporate legal budgets. Exterro backed them up with a clean $2 million in external e-discovery cost savings for Hanover Insurance Group.
  • Index Ventures: Wrike completely dominated the field with an absolute blockbuster, executing a massive $60 million cost reduction from wasted efforts for enterprise clients. Flexera kept the momentum going, snatching a $12.22 million annualized cloud cost save for a global food giant and a €6.2 million SAP license save for EDEKA DIGITAL.

Winner: Index Ventures

Play 2, The Enterprise Operations & Supply Chain Sweep

  • Leeds Equity Partners: Guidehouse anchored the frontline with heavy hits in the healthcare sector, capturing a massive $31 million in supply chain savings for TriHealth and executing a $25.5 million operational performance save for St. Peter's Health.
  • Index Ventures: Cutover countered with heavyweight enterprise release plays, delivering £12 million in annual change execution savings for a British financial institution and another $15 million in estimated annual savings for a multinational bank. Instabase piled on the points on the operational front, automating mortgage loan processing to secure $4.8 million in savings.

Winner: Index Ventures

Play 3, AI-Driven Support & Back-Office Efficiency

  • Leeds Equity Partners: Scaled Agile pushed digital transformation forward, generating a highly efficient $12 million savings highlight for Northwestern Mutual.
  • Index Ventures: Intercom overwhelmed the customer support defense, utilizing its Fin AI Agent to drive over $6.7 million in total cost savings over three years. Nexthink added reliable seven-figure hits to close out the game, securing $1.7 million in onsite ticket reductions for an Australian hospital and a $1.6 million Windows migration save for a German manufacturer.

Winner: Index Ventures

53vs34

Match Report

RESULT: ASTORG WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A decisive late-game blowout! Veritas Capital put together a fantastic game plan driven by Merative and Guidehouse's massive eight-figure healthcare and operational saves. But Astorg's Corsearch completely took over the fourth quarter. Driven by nearly $174 million in combined brand protection and recovered sales, perfectly paired with SLB's heavy-hitting offshore operational savings, Astorg takes the championship by a margin of well over $90 Million in hard cost savings.

Key Plays

Play 1: The Administrative & IT Efficiency Slash

  • Veritas Capital: athenahealth executed solid administrative plays on the front line, securing $400,000 in annual savings for APDerm using Robotic Process Automation and saving SCP Health $300,000 in rework costs. Guidehouse stepped up on the consulting side, uncovering and recovering $1.3 million in missing net revenue for St. Luke's University Health Network.
  • Astorg: Xceptor anchored the back-office defense, delivering £1.25 million in legacy system cost savings and avoiding £1.28 million in financial losses for Deagon Capital. Alteryx piled on the points with reliable data automation, driving a clean $750,000 cost save for Plante Moran and executing a $1 million supply chain cost optimization.

Winner: Astorg

Play 2: The Heavyweight Healthcare & Operations Overhaul

  • Veritas Capital: Merative dropped a massive $50 million highlight-reel save by analyzing and identifying specialty drug cost reductions for a large employer. Guidehouse backed them up with a relentless operational attack, driving $25.5 million in total cost savings during a turnaround for St. Peter's Health.
  • Astorg: SLB ran a highly effective deepwater offensive, securing a massive $13.3 million in drilling savings for a Gulf of Mexico operator by shaving 36 days off the schedule. They kept the momentum going by preventing $10 million in production facility losses, and tacked on a $4.9 million integrated system savings play for Equinor.

Winner: Astorg

Play 3: The Enterprise Risk & Brand Protection Knockout

  • Veritas Capital: Guidehouse held the line in the supply chain sector, capturing an impressive $31 million in savings to eliminate a budget shortfall for TriHealth.
  • Astorg: Corsearch came off the bench and dropped absolute game-ending bombs to protect brand equity. They completely overpowered the defense by taking down $131 million in fake products and preventing an additional $42.6 million in estimated lost sales for their clients.

Winner: Astorg

49vs43

Match Report

RESULT: PSG WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A massive blowout. While Brighton Park Capital put together a solid game plan with respectable low-to-mid seven-figure savings, PSG ran up the score. Driven by Xsolis's nine-figure enterprise wins ($203M+) and Pacvue's $50M+ revenue recoveries, PSG takes the title by well over $200 Million in verified hard cost savings.

Key Plays

Play 1: The IT & Infrastructure Overhaul

  • Brighton Park Capital: Data management star Reltio put up big numbers on defense, securing $4.7 million in IT cost savings and $3.6 million in annual MDM cost savings. Coralogix assisted the frontline, driving $200,000 in annual storage savings.
  • PSG: Xsolis came out swinging with astronomical enterprise savings, delivering a jaw-dropping $203 million in savings for HonorHealth and over $95 million for Beacon Health. LogicMonitor piled on, slashing monthly IT expenditures by 60% and posting $1 million in annual IT savings.

Winner: PSG

Play 2: The Marketing & Ad Spend Efficiency Drive

  • Brighton Park Capital: Impartner executed a highly efficient defensive scheme, slashing their clients' cost-per-lead by 75%.
  • PSG: Recast recovered millions in wasted ad spend and reduced paid customer acquisition costs (CPA) by 30-40%. Meanwhile, Pacvue proved to be a special teams MVP, recovering $50 million for clients through automated dispute management and preventing over $275,000 in e-commerce revenue leakage.

Winner: PSG

Play 3: Frontline & Administrative Fee Elimination

  • Brighton Park Capital: Relatient held the line in the healthcare sector, securing $1 million in annual savings from improved technology integration and patient scheduling efficiencies.
  • PSG: SevenRooms went on the offensive to crush third-party reservation fees, securing $4 million in total cost savings for one hospitality group and another $1.6 million from commission-free covers. In the back office, Vault Verify and Arcoro locked in quick administrative and HR cost savings of $55,740 and $25,000 respectively.

Winner: PSG

35vs49

Match Report

RESULT: ICONIQ CAPITAL WINS MARGIN OF VICTORY: A hard-fought upset! Parthenon's Zelis came out swinging with an incredible three-quarter-billion-dollar savings play, but ICONIQ ran a relentless, diversified attack. Anchored by Komodo Health's massive nine-figure savings, and reinforced by over $30 million in combined tech-stack and AI automation savings from Moveworks, Intercom, Lucid, and Fivetran, ICONIQ takes the championship by executing hard cost efficiencies across the entire enterprise board.

Key Plays

Play 1: The AI & Support Cost Slash

  • Parthenon Capital Partners: Smart Data Solutions stepped up on defense, generating a 68% workflow cost reduction for complex medical claim queries.
  • ICONIQ Capital: Moveworks ran a highly effective offensive scheme with its conversational AI, delivering $11.5 million in total cost savings over three years for a composite organization. Intercom piled on the points, using its Fin AI Agent to secure $6.7 million in support savings over three years and saving product intelligence platform Amplitude $1 million at scale.

Winner: ICONIQ Capital

Play 2: The Infrastructure & Tech Consolidation Drive

  • Parthenon Capital Partners: BirchStreet Systems executed a highly efficient back-office strategy, saving hospitality clients $68,250 net per property by digitizing and automating Procure-to-Pay invoice processing.
  • ICONIQ Capital: Fivetran modernized the data stack, avoiding expensive legacy setups to secure $6 million in savings by bypassing on-prem SQL servers. Meanwhile, Lucid Software benched redundant tools, logging $300,000 in software consolidation savings and establishing a massive $9.7 million Net Present Value over three years.

Winner: ICONIQ Capital

Play 3: Heavyweight Overhead & Legacy System Elimination

  • Parthenon Capital Partners: Zelis put up a massive, franchise-defining highlight, driving over $734.5 million in total gross savings for third-party administrator AmeriBen through its healthcare solutions.
  • ICONIQ Capital: Komodo Health fired right back, matching the heavyweight energy by delivering "hundreds of millions" in cost savings through its Real-World Evidence insights. Sprinklr then ran a sweep on legacy systems, executing a clinical $799,000 cost reduction while slashing another $2.1 million in costs by reducing social care interactions.

Winner: ICONIQ Capital

43vs42

Match Report

RESULT: 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 Plays

Play 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.

Winner: K1 Investment

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.

Winner: K1 Investment

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.

Winner: K1 Investment

36vs47

Match Report

RESULT: 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 Plays

Play 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

42vs52

Match Report

RESULT: 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 Plays

Play 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.

Winner: JMI Equity

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.

Winner: JMI Equity

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.

Winner: JMI Equity

43vs42

Match Report

RESULT: 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 Plays

Play 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.

Winner: FTV Capital

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.

Winner: FTV Capital

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.

Winner: FTV Capital

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