Transaction Services & Private Equity

Unlocking better growth & boosting commercial value creation

The advisor for growth-driven deals

Our specialist team combines considerable experience in transaction services, especially commercial due diligence, with MMT Business and Trading Services deep commercial expertise.

We collaborate closely with our industry practices to deliver segment-specific analyses and actionable value-creation strategies. Ensuring our clients deliver their investment cases at pace.

All supported by our unique thinking, tools and frameworks that help unlock better growth and significant commercial value along the entire deal cycle.

Helping you make the right acquisitions, grow your portfolio businesses profitably and maximize returns on exit.

Value-focused commercial due diligence

We help our clients evaluate potential acquisitions

through rigorous analysis of a target's market, competitive position, voice of the customer, company performance and business plan achievability.


Furthermore, we design, prioritize and quantify potential commercial value creation, guided by our signature "Wheel of Value" framework.


As a world-leading growth consultancy, MMT Business and Trading Services has helped Private Equity firms optimize the performance of thousands of portfolio businesses across numerous industries.


Our unrivalled expertise in optimizing commercial strategy, especially sales and pricing, makes us the ideal due diligence advisor where growth and value are the primary drivers of the investment case.

Commercial value creation

We help our PE and corporate clients

develop and implement ambitious yet realistic value-creation plans for their portfolio businesses.

This work starts during our commercial due diligence projects.
We have the team power, expertise, and experience to identify the potential early, stay on board and then support effective implementation to realize the full P&L impact.


We have a range of tools to unlock better growth; these include:

  • Commercial power boost (e.g., sales and pricing)
  • Revenue and business model optimisation (e.g., strategy, portfolio, go-to-market)
  • Digital revenue acceleration (e.g. online marketing, e-commerce)
  • M&A strength (e.g., M&A strategy, topline-driven PMI)

Exit preparation

Vendor commercial due diligence

provides a comprehensive and compelling picture of the company for sale. Especially it outlines and quantifies commercial value creation potentials. We thus help sellers get truly ready for a successful exit.


With senior transaction services professionals involved in every aspect of the transaction, you can expect an intense focus on any critical deal issues. 

The MMT Business and Trading Services difference

  • We are Private Equity specialists.

Our dedicated senior transaction services professionals have a deep understanding of the PE business model. We understand and work at the pace needed to win.


We proactively select upcoming deals based on fit and value creation potential based on our European growth deal radar.

  • Our clear focus - growth-driven deals

Our clear focus is on deals with a growth-driven equity story – from new technologies to new geographies, from channels to sales effectiveness, and from brand to pricing.


We know how to make a difference by prioritizing the key areas of improvement that will positively impact and drive sustainable revenue and margin improvement.

  • Cross-industry coverage

When time is of the essence, our in-house industry experts provide powerful insight and rapid assessments of industry-specific issues. We combine a deep understanding of how to drive growth with in-depth sector expertise.


Our professionals have years of experience across major industries, including Telecommunications, Media & Technology, especially in Software & Tech as well as Business Services, Consumer & Retail with a focus on E-Commerce, Industrial Goods and Life Sciences.


We can bring this experience to work for you boosting growth and accelerating results.

  • Digital Due Diligence specialists

When analyzing targets with digitally enabled business models (B2C and B2B), standard Commercial Due Diligence approaches are insufficient.


Our teams tap into MMT Business and Trading Services specialist skills to deeply understand key aspects of digital business models…

  • …from digital customer acquisition – including a thorough analysis of all online marketing channels,
  • …to platform excellence – where our digital experts assess customer experience as well as conversion rate potential across the entire onsite customer journey
  • …to customer relationship management – including assessment of current customer interaction to outlining potentials for highly automated, yet personal marketing communication at scale

We don't stop at the business side but also help investors understand the underlying technologies in use, as well as their future readiness and potential needs for future investment.


We address the target's digital growth potential already during due diligence and, if needed, have best-in-class digital capabilities to help you deliver on those opportunities.

Our aim is to identify and drive efficiency and improve customer experience, boosting revenue and margin.