New integrated strategic performance solutions are introduced by BRG Corporate Finance

By Jerrell C. Esser Last updated Sep 15, 2022

According to a statement from the Berkeley Research Group (BRG), the company’s Corporate Finance practice will now house an integrated Strategic Performance Solutions (SPS) department. This newly combined and refocused group, which brings together BRG’s Private Equity PortCo Services, Finance Excellence and Performance Improvement teams, will provide clients with holistic, cross-industry and dynamic solutions and act as a new foundation for the company’s continued growth in the area of overall performance. improvement market.

The group will be led by Managing Director Brian Murphy, who joined BRG in 2020 and brings a plethora of expertise to the role. Murphy worked as a senior operating partner for over 20 years at Advent International and Bain Capital, where he was the chief operating officer of over 20 private equity investments. He worked with management and the private equity deal teams to establish post-investment strategy, pursue performance improvement and establish sound governance. More recently, he led BRG’s Corporate Finance, Private Equity, PortCo Services and Finance Excellence teams.

SPS Group will focus on delivering results to corporate clients, private debt investors and private equity sponsors. The team will help companies identify and align with strategic improvement goals, drive demonstrable results, and create meaningful organizational change by leveraging extensive hands-on operations, private capital, and leadership experience. financial advice. Additionally, the team will provide key skills in critical areas of the investment lifecycle, such as value creation planning, strengthening finance and IT operations, and supporting major transformational transactions such as mergers and carveouts.

In addition to BRG’s corporate finance expertise in restructuring and transaction advisory services, Murphy said, “We are extremely excited to be doing this. We can better support our clients by combining the many performance improvement initiatives of Corporate Finance. We have a wide range of functional and industry sector knowledge. Our service offerings will be very attractive to private and public companies, although much of our focus will be on private equity investors and their portfolio investments.

BRG’s Head of Corporate Finance, Bob Duffy, continued, “This is a critical milestone and a logical progression in our ongoing effort to meet the changing needs of our clients. In recent years, our Turnaround & Restructuring and Transaction Advisory teams have significantly fueled our expansion into Corporate Finance. Our growth will be accelerated by the Strategic Performance Solutions group and their incredible skills. This team strengthens our ability to lead the many large-scale restructurings we pilot and provides us with the critical mass we need to directly pursue healthy companies that are facing strategic, operational or organizational difficulties.

Managing Director Darren Morrison, who has more than 25 years of corporate finance and performance improvement experience, will work alongside Murphy to guide global clients and private equity portfolio firms to through transformational change. Morrison continued, “We will continue to invest in new functional and industry skills as we seek to grow the business. In particular, we will continue to build and advance the team at all levels to lay the foundation for long-term development.

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