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Helping drive faster, better informed decisions

Institutional investors, consultants and corporate decision makers use AlphaSights to connect with industry professionals whose on-the-ground expertise helps them make their most important decisions more successfully.

We provide direct access to current and former industry executives, policy makers, opinion leaders and other sources of actionable domain intelligence who help our clients rapidly enhance their understanding of targeted markets and opportunities. Whether they are completing due diligence on an acquisition, entering a new market or making high-stakes operational decisions, our clients rely on our ability to identify and engage the world's best experts for their specific challenge.

Problems we help solve:

Asset Manager, New York
Valuation, Global FMCG
Private Equity Fund, London
Buy-and-Build in German Healthcare Services
Management Consultancy, Delhi
Market Entry Strategy, Gas Turbo Machinery

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Who uses our service

  • Institutional investors collectively managing assets of $3.5 trillion+
  • 3 of the top 5 global strategy consultancies
  • 7 of the top 10 global investment banks
  • Corporate decision makers in 25+ countries across Europe, Middle-East, the Americas & Asia-Pacific

What We Do

AlphaSights provides rapid access to expertise through:

  • Phone Consultations
    One-to-one or internal conference call
  • In-person Meetings
    Face-to-face discussion with expert
  • Reconnaissance Missions
    Multi-meeting fact-finding trips
  • In-depth Advisory
    Advisory and (non-) executive mandates

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Case study: Russian Drinks Market

Situation:

In response to the announcement of a parliamentary bill purporting to raise the excise tax on beer in Russia by 200%, the share price of Carlsberg, the market leader in Russia, drops by more than 12% in a matter of days.

Our client, a New York-based asset manager, seeks to assess if the market has overreacted to the news by:

  • clarifying the political process, the likelihood and timing of the bill becoming law, and
  • estimating price elasticity and volume impact across the key distribution channels
 

Solution:

 
Former member of the Supreme Soviet, Russia
Intimate knowledge of the interplay of power between the Kremlin and the Duma
 
Official at the Russian Ministry of Finance, Russia
Perspective on budgetary impact from excise tax
 
Sales/Distribution Directors at largest domestic and foreign-owned breweries, Russia/UK
Five perspectives accounting for well over half of the market
 

Impact:

Our client synthesizes that at 340p per share, the market overestimates the negative impact the beer tax will have on volumes and profits for the group and decides to add to his position. Our client exits his position 8 months later at 503p for a 48% return (market: 2.7%).

Case study: German Healthcare Services

Situation:

A mid-market Private Equity client seeks to gain a granular understanding of the private healthcare services sector in Germany with a view to identifying possible acquisition targets in the space.

 

Solution:

AlphaSights arranges interactions with the following industry principals:

 
Former CEO leading private hospital operator, Germany
Recognised authority in the sector with two decades of top-level industry tenure and a successful roll-up record.
 
Member of Healthcare Working Group, Deutscher Bundestag, Germany
Elected member of the Bundestag possessing critical insights on healthcare reform and its likely impact on the private healthcare system.
 
Founder and Director, Centre for Healthcare Management at top-ranking Business School, Germany
Previously Head of New Business Development at Germany’s largest private hospital operator.
 

Impact:

Client decides to commit significant capital to a health clinic operator well positioned as a platform for further add-on acquisitions.

Case study: Global Market for Gas Turbo Machinery

Situation:

A consulting firm formulating a market-entry strategy for a major industrial client in the gas turbo machinery space requires robust perspectives across the US, European and selected emerging markets relating to:

  • Market structure and competitive landscape of both gas compressors and turbines
  • Sales channels in the different regions
  • The technical quality of existing technologies
  • Future demands from different customer segments
 

Solution:

AlphaSights delivers 14 high value conversations with leading executives dispersed across five continents including:

 
Former Managing Director, global leader in compressor manufacturing, Sweden
 
Former Sales Director, global leader in compressor manufacturing, USA
 
Former Regional Director Europe & Africa (Compressors), worldwide energy company, Netherlands
 
Director & General Manager (Turbine division), corporation in power generation market, USA
 
Managing/Regional/Sales Directors from major worldwide compressor and turbine manufacturers, Malaysia/South Africa/UAE/USA/UK
 

Impact:

The consulting firm gains proprietary frontline perspectives and deep domain expertise from otherwise inaccessible industry specialists to underpin its strategic recommendations for the intended market entry.

Case study: Oil Equipment & Services, Netherlands

Situation:

A manufacturer of edible and non-hazardous oils is considering buying a target specialising in the storage and shipment of edible oils and biofuels with a view to integrating its supply chain. Our client requires a detailed overview of the downstream industry by speaking with decision-makers at companies requiring storage and shipping services.

 

Solution:

AlphaSights arranges one-on-one interactions (in-person meetings and calls) with the following relevant individuals:

 
Business Development Director, port controller
Channel partner perspective, Netherlands
 
Senior Commodities Trader (edible oils), major multinational food producer
Supply chain & customer perspective, USA
 
COO, international agribusiness and vegetable oil trader
Financial & operational perspective, UK
 
Food Products Director, global agribusiness and food company
Supply chain & customer perspective, Netherlands
 
Unit Leader (former), biofuels manufacturer
Operational & customer perspectives, UK
 

Impact:

Discussions with suppliers and key customers provide our client with a solid understanding of the prospects and viability of the business, and inform their decision to move ahead with the potential acquisition.