Private Equity & Investment Funds
Whitley Penn’s team of trusted private equity professionals provide support for mission-critical mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures on the fund side as well as at the portfolio company level. We are equipped to offer comprehensive buy-side and sell-side due diligence services to meet your specific needs. We can help address potential issues related to private equity upfront, minimize hidden risks during the transaction process, and ensure a healthy, profitable outcome for your portfolio.
Our Services Include:
Audit
We provide valuable insights and assurance to investors, fund managers, and stakeholders in private equity through financial audits, internal control assessments, and evaluation of financial statements. Our independent assessments build trust, attract capital, and foster sustainable growth.
Advisory Services
Our Advisory Services help private equity firms drive value by optimizing operations, enabling strategic growth, and strengthening portfolio performance. We deliver process improvements, KPI dashboards, and market insights, while supporting digital transformation, IT strategy, and cybersecurity.
Wealth Management
We provide wealth management solutions and tailored strategies to help private equity clients manage their financial goals with confidence. Our professionals offer guidance through investment management, risk management, tax-efficient strategies, and financial planning designed to grow, preserve, and transfer your wealth.
Tax
Our team provides U.S., multi-state, and international tax planning and compliance services throughout the fund structure for portfolio companies, funds (including multi-tiered funds), and upper-tier investors. Our consulting and advisory services include assistance with waterfall and promote allocations and analysis regarding the impacts of cross-border and multi-state operations and transactions. In addition, we provide due diligence and advisory services for mergers and acquisitions of portfolio companies including analysis of transaction structures, entity structures, and modeling of the tax effects of proposed transactions. Our services also include assistance with investor relations and communications, and we work with internal and external personnel and advisors including fund-level attorneys and outside counsel as well as treasury, accounting, valuation, compliance, and other internal personnel.
Fund Administration
Our professionals prepare fund financial statements and investor reporting to keep your partners informed. Our private equity team can build your distribution waterfall to calculate fund allocations and hypothetical liquidations. We also offer an investor portal to ease communications and data sharing.
Deal Advisory
Our services are designed to support private equity firms across the full transaction lifecycle, from deal sourcing to exit. We provide strategic buy-side and sell-side due diligence, quality of earnings analyses, valuation services, and transaction structuring to help identify value drivers, assess risk, and execute with confidence.
Our Services Include:
Audit
We provide valuable insights and assurance to investors, fund managers, and stakeholders in private equity through financial audits, internal control assessments, and evaluation of financial statements. Our independent assessments build trust, attract capital, and foster sustainable growth.
Advisory Services
Our Advisory Services help private equity firms drive value by optimizing operations, enabling strategic growth, and strengthening portfolio performance. We deliver process improvements, KPI dashboards, and market insights, while supporting digital transformation, IT strategy, and cybersecurity.
Wealth Management
We provide wealth management solutions and tailored strategies to help private equity clients manage their financial goals with confidence. Our professionals offer guidance through investment management, risk management, tax-efficient strategies, and financial planning designed to grow, preserve, and transfer your wealth.
Tax
Our team provides U.S., multi-state, and international tax planning and compliance services throughout the fund structure for portfolio companies, funds (including multi-tiered funds), and upper-tier investors. Our consulting and advisory services include assistance with waterfall and promote allocations and analysis regarding the impacts of cross-border and multi-state operations and transactions. In addition, we provide due diligence and advisory services for mergers and acquisitions of portfolio companies including analysis of transaction structures, entity structures, and modeling of the tax effects of proposed transactions. Our services also include assistance with investor relations and communications, and we work with internal and external personnel and advisors including fund-level attorneys and outside counsel as well as treasury, accounting, valuation, compliance, and other internal personnel.
Fund Administration
Our professionals prepare fund financial statements and investor reporting to keep your partners informed. Our private equity team can build your distribution waterfall to calculate fund allocations and hypothetical liquidations. We also offer an investor portal to ease communications and data sharing.
Deal Advisory
Our services are designed to support private equity firms across the full transaction lifecycle, from deal sourcing to exit. We provide strategic buy-side and sell-side due diligence, quality of earnings analyses, valuation services, and transaction structuring to help identify value drivers, assess risk, and execute with confidence.
Let us assist you with:
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Quality of Earnings Analysis
We evaluate financial statements to ensure reported earnings are both accurate and sustainable. By focusing on critical areas such as revenue consistency and cash flows, we provide clear insights to help you make strategic investment decisions and maximize returns.
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Net Working Capital Analysis
We thoroughly analyze the details driving trends within inventory, receivables, and payables in order to present a clear picture of a company’s liquidity and efficiency. With our findings and insights, you can comfortably make informed decisions and optimize financial performance.
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Digital Services
We empower clients with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation to optimize portfolio company operations, cybersecurity to safeguard financial data, data analytics for enhanced performance tracking, and AI strategies to drive competitive advantage.
Meet the Team
Get to know the professionals leading our Private Equity team.
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