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AI in private equity portfolio companies

TRS identifies, prioritises and deploys AI use cases across portfolio companies, in line with the fund’s value creation objectives.

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Deploying AI across a portfolio calls for a dedicated modelIt requires a grasp of both the portfolio company’s operations and the fund’s value creation priorities, at a cost suited to SMEs and mid-market companies.

TRS addresses these challenges
TRS is an AI advisory and deployment firm dedicated to the portfolio companies of private equity funds.

We offer two complementary services

Portfolio analysis

AI deployment across portcos

Portfolio analysis

Identify the portfolio companies where AI can create value, and decide where to focus efforts.

A clear view of the portfolio’s AI priorities

The fund gets a portfolio-wide overview and a portco-by-portco analysis, with scoring and ranked opportunities.

AI deployment across portcos

Roll out solutions tailored to the portfolio company’s operations and to the fund’s value creation objectives.

  1. Solutions deployed
  2. Teams trained
  3. Reversibility ensured

Autonomy preserved, including after the fund’s exit

Bespoke developments built by TRS are transferred to the portfolio company. Code and documentation are handed over so that internal teams or a third party can take them on, with no dependency on TRS.

An approach designed for funds and their portfolio companies

One method, applied company by company, from the first conversation to adoption by the teams.

  1. Understand the portfolio company

    Its operations, its data, its culture and the fund’s expectations.

  2. Assess and prioritise

    An objective baseline, a scoring and priorities aligned with the investment strategy.

  3. Deploy and embed

    Operational solutions, trained teams, measured gains and repeatable methods.

Our white paper on AI in portfolio companies

Based on our study of 20 French private equity funds.

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Three co-founders, bridging finance and engineering

Complementary backgrounds in private equity, M&A advisory and software engineering. The co-founders are involved in every engagement.

  • Duane Thiebaut

    Strategy, corporate M&A and compliance

    ESSEC

    • Edmond de RothschildStrategy and Corporate M&A
    • Rothschild & CoCompliance – M&A and Sovereign Advisory

  • Mathieu Ruchet

    Private equity and M&A advisory

    HEC Paris

    • IK PartnersPrivate Equity Analyst
    • InvestindustrialPrivate Equity Analyst
    • BearingPointM&A Analyst

  • Arthur Schonbach

    Software engineering and machine learning

    École Polytechnique

    • DoctolibMachine Learning
    • ThalesSoftware Engineering
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Let’s talk about your portfolio

An initial, confidential and no-commitment conversation to scope your challenges and how TRS can address them.

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