Private Equity

Industry Expertise

According to the BVCA, the UK Private Equity industry has grown steadily over the past two decades, with the number of Private Equity Houses increasing three-fold. In addition, the value of equity invested in unquoted businesses by UK private equity and venture capitalist firms has grown by 22% per annum since the early 80's to reach almost £12bn in 2005. So in order to prudently manage an ever-increasing portfolio of investments, you need a business partner who understands your business - and can offer solutions that precisely meet the demands of the private equity sector.

Sapphire offers just that. We provide solutions not only to Private Equity businesses, but to the clients of those companies in which the firm has an interest.

Using a Sapphire solution, Private Equity firms can:

Identify market opportunities and manage risk effectively

Get faster collection and monitoring of financial information for improved control of overheads

Benefit from a seamless two-way interface to existing Front-of-Office systems

Have full consolidation of separate ledgers for group / company reporting

Keep all periods open for as long as necessary – enabling 3 year accounting

Maintain a multi-currency asset register.

Solutions for Privately Funded businesses:

Sound commercial judgement and a talent for spotting innovative business ideas is core to a Private Equity business. However, with so many variables affecting business success, could even the most experienced firms accurately predict the long-term commercial viability of a new venture?

Sapphire gives Private Equity House's a way to safeguard long-term investment potential by allowing the firm's clients to manage their business with a tailored Sapphire solution. In this way, Private Equity firms can help to ensure all companies in which they invest are prudently managing their growth and taking advantage of all commercial opportunities for the highest possible return on investment.

Ideal fit for IPO's: With thousands of installations in over 40 countries, the solutions we offer are highly regarded by auditors, accountancy practices, the ICAEW and investors alike… making it a highly suitable pedigree for start-up businesses planning an IPO.

Rapid Implementation: Sapphire offers 'out-of-the-box' solutions, which means you can roll-out a shrink-wrapped system to your clients rapidly.

Flexible Accounts Structure: Our solutions allow users to grow the accounts structure as the business grows – making it ideal for companies planning a rapid expansion.

Extensive Reporting and Analysis: Pre-defined reports ensure that you receive regular, accurate and insightful information to tell you how the business – and your investment - is performing

Unrivalled Scalability: We offer highly flexible solutions which allow for 1 – 500 users per system, a perfect fit for companies who will expand - without the costs of constantly upgrading business systems.

International Accounting: Our solutions are global. They are available in many languages which makes them ideal for international operations or businesses undertaking a global expansion plan.

With Sapphire, Private Equity firms can ensure that all companies in which they invest are prudently managing their growth and taking advantage of all commercial opportunities for the highest possible return on investment.

Some of our financial sector case studies:

- Download the AXA case study

- Download the St Paul at Lloyds case study

- Watch the Salix Finance case study

For more information on the solutions that can fulfil these requirements please visit our business solutions section.

If you are interested in seeing any of our product and services in action, why not check our events section for further information?

For more information, please contact us.