What sponsors are up against
Compressed timelines, execution pressure, and integration complexity that compounds across the hold period.
The thesis has to land
Sponsors underwrite a thesis.
The hold delivers it or it doesn't.
The difference is rarely the plan.
It's whether the plan gets executed at the speed the bridge demands.
The clock is real and ticking
Three years to value capture, five to exit.
The window for a real operating reset closes early in year two.
We compress it through 90-to-180-day sprints tied to the bridge, not 18-month transformations.
Bolt-on complexity
Every bolt-on adds value and integration risk in equal measure.
The operating model has to absorb new businesses without losing the run-rate gains.
We run the integration sprints that protect the EBITDA story through the hold.
What we deliver
Operator-led execution across value creation planning, sprint delivery, and interim leadership designed to accelerate EBITDA, stabilize operations, and drive measurable portfolio performance.
Value Creation Plans co-authored with buy-in
Diligence co-development, first-100-day plan finalization, or mid-hold reset. Every plan tied to a named EBITDA bridge line. Fixed-fee diligence, portable plans, independence by design.
Sprint execution against the bridge
Focused sprints, sequenced against the deal thesis, from pricing and commercial operations to working capital and finance. Senior operators in the room from week one.
Interim executive seats post-close
Chief Transformation Officer, CFO, COO, CIO, and other CxO seats inside portfolio companies. P&L accountability, decision rights, team leadership for the duration of the engagement. No advisor caveats.
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Proof, not promises
Selected engagements showing measurable impact across earnings performance, operating model redesign, and cost transformation in public and PE-backed companies.
Eight sprints. Best results
Every Quadrillion sprint runs 8 to 12 weeks, is led by a senior operator, and is tied to a named line in the operating plan.
Digital & AI acceleration
When technology is a cost center, not a value driver
Pricing and margin uplift
When margin is leaking through discounts, discipline, or untested willingness to pay
Commercial operations
When revenue growth is stalling and the pipeline can't be trusted
Working capital uplift
When cash is trapped in receivables, payables, or inventory
Procurement cost out
When spend is fragmented and supplier leverage is being left on the table
SG&A uplift
When overhead has outgrown the business and layers are slowing decisions
Finance transformation
When the finance function can't tell leadership whether the plan is working
Operational throughput
When capacity, cost, or delivery are the bottleneck
Capture the thesis.
Exit on plan.
Quadrillion co-authors the value creation plans with the CEO and mangement team, runs the sprints that move the bridge, and steps into the seat when the plan needs an operator.
Built for sponsors and portfolio operators who measure success in Revenue and EBITDA captured and exits delivered.
FAQs
The questions sponsors and operators ask most
Quadrillion Partners is an operator-led performance improvement firm running 90-to-180-day value sprints for PE-backed and public companies. Sprints come in four types: Digital & AI, Go-to-Market, Throughput, and Working Capital. Senior partners take interim line roles (COO, CIO, CFO, Chief Transformation Officer) and own the EBITDA, cash, or growth target the sprint is built around. The firm has delivered $1.2B+ in enterprise value across PE portfolio and public company engagements. Headquartered in Southlake/Plano, Texas.
The big strategy firms recommend. Quadrillion delivers. Senior QP partners run sprints from inside line roles (Interim COO, CIO, CFO, Chief Transformation Officer) and own the EBITDA, cash, or growth target the engagement is built around. Sprints run 90 to 180 days, not multiple years. Outputs are captured value, not decks. PE sponsors typically use strategy firms for diligence and QP for value capture post-close. The two play different roles and frequently coexist on the same asset.
Operating partners sit at the fund and cover the whole portfolio. They are stretched thin and rarely able to embed in one company for 90-to-180 days. Quadrillion supplements operating partners with surge capacity tied to a defined sprint outcome. Operating partners set the thesis. QP runs the play. Sponsors typically engage QP when an asset needs a specific value capture program (EBITDA, working capital, or growth) that requires dedicated operator bandwidth the fund cannot supply internally.
Staffing firms place a single executive into a seat and bill hourly. Quadrillion places a senior operator with a sprint methodology, a delivery team behind them, and accountability against a defined EBITDA, cash, or growth target. The engagement is structured as a 90-to-180-day program with milestones, not an open-ended placement. Pricing is fixed-fee per sprint, not hourly. The difference shows up in who owns the outcome: a staffing firm owns the placement, QP owns the result.
A value creation sprint is a 90-to-180-day operator-led engagement built around a specific EBITDA, working capital, or growth target. Quadrillion runs four sprint types: Digital & AI (productivity, data, AI tooling), Go-to-Market (pricing, sales productivity, channel mix), Throughput (operations and manufacturing), and Working Capital (AR, AP, inventory). A senior QP partner takes an interim line role for the duration, with a delivery team behind them. Sprints can run in parallel or be sequenced based on the value creation thesis.
A Digital & AI sprint is a 90-to-180-day program targeting productivity gains, data infrastructure rationalization, and AI tooling adoption inside a PE-backed or public company. Common scopes include ERP/CRM consolidation, AI-assisted workflow automation across finance and operations, data platform redesign, and IT spend reduction. A senior Quadrillion partner takes the Interim CIO or Interim Chief Transformation Officer seat and owns the EBITDA or run-rate cost target. Outputs are deployed systems and captured savings, not roadmaps.