PwC’s Deals Insights team provides competitive intelligence and research services to PE/VC firms and corporates. Our specialized teams harness the power of real, ground-up data to help enterprises with actionable research insights across sectors. Our team of experts has the ability to handle data-scarce situations through intense primary research as well as in-depth secondary research, which leverages PwC’s differentiated insights through our capabilities and consulting DNA.
Service offerings
- Competitive Benchmarking
- Consumer Surveys
- Rapid Commercial Due Diligence
- Mystery shopping
- Industry / company research
- Location Assessment Solution
Competitive Benchmarking
Extensive primary research to benchmark financial and operating parameters across players.
- Analyzing competitive performance of portfolio companies
- Market intelligence on profitability, unit economics, channel margin, pricing, distribution
- Competitive intelligence on new adjacent products / services launch, category benchmarking
Consumer Surveys
Sentiment analysis, NPS scores, social media trends and satisfaction surveys
- Consumer insights, demand trend and product-market fit
- Customer sentiment analysis, experience, and social media trends
- Customer satisfaction survey to assess concentration risk
- Identify customer / vendor pain points and promoter score
Rapid Commercial Due Diligence
Quick addressable market estimation, surveys and benchmarking
- Nimble due diligence focused on specific commercial aspects of the target
- Early-stage small ticket investments
- Small ticket bolt-on acquisitions requiring high level commercial analysis of the target
Mystery shopping
Gathering discreet ‘as a customer’ feedback from stakeholders like retailers, distributors, channel partners
- Validation of investment hypothesis through feet-on-the-ground
- Franchise performance, distributor feedback, channel check
- Discreet validation of customer / stakeholder experience
Industry / company research
Sector reports and company analysis using a combination of primary and secondary research
- Market Analysis Report & Investor Presentation
- High level sector reports and company analysis
- Global market comparable industry analysis / global learnings
- In-depth company / competitor profile
- Industry valuation comparable / metric performance
Location Assessment Solution
As part of their expansion strategy, many leading companies are increasingly focusing on optimising their existing physical footprint. Across retail stores, restaurants and ATMs, companies are looking to get close to customers and enhancing their purchase and service experience.
At PwC, we help you discover the right micro-location for your retail point of sale by using a combination of cutting-edge geospatial technologies, coupled with on-the-ground market visits and research. Click here to read more.
Why PwC
Pace of delivery
Quicker ‘Deals pace’ of delivery, with average engagement timelines of 2-4 weeks
Ground-up insights
Ability to handle data-scarce situations through intense primary research, mystery shopping, field visits
Team
Highly experienced and agile team
Sector Depth
Differentiated insights in niche sectors through our firmwide capabilities and consulting DNA
Thought Leadership
Leveraging PwC’s firm wide thought leadership across sectors
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