Clearsight Advises Applied Value Group on Investment by Trivest Partners

Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (“Clearsight”) is pleased to announce a successful transaction in its Business Consulting practice. Clearsight served as the exclusive financial advisor to Applied Value Group (the “Company” or “Applied Value”) on its growth investment from Trivest Partners (“Trivest”).

Applied Value is a world-class, results-focused management consultancy serving the Fortune 500 and private equity clients. Since 1997, the company has served more than 500 clients across industries including automotive, industrials, telecommunications, and technology. With a team of more than 100 professionals, Applied Value has built a market leading platform whose consulting capabilities cut across all functional areas, including strategy, operations, procurement, supply chain, and growth. Trivest’s investment provides Applied Value the opportunity to further scale their consulting capabilities, pursue targeted add-on acquisitions and deepen its presence in North America and the Nordics through talent acquisition.

Bruce Grant, Founder and Executive Chairman of Applied Value, commented on the deal process with Clearsight, “During my long tenure in management consulting, investing, and large cap board assignments, I’ve never experienced the combination of dedication, client advocacy, and last but not least financial excellence from a financial advisor.”

Clearsight Managing Director John Rakowski said, “Bruce and the leadership team at Applied Value have built a truly exceptional consulting business. Their disciplined, value-first approach is reflected in their team’s ability to deliver sustainable, impactful solutions to their clients. We’re proud to have helped Applied Value continue their legacy of excellence through this partnership with Trivest.”

The Clearsight deal team included John Rakowski, Greg Treger, Austin Kuhn, Ashton Neary, Emma Ito, and Elizabeth Kilgore.