Expert strategic planning and IT guidance to optimize infrastructure, ensuring platform scalability, increased enterprise value, higher returns, and accelerated timelines.
Protecting assets with robust managed security and IT support, ensuring cybersecurity compliance across all operations.
Driving growth through digital transformation and e-commerce solutions.
Streamlining processes for efficiency and scalability.
End-to-end IT and operational support for portfolio companies. We specialize in IT Support Services that cover everything from data backup to disaster recovery, ensuring your IT department is fully equipped to handle any challenge.
Seamless carve-outs, integrations, and transition planning. Our Managed IT Partner services are designed to support carveouts and due diligence processes, ensuring seamless technology security and integration for Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies.
Leveraging data to unlock insights and drive informed decisions.
Experienced leadership to accelerate portfolio performance.
Streamlined Operations: Our managed services facilitate peak operational efficiency, leveraging advanced IT support and managed security techniques.
Scalability for Growth: Empower your portfolio companies to grow through scalable solutions provided by a top private equity IT MSP.
Seamless System Integration: Integrate devices, tools, and systems—including ERPs —flawlessly, reducing transition times and enhancing operational flow
Increased ROI: Focus on improving IRR and MOIC, accelerating exits with preferred returns that benefit investors and GPs alike
Private Equity Expertise: Leverage our deep understanding of PE funds' unique needs, from deal flow to roll-up strategies.
Customized Onboarding: Streamline the integration of new acquisitions, drastically cutting down time and resources needed.
Trusted Partnership: Count on us as an extension of your team, ensuring flawless execution with every acquisition.
Strategic vCIO Services: Align with our vCIOs who understand and advance the overarching goals of your fund across all portfolio companies.
Transparent Pricing: Enjoy clear, predictable pricing models without hidden costs, covering all licensing and ongoing projects.
Comprehensive Coverage: Benefit from all-inclusive pricing that includes vCIO services, significantly reducing expenses on cyber and other insurance policies.
Financial Excellence: Employ proven strategies to improve margins and increase enterprise value at exit.
Robust Security: Implement comprehensive measures to protect sensitive information and ensure secure operations.
Reputation for Excellence: Trust in our strong track record and positive reputation, supported by the quality of our service and personnel.
Innovative Solutions: Stay ahead of the curve with our insights into advancements such as AI, enhancing value with cutting-edge solutions
All-inclusive, fixed-cost pricing covers licensing, vCIO, and more. No hidden fees. No charge for projects.
Proactive fractional CTO keeps you on the cutting edge for safety risk management best practices & latest tools, tech, automation, and optimization.
Controlled Growth: Designed for sustainable and secure growth of your portfolio company.
In-House Expertise: Our experienced technology advisors curate exclusive, best-of-breed technology solutions and services.
Flexible IT Support: Options to augment or fully replace your IT team.
Flexible IT Support: Options to augment or fully replace your IT team.
Reduced Costs: Dramatically lower your total cost of ownership.
Dedicated to PE-backed businesses with proven frameworks that work across portcos.
Using the Fluid Framework, we’ll tailor our services to the unique needs of your funds or private equity backed company.
Delivering faster exits with robust systems for due diligence and scalability.
See how we drove 2x ROI for a PE-backed company while saving 4% on operational costs and contributing an estimated $10+ in enterprise value per dollar saved.
See how Fluid MSP's IT audit enabled buyers to assess their investment, streamline its operations, and lay the groundwork for growth and scalability.
A Growth-Focused MSP partners with private equity funds and their portfolio companies (portcos) to drive growth by leveraging managed IT services and and secure IT operations that optimize operations, enhance security, and enhance enterprise value.
For private equity funds and portfolio companies, a Growth-Focused MSP is crucial because it ensures IT infrastructure scales with business growth, enhances operational efficiencies, and supports strategic initiatives that maximize returns and facilitate seamless exits.
The most effective strategies for growth equity funds include:
Operational Optimization: Streamlining IT processes to support rapid scale and integration.
Strategic IT Overhauls: Upgrading technology to support advanced data analytics and digital transformations.
Security Enhancements: Fortifying cybersecurity measures to protect assets and ensure compliance.
Proactive Support: Utilizing outsourced IT expertise to anticipate needs and solve challenges before they impact operations.
PE funds often overlook potential savings and growth opportunities by:
Underinvesting in IT: Not leveraging IT innovations that can drive efficiency and scalability.
Overlooking Operational Improvements: Missing out on streamlining operations which can reduce costs and increase margins.
Neglecting Cybersecurity: Exposing themselves to potential breaches and compliance issues, which can be costly.
Inefficient Use of Data: Failing to harness the power of business intelligence and data analytics to inform strategic decisions.
Partnering with an IT MSP ensures advanced managed security, robust IT help desk support, and strategic IT department management for unparalleled growth.
Partnering with an IT MSP can significantly enhance portfolio growth by:
Providing Expertise: Offering specialized knowledge and experience that might not exist internally.
Enhancing Efficiency: Optimizing IT operations to support business growth and operational excellence.
Reducing Costs: Lowering overall IT expenses through strategic outsourcing and efficient resource management.
Driving Innovation: Implementing the latest technologies to maintain competitive advantage and support strategic growth initiatives.