Lakshman Charanjiva
Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations
Value creation
BC Partners was founded by operators, and we remain active owners with a disciplined focus on true value creation.
True to our owner-operator culture, our investment teams are responsible for driving value creation from diligence to exit, supported by our fully integrated Portfolio Operations team.
The Portfolio Operations team’s mission is simple – to help create value throughout the lifecycle of a deal by applying their functional expertise in proactive, bespoke, and transformational ways.
Our team of specialists includes experts in fields such as:
Technology
• Technology strategy
• IT and cyber security
• Software quality
• Global delivery models
Top-line growth
• Pricing
• Sales force effectiveness
• Go-to-market
• Digital marketing
AI & Digital
• AI strategy and use cases
• AI opportunity and risk identification
• Digital transformation
Procurement
• Spend analytics
• E-sourcing
• Group purchasing discounts
• Strategic advisory
• Capability development
Finance function
• CFO office
• Finance transformation
• Merger integration
Sustainability
• Decarbonisation
• ESG reporting
• Supply chain oversight
• Regulatory compliance
Building better businesses
Through the BC owner-operator model, deal teams comprise investing, operating, and capital markets colleagues. These specialists bring depth in their respective areas to help us identify value in diligence and build better companies in ownership through hands-on engagement and execution. The Portfolio Operations team works both broadly across the portfolio as well as deeply with specific companies.
In-house value creation specialists
BC Partners offers portfolio company management teams access to a senior group of business and technology specialists with decades of operating experience. Complementing our deal team’s focus on specific sectors with deep local roots, our Portfolio Operations executives have extensive functional experience and skill in areas that we consider essential to value creation.
Meet the team
Kevin Barnes
Managing Director, Portfolio Chief Procurement Officer, Portfolio Operations
Colin Etnire
Head of Sustainability
Harry Haslem
Director, Head of Portfolio Finance Effectiveness, Portfolio Operations
Cameron Hulett
Managing Director, Head of AI & Digital
Laith Kalamchi
Managing Director, Portfolio Operations
Lisa Sibenac
Managing Director, Portfolio Operations
A powerful network of operators
Our portfolio company executives join a rich network of operators and leaders, and benefit from accelerated access to vetted, best-in-class external resources. Our Portfolio Operations team streamline and facilitate this knowledge sharing, giving access to people, resources, and events.
This network effect is in full force at BC Partners’ CEO/CFO Conference, where executives from across the portfolio network, collaborate and hear from inspiring speakers, all under one roof.
Get in touch
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