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GTM engineering for private equity portfolios
Operating partners usually know what has to change commercially. The gap is the system: clean account data, a motion someone can run weekly, and reporting that does not live in a spreadsheet through the next board meeting.
We connect TAM work, CRM operations, channels, and measurement so a portco can see its market, work its pipeline, and repeat what performs. The engagement is build-and-transfer: docs, training, and workflows your team owns.
What does Apero build for a private equity portfolio company?
Account intelligence, CRM workflows, outbound or calling infrastructure, signal routing, and operating reporting around a defined commercial priority. Scope is bounded to motions listed on the pricing page (Growth Build or Embedded GTM Engineering), not custom vertical packages.
Sponsor-level account mapping
CRM that humans can query
Outbound and calling infrastructure
RevOps diagnostics and iteration
What usually breaks in a portco's GTM after an acquisition?
The operating plan needs owners and records
The real market is messier than the CRM
Portfolio programs need a playbook, not a one-off project
Can Apero work with an operating partner and a portfolio company?
Yes. We can align with the operating partner on the commercial priority and work inside the portco on data, systems, workflows, and handoff to local sellers or origination leads.
“We came to Apero with a complicated contact sourcing and enrichment problem for our space, and they showed up to the kickoff with the MVP already shipped and ready for our review. As we've continued to iterate on the process and roll it out across our portfolio, they have served as true partners to our local teams to unlock new capabilities and give them time back.”
Is there a published private equity portco case study?
The published case study in this space is private credit origination: a fund building its own deal flow, not a buyout portco. Portfolio-style work (rollouts across companies) is described in engagement scopes and testimonials on the main site, not as a separate PE-named study.
How is private equity GTM work priced?
Same published tiers as every other industry. Growth Build starts at $15k minimum spend with a $5k monthly ongoing minimum. Embedded GTM Engineering starts at $50k implementation with a $20k monthly retainer. Details are on the pricing page.
Growth Build / $15k implementation / $5k/mo ongoing
Post-acquisition GTM diagnostic
Embedded GTM Engineering / $50k+ implementation / $20k+/mo ongoing
Embedded portfolio GTM engineering
Ranges are directional. Final scope follows a working session.
Does Apero replace an internal operating team?
No. We build with your operators and leave usable account context, workflows, reporting, documentation, and training. Embedded retainers are for ongoing engineering capacity, not permanent headcount replacement.