SUCCESS STORY

£42-67M identified savings

Driving value through portfolio-wide spend visibility

  • Transformed fragmented data into clear, strategic insight
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Outcomes

Significant savings insight

£43-67M in cost-saving opportunities identified

working capital

£4.2M in immediate working capital improvements

portfolio coverage

12 portfolio companies analysed in 8 weeks

data integration

34 ERP systems consolidated into one spend view

faster decisions

Cross-portfolio visibility accelerating value creation

BACKGROUND

A global private equity firm with a diverse European portfolio needed clearer visibility of its third-party spend to strengthen procurement performance and identify value opportunities across multiple companies and sectors.

FourCentric group member 4C acted as the firm’s strategic advisor and brought in sister company Anvil Analytical to deliver a rapid, scalable spend analytics solution. 

the challenge

Each portfolio company operated independently, using different ERP systems, taxonomies, and data structures. This fragmentation meant the investment team lacked a clear, comparable view of spend across its European holdings. Without portfolio-level visibility, it was difficult to spot supplier overlap, benchmark category performance, or quantify value-creation opportunities. The firm needed a reliable way to turn disconnected data into actionable insight.

SOLUTION

Anvil Analytical deployed a rapid multi-ERP spend analytics programme, while 4C acted as strategic advisor to help interpret insights and guide value-creation priorities.

  • Consolidated multi-system data into a unified portfolio spend view within eight weeks
  • Processed billions in spend from dozens of ERP systems using Anvil’s “cube of cubes” methodology
  • Delivered company-level and portfolio-wide spend cubes to highlight supplier overlap, category patterns, and payment-term opportunities
  • Provided tailored summaries for each portfolio company to support local decision-making
  • Equipped operating partners with portfolio-level insight to strengthen engagement with CFOs and procurement teams
  • Delivered a proof-of-concept invoice-scanning solution for one business, demonstrating wider analytics potential

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