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The Three Levers PE Firms Underuse: Engineering Productivity, Architecture Simplification & Cloud Cost Governance

Private equity value creation through engineering productivity, architecture simplification, and cloud cost governance

By Girish AcharIn an era where private equity (PE) firms are aggressively chasing higher returns, many overlook a powerful source of value creation hidden within their portfolio companies (portcos). While revenue expansion, pricing optimization, and cost cutting often dominate value…

Deepak Basnal
June 8, 2026

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The Invisible EBITDA Leak in PE Portfolio Companies, And How to Fix It Fast

Technical debt reduction helping private equity portfolio companies improve EBITDA through engineering modernization and cloud-native transformation

By Mitesh DasaniPrivate equity firms obsess over EBITDA expansion. Revenue acceleration, cost synergies, operational leverage, every lever is scrutinized.Yet one of the largest drags on profitability rarely appears on a financial statement:Invisible technical debt.Across PE-backed portfolio companies, 2–5 points of…

Deepak Basnal
May 20, 2026