Private Equity Consulting in 2026: What Top Firms Actually Do

Private equity consulting is shifting fast. Hold periods have stretched past 7 years, entry multiples remain elevated, and the old playbook – cheap debt, easy multiple expansion, cost-cutting – no longer works. The firms sponsors are calling now are the ones who can turn a diligence finding into an executable private equity value creation plan, not just a diagnosis on a slide.

Candidates prepping for PE consulting rarely get unscripted time with the partners actually doing that work. On Thursday, July 30 at 5PM ET, three leaders from firms on MC's 2026 Top Private Equity Consulting Firms ranking are joining us live.

• Carl Evander (OC&C Strategy Consultants) – Partner and Global Head of Private Equity, at a boutique that competes with MBB on quality while running deals from pitch through delivery.
• Dave Clement (Simon-Kucher) – Partner and Head of the New York Office, focused on pricing and commercial excellence for PE-backed companies.
• Sean McDevitt (Arthur D. Little) – Partner, working across combined commercial and technical diligence in sectors like TMT and infrastructure.

Moderated by Mark Di Giorgio – ex-McKinsey, now Director of Strategy at CI Financial.

The conversation will cover what's driving PE consulting demand in 2026, how pricing and technical diligence have become as central as the deal itself, and what separates candidates who land offers at these firms from those who don't.

Register for free.