Private Equity Consulting: A 2026 Market Perspective

Private equity consulting is being redefined. 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 winning mandates now are the ones who can turn a diligence finding into an executable value creation plan, not just a diagnosis on a slide.

On Thursday, July 30 at 5PM ET, three partners from firms on MC's 2026 Top Private Equity Consulting Firms ranking join us to talk through where the market is heading:

• 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 and now Director of Strategy at CI Financial, the conversation covers what's driving private equity consulting demand, how pricing and technical diligence became central to the deal itself, and where the market goes from here.

Register for free.