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Leadership | Team | Organization

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Due Diligence & Post-Acquisition

We help Private Equity, Portfolio Companies and Corporate M&A Functions increase their investment value by 10% on average through a targeted focus on Due Diligence, Post-Acquisition and Vendor Due Diligence within Leadership, Team & Organization.

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Leadership | Team | Organization

Due Diligence & Post-Acquisition

We help Private Equity, Family Offices and Corporate M&A Functions increase their investment value by 10% on average through a targeted focus on Due Diligence and Post-Acquisition within Leadership, Team & Organization.

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The Challenge
  • 75% of acquisitions under-perform compared to their value creation objectives.
  • Of all under-performing acquisitions 45% are due to lack of insight to leadership, team and organization.
  • At exit, lack of objective presentation of leadership, team, talent and organization capabilities can lower sell-price with up to 4%.
The Solution
  • For Due Diligence, Post-Acquisition, and Vendor Due Diligence support, we apply a unique, proven approach grounded in scientific and data-driven methods directly correlated with business performance.
  • Our process combines deep case context and human-led expertise, fully supported by AI — all delivering sharper insight.
The Services we offer
  • Leadership, Team & Organization Due Diligence/Assessment – either pre-deal of post-signing.
  • Post-Acquisition support in navigating and scaling Leadership, Team & Talent.
  • Strengthen Portfolio Company for performance during ownership.
  • Vendor Due Diligence for Leadership, Team & Organization.

The Challenges

The facts show three out of four acquisitions fail to deliver the expected investment return as set in the value creation plan………….and 45% of failed acquisitions are due to lack of insight into the true details of the organization’s leadership and performance approach, talent, and team effectiveness.

On average, more than 40% of the acquired business’s talent exits within the first year following integration into new ownership. At the same time, navigating and scaling talent, leadership and team is mission-critical in driving the business in line with the value creation plan.

At exit, the sell-side fails to capture the full value of the company’s leadership, team, talent, and organizational capabilities as these areas are not presented structured and objectively to potential buyers. This oversight can result in a 4% reduction in the sale price.

The Solution

A successful acquisition today requires – in addition to strategic, commercial, legal, and financial insight – an accurate Due Diligence, Post-Acquisition and Vendor Due Diligence to Leadership, Team & Organization.

Our clients experience increases in their investment value by millions of Euros, ensuring successful completion of their acquisition through our proven approach for Due Diligence, Post-Acquisition, and Vendor Due Diligence for Leadership, Team, and Organization that we’ve precision-crafted over the past decade.

We serve local and global Private Equity Funds, Portfolio Companies, and Corporate M&A investing in businesses in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and the UK.

Due Diligence LEADERSHIP & tEAM

"Valesco has with high quality accessed senior leaders and teams at several organizations acquired by Sweco Belgium over the last years "
Erwin Malcorps
Business Area President, Sweco Belgium

Leadership & Team Due Diligence

"Valesco has with high quality accessed senior leaders and teams at several organizations acquired by Sweco Belgium over the last years "
Erwin Malcorps
Business Area President, Sweco Belgium

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The services we offer

Due Diligence / Assessment
either pre-deal or Post-signing

  • Maximize investment value via critical insights into leadership, team, and organizational strengths and gaps that impact performance.
  • Drive value creation within three months with targeted, actionable recommendations to strengthen the individual leader and the team.
  • Strengthen organization engagement preventing talent loss, quiet quitting, and productivity decline.
  • Unlock sharper insights with human-led expertise, deep case context, and AI supported.

Navigating and scaling Leadership, Team & Talent - post-acquisition

  • Mapping Top 3 most efficient Leadership & Team development initiatives aligned with strategic drivers for acquisition.
  • Scaling and navigating talent retention and making key people flywheel for execution of the strategic plan.
  • Trusted advisor and doer for complex post-acquisition issues being e.g., future organization design and team head start.

Strengthen Portfolio company Performance during ownership period

  • Strucutred approach for optimizing organizational efficiency and scalability based on business goals and context for portfolio company.
  • Tangible Guidance & Actions for how to strengthen the leadership, team and organization in delivering on critical aspects for being ready for exit.

Vendor Due Diligence for Leadership, Team & Organization

  • Apply a proven and efficient framework, showcasing the value of the company's leadership, team, and organization for potential buyers ensuring higher sell-price.
  • Enhanced attractiveness, built buyer trust, strengthen negotiation leverage, mitigate risks upfront, and ensure senior leadership is well-prepared to present a compelling management presentation about leadership, team, talents and organization.
  • Providing objectivity through an external third-party about the leadership, team and organization - highly valued by potential buyers.

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In working with Ulrik, I was particularly impressed by how quickly he was able to understand the relevant context and potential challenges and to make to-the-point observations
Lise LadegaardHead of Group Legal Capital Markets and M&A, GN Store Nord A/S
“Having experienced two unsuccessful investments due to the Deal Team was blind spotted on leadership and team issues before signing; we now always complete a Leadership, Team & Organization Due Diligence”
PartnerNordic Private Equity Fund
“Based on our updated strategy, Valesco supported us with organization design and development initiatives of the senior leadership team in successfully delivering the strategy”
Morten NilssonCEO, Brightwell, UK

Cases

Due diligence / Assessment

Support Leadership & Team

post acquisition support

Navigating Leadership & Talent

Post-Signing - Support after acquisition

"We have had excellent support from Valesco on the post-merger integration of an add-on acquisition, followed by leadership, team and talent development"
Jakob Moeskjær
CEO, Creativ Company (a PE portfolio company)

Add-on acquisition

"We have had excellent support from Valesco on the post-merger integration of an add-on acquisition, followed by leadership and team development"
Jakob Moeskjær
CEO, Creative Company - a PE portfolio company

Insight

Articles & Reports

HBR 2026: What the Best Private Equity-Backed CEOs Do Differently
HBR 2026: Leading After The Founder
Take Aways from Bain M&A Report 2026
The People Space 2024: CHROs linked to big wins in private equity exits
The next essential requirement - after a decade with focus on ESG - in our allocation of funding for Private Equities will be their ability to document solid due diligence processes for organization and leadership
Limited Partner, the UKInvestment Officer
"All Private Equity Funds have acquired a portfolio company that is not performing due to issues within leadership and the management team. We find it effective to apply the Leadership, Team & Organization analytical approach in such situation to get the company on track"
Senior PartnerPrivate Equity Fund
”Ulrik’s ability to build rapport and his perceptiveness contributed to a great experience for our candidates not only during the assessments but also served as great insights and sparring for our employees long term development.”
Madeleine LjungbergGlobal HR, Sweco Group

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About Valesco

Who we are

Ulrik Langermann
FOUNDER
  • +20 years corporate global and local experience at Rockwool, Unilever, S.J. Johnson and Sweco within Organization, Leadership, People & HR
  • 15 years experience with M&A and Post-Merger Integration
  • Organization & Leadership Senior Consultant since 2019
  • MSc. in Economics of Business & Organization, CBS Board Leadership
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Ulrikke Olufsen
STRATEGIC PARTNER
  • +10 years corporate global and local experience at Accenture, Eli Lilly, Sanofi Biogen and Ramboll within Organization, Leadership, People & HR
  • 5 years experience developing Start and Scale-Ups
  • Organization & Leadership Senior Consultant since 2012
  • E-MBA, MSc. in Human Resource, MSc. Executive Coach & Consultant Organizational Dynamics
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Our qualities

Why Us

Our experience

We have completed over 400 assessments, 25 M&A due diligence and post-merger integrations, developed Start- and Scale-up businesses over the last +15 years for local and global clients

How we work
  • Diagnostic and Actionable Approach
  • Apply the years of experience working from the inside of the organization
  • We do the work ourselves
  • No cross-selling of other disciplines
our ethics

We have no dependencies, favoritism or certain interests in the leaders or organization being assessed.

We do not use information about assessed persons with any other clients – nor for headhunting or search & selection; as these are not services we offer in our business.

our expertise

Our proven approach for Due Diligence and Vendor Due Diligence for Leadership, Team, & Organization is based on scientific, research, and evidence-based assessment tools within organization, leadership, team, and talent.

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