Private Equity Firm Reclaims 40 Hours Weekly Through AI Operations
How AI-powered automation and operational redesign freed up partner time from administrative burden for high-value deal work.
Key Results
The Challenge
Partners were drowning in portfolio reporting, due diligence documentation, and investor communications—spending 40% of their week on tasks that didn't move deals forward.
The Solution
We implemented an AI-driven operational system that automated reporting, standardized due diligence workflows, and created intelligent investor communication tools.
The Challenge
Meridian Capital Partners is a $250M growth equity fund with 15 portfolio companies. Despite their sophisticated investment thesis, their operations ran on:
The partners—all former investment bankers—knew this wasn't sustainable. Each partner was spending 15-20 hours weekly on work that didn't require their expertise but couldn't be delegated to junior staff without significant training.
The Solution
Phase 1: Operations Audit (Week 1)
We shadowed the team for a week, documenting every process:
The diagnosis: 60% of administrative time was spent on data collection, synthesis, and formatting—exactly where AI excels.
Phase 2: Portfolio Intelligence System (Week 2-4)
We built a centralized command center:
Automated Data Collection
Intelligent Dashboards
Phase 3: Due Diligence Accelerator (Week 4-6)
Due diligence was eating 30+ hours per deal. We created:
AI Document Analysis
Standardized Workflow
Phase 4: Investor Communications (Week 6-8)
Quarterly letters were a dreaded 8-hour ordeal. Now:
AI-Assisted Drafting
Personalized Distribution
The Results
Quantitative Impact:
Qualitative Wins:
How the System Works
[Portfolio Company] → Submits monthly metrics via form
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[AI Engine] → Validates, synthesizes, flags anomalies
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[Dashboard] → Updates in real-time
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[Quarterly] → AI drafts investor letter
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[Partner] → 30-min review and approval
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[Investors] → Personalized delivery with tracking
Key Insights
What's Next
Meridian is now exploring:
Technology Stack
“We were skeptical about AI in private equity—it felt like a consumer tech gimmick. Lorenzo showed us how to apply it to the unglamorous work that was stealing our time. Now we close more deals because we can actually focus on deals.”
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