For Private Equity-backed COOs, the mandate is clear: deliver rapid, measurable enterprise value. Success requires streamlining operational complexity to enable faster growth, stronger margins, and readiness for the next transformation. The pressure to execute is immense, and the margin for error is zero.
SSA & Co. partners with the Office of the COO to turn operational ambition into lasting advantage. We live at the intersection of capability and execution, engineering transformation from the inside out to build leaner, more scalable operating models. By embedding operational rigor and AI-enabled intelligence into the core of the business, we help our clients unlock value and accelerate their growth agenda.
Rapid EBITDA Assessment and Value Capture
When the timeline for value creation is compressed, leaders need to identify and act on opportunities with speed and precision. We deploy nimble, light-footprint teams to conduct a rapid diagnostic of current operations, pinpointing high-impact improvement levers and building a clear, actionable plan to improve EBITDA.
- Assess and Identify: Our teams work shoulder-to-shoulder with key stakeholders to evaluate operational processes, financials, and technology, quickly identifying pain points, scalability issues, and opportunities for immediate improvement
- Develop the Value Creation Plan: We quantify and categorize all improvements by their direct impact on EBITDA, building a strategic roadmap and business case to guide execution and govern the transformation
Enabling Platform Build to Accelerate Scale
For platforms built on an M&A growth strategy, success depends on the ability to integrate add-on deals quickly and reliably. We turn portfolio companies into scalable acquisition engines by embedding a disciplined framework across the M&A lifecycle, ensuring faster integrations, consistent execution, and measurable ROI on every transaction.
- Implement a Lasting Roll-up Capability: We establish a standardized operating model with clear governance and a repeatable KPI cadence, hard-wiring continuous improvement so synergies are captured and the platform scales with lower risk
- Drive Scale Enablement: By establishing shared services, automating workflows, and unifying data, we build a scalable platform where add-ons plug in seamlessly
- Invest in Functional Playbooks: We institutionalize best practices in high-impact areas—across commercial, operations, and G&A—to build repeatable expertise and ensure improvements stick
Transforming Complex Operating Models for Value Delivery
Operational complexity is the enemy of growth. We help portfolio companies cut through convoluted structures and processes to focus on what truly drives enterprise value. By streamlining the operating model, we enable faster, more profitable growth and position the platform for its next transformation.
- Scale Core Platforms: We optimize end-to-end production, service, and distribution networks to unlock margin, improve throughput, and enhance reliability across complex, multi-site operations
- Simplify the Operating Model: We rationalize overlapping processes, clarify decision rights, and embed Lean methodologies to improve speed, eliminate waste, and drive accountability
- Accelerate KPI-Driven Performance: We establish the key metrics that tie directly to enterprise value and build performance dashboards that give operators and investors a clear line-of-sight to value delivery
Operational Rigor to Accelerate Commercial Excellence
An ambitious growth agenda is only as good as the operational discipline that underpins it. We embed rigor into the commercial engine, using analytics and AI-driven insights to build key capabilities that increase sales and margin, reduce customer attrition, and improve share of wallet.
- Stand Up Commercial Operations: We define governance, roles, and playbooks to build world-class, go-to-market teams and provide leadership with actionable KPIs and high-veracity pipeline data
- Align Assets to Market Opportunities: We use data to quantify Ideal Customer Profiles, prioritize growth opportunities, and deploy commercial resources where they will have the greatest impact
- Grow Customer Contribution: We optimize pricing, create strategic account plans, and build AI-enabled “early warning systems” to mitigate attrition risk and increase lifetime customer value
At SSA & Co., we partner with COOs to build resilient, high-performance operations—the engine that transforms a deal thesis into measurable, lasting impact.
