Creating Value
GiantLeap’s value creation approach is built on our proprietary S.T.E.P.S. operational value enhancement and S.E.E.D.S. ESG analytics programs, and complemented by our operating advisors who bring deep industry insights and operational expertise.
Value Creation Programs
S.T.E.P.S.
Our S.T.E.P.S. proprietary operational value enhancement program is based on our combined 50 years of experience as investors and operators partnering with management teams to transform and scale their businesses.
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Key strategic planning components include a focus on revenue quality and growth, ensuring operational best practices, executing on a 100-day and beyond plans, and creating M&A and exit roadmaps.
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Critical one-team initiatives include achieving employee ownership, aligning management incentives for performance, setting up a strong advisory network, and ensuring board-level engagement.
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Execution goal posts include a clear revenue enhancement plan, a path to profitable growth, identification of strategic M&A scale-up options, and alignment of disparate incentives.
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Important partnership initiatives include introducing the GiantLeap network, developing a strategic partner ecosystem including industry-related public companies, and making board-level introductions.
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Sustainability-driven value creation focuses on S.E.E.D.S. ESG analytics program during due diligence, leverages ESG KPI tracking protocol, and takes advantage of GiantLeap expert advisors and networks for DEI leadership enhancement.
S.E.E.D.S.
We leverage our S.E.E.D.S. ESG analytics program during diligence to assess where GiantLeap can be most impactful through our expertise, relationships, and resources.
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Our focus on sustainable growth includes climate change mitigation, UNSDGs and SASB alignment, as well as resiliency responses to climate change and energy transition risks.
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We integrate into our investment process environmental factors such as natural capital (air, water, land, forests, etc.) stewardship, resource conservation & waste management, and environmental risk transparency and reporting.
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Corporate governance-led initiatives are aimed at achieving effective and accountable governance, key stakeholder engagement, and transparent reporting and data sharing.
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We drive organizational impact by encouraging board diversity and effectiveness; equal opportunity; a diverse and engaged workforce; and a focus on human capital management to optimize recruiting, training, and productivity.
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GiantLeap will consider advancing positive social impact by expanding access and options to critical services, mitigating impacts to the community, and promoting education access and advancement.
