PRIVATE 
EQUITY

We help private equity firms to develop a clear point of view, a credible voice and a demonstrable intelligence advantage.

Marketing and Thought Leadership for private equity firms

Private equity is now a central force shaping how companies are financed, managed and grown. As the sector’s scale and influence increases, firms are competing harder for capital, deals and talent in a crowded market, and facing intensifying scrutiny from regulators, media and society. 

 The era of ‘quiet capital’ is over. Firms that once relied on returns and relationships to do the talking now face stakeholders who expect something more – a distinct point of view and compelling insights on the trends that are remaking markets. 

 Man Bites Dog helps private capital firms develop competitive positioning, create high-impact thought leadership, and build strategic content platforms that demonstrate a clear intelligence advantage, enhancing reputation, deepening relationships and driving growth.
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Our work with intelligent brands.

We work with private equity and private capital firms at the intersection of brand, reputation and growth, helping GPs, operating partners and portfolio companies articulate what makes them genuinely distinctive in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Our Intelligent Brands research reveals a significant and largely unaddressed challenge for the sector. Across the industries that PE firms invest in, advise and compete alongside, there is a significant gap between what business leaders expect of their partners and what they actually perceive. 

For a sector built on insight and judgment, the gap between what the market expects and what it experiences is both a reputational and competitive issue. Our work spans the sectors where private capital is most active - from technology, infrastructure and energy transition to financial services, healthcare and industrials - giving us deep fluency in the markets and narratives that matter most to your investors, portfolio companies and deal counterparties.

We bring together our Data & Insights Lab, Creative Content & Design Studio and Marketing Communications capability to help PE firms close that gap - developing research-backed thought leadership, LP and stakeholder communications, portfolio company brand strategy, and executive positioning programmes that turn private equity's intelligence advantage into a visible, defensible market position.

 

According to our latest research, C-Suite expectations of private equity firms is 6x higher than how they are actually perceived. Firms that can explain who they are and how they think have an edge when LPs, boards and investment committees are weighing up their options.

Danielle Anderson, Principal Consultant, Man Bites Dog

Our private equity insights.

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Private equity has grown up: more capital, more strategies, more managers, and a much bigger role in building, transforming and scaling companies across the economy. Performance, relationships and discretion still matter, but they now play out in a far more crowded field. In most fundraising processes, you’re not being judged in a vacuum; you’re being compared directly with a handful of peers. The question is less “are you good enough?” and more “do you genuinely stand out from the other firms in the mix?...

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Our expertise helps private equity brands to:

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