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Managed IT Services: a buy-and-build thesis for the lower middle market.

Our full sector thesis — market structure, consolidation logic, value creation levers, and what separates the platforms worth owning from the ones worth passing on. The same deck we've shared with leading private equity firms.

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Managed IT Services Sector Thesis

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  1. Market structure & why fragmentation persists
  2. The consolidation opportunity and its economics
  3. What great platforms have in common
  4. Value creation levers post-acquisition
  5. Risks, failure modes, and diligence questions
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