Dedicated Research Analyst Support for
Prominent Investment Firm
The Client - A Principal Investment
Firm in the US
Based in California, US, our client is a prominent acquisition advisory and principal investment firm. Established in 1998, their main goal is to actively seek new investment opportunities within the following sectors: technology, business, and financial services, industrial manufacturing and services, healthcare, distribution, energy, and consumer.
With a core team of 50 dedicated professionals, our client is in tune with the needs and expectations of privately-held companies. They have spent decades working with family and founder-owned businesses to carefully and considerately look into solid investment options. Having fine-tuned their procedures, they have eliminated the need for a long and invasive process.
In their long and successful careers, they have acquired $4 billion in investments in over 70 new investment transactions, 330+ closed corporate or add-on transactions, and $4 billion+ in revenues in their current portfolio.
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Requirements for the Financial
Research Project
The client’s requirement was for virtual employees (FTE) who could assist them in their financial research projects in the real estate sector. After learning about Research Optimus (ROP) from our website and discovered that we would be the ideal outsourcing partner, the client initiated the project conversation.
We were tasked with providing four full-time analysts with a solid background in research who would work according to the Pacific time zone and be responsible for performing research, collecting contact information, combing through trade show lists, cross-checking specific databases, and entering the desired information into a detailed, accurate database.
The list of activities our FTEs would be responsible for include:
- Gathering secondary research data
- Verifying information
- Making outbound calls
Challenges Tackled by Our
Financial Research Analysts
his high-volume project was extremely time consuming, and the expectations placed on our researchers were of the highest standard. Additionally, we needed to make sure that our analysts were able available to work full time according to the client’s time zone.
By planning and ironing out the client’s requests ahead of time, we were able to tackle this project head-on. We provided stellar results throughout and committed to providing top quality service at every stage of the process.
The Step-Wise Process
Our Team Followed
Our team kept the lines of communication open at all times, and followed a detailed, step-wise process to ensure that we provided the client with the top-quality service they expected:
- We began by discussing the finer details of the project with the client to gain a better understanding of their expectations.
- We ensured that our FTEs communicated directly with the client on a day-to-day basis to keep the project on track.
- Each day, our resources completed a set of secondary research tasks which involved one (of a combination of) the following:
- Gathering data from trade show lists and databases specified by the client
- Cross-checking databases to verify the accuracy of the information
- Entering verified data into a fresh database
- Making outbound calls based on the client’s requirements and script
- he database was regularly checked by the client to ensure that we maintained the required pace and were entering the correct information.
Key Takeaways from This Financial
Research Project for the Client
The client enjoyed the benefits of working with a team that was able to not only understand their requirements but provide the required research data quickly and accurately. Working with a team of highly trained, experienced virtual employees also offered significant cost benefits; eliminating the need to hire and train new internal staff members.
The client was highly satisfied with the quality of our work and has since requested more FTEs to expand the team.
PRICING & ENGAGEMENT
Flexible hourly pricing methodology for one-time research needs, and dedicated
QUALITY SYSTEMS
ISO 9001:2008 standard quality assurance and defined quality polices to ensure data
PROJECT SECURITY
Customer information and project confidentiality secured by Non-disclosure Agreements