The hands-on alternative to traditional consultancies. We support private equity teams on smaller deals and help portfolio companies to create value fast and on-demand.
Tired of theoretical 100 page decks and unnecessarily complex excel models? So are we. Instead we get hands-on, designing pragmatic business plans you can pick up and run with immediately, supported by strategic narratives and initiatives you can act upon.
All Sweav’s freelance consultants have a background at an elite strategy firm. Many will have experience of your sector and a sensitivity to SME and founder-led business dynamics.
6-8 weeks, 3-4 days per week, €25 – 60k.
The deal is done, and now you need to create value fast.
Not every target or divestment needs a full team from the Big Four, but your company doesn’t have to absorb the workload and coordination alone.
We can work together with your company management team and all function leads (finance, HR, commerce, IT, and so on) to make sure the value of your integration or divestment is realized.
At Sweav, every post-merger integration freelancer has worked at a Big 4 or elite strategy firm, and they know how to fully own the post-merger integration or carve-out process. In this area, most have 10 to 15 years experience.
Depending on complexity: 16 – 24 weeks, 2-3 days per week, €50k –110k.
When you’re going beyond a familiar market, you often need fresh expertise. You’ll want to know what to watch out for, how value is perceived, and how to precisely balance price in a potentially delicate market. Sweav can support on research, planning and execution – and bring first-hand insight into the bargain.
All Sweav’s commercial strategy freelancers are former consultants of elite firms. Many bring experience of specific sectors and markets and they’ll have supported similar portfolio companies to act on their commercial ambition.
6-8 weeks, 2-4 days per week, €25 – 60k.
We work hands-on with portfolio company CEOs and CFOs to complete deals and make buy-and-build strategies work as seamlessly as possible.
Sweav’s buy-and-build freelancers will support you end-to-end through deal processes, drawing on their experience as investment managers (+) of PE firms, managers and VPs at investment banks, and consultants of the largest firms.
Depending on the number of deals: 10-26 weeks – 2-4 days per week, 40 – 150k.
You want strategic initiatives to work in action, not just on paper. We help you get specific and implementation-minded, working hands on with your management team to make change happen.
All Sweavers are former consultants of elite firms. Many also have real-world experience of running their own businesses and reinventing organizations, giving them insight that goes far beyond gantt charts.
2 – 26 weeks, 3-4 days per week, €50 – 150k.
Every private equity investment will at some point reach the end of its holding period. Time to sell.
Prepping a company for exiting is a lot of work and requires in depth expertise of financial reporting and (managing) due diligence processes. If your company doesn’t have the capacity or expertise to manage, it’s time to call Sweav.
Many of our financial and M&A freelancers started in audit with the Big Four, others became consultants in transaction advisory services, and some became CFOs of SMEs and scale-ups.
Sweavers who help companies with exit readiness, did it before and make it happen.
12 – 24 weeks, 2-4 days per week, €45-125k.
We work directly with your CFO and finance team to create transparency and consistency in reporting – across cashflow, P&L and balance sheet models – so you and your investors know exactly what you’re working with. Start looking ahead instead of looking back and get a clear view on your financial and operational KPIs.
Sweavers are all former consultants of elite firms. Many started in audits with the Big Four, others became consultants in financial due diligence or transaction advisory services, and a few became CFOs of SMEs and scale-ups.
8-14 weeks, 2-3 days per week, €20 – 60k
Need support on e-commerce, a customer-focused digital proposition, or a large data and IT project with an outside vendor? Our people can become your people – ensuring you have the expertise you need and everything works long after they leave.
All Sweavers are former consultants at elite firms. Many have a background in digital or IT-focused consulting, often with hands-on implementation experience.
Depending on scope and complexity: 10 – 26 weeks, 2-3 days per week, €25-110k.
We don’t stop at creating a pricing strategy, value story and pricing frameworks. We’ll also help you adapt to the new strategy – training sales teams and guiding you through price increase coordination, setup of dashboards and commercial rhythms.
All Sweav’s pricing freelancers worked at a market-leading pricing consultancy or started at an elite strategy firm and progressed towards a business pricing role. They’ll know what you need, and make it happen.
6-16 weeks, 2-3 days per week, €22k – 100k
Not every deal needs a commercial due diligence deck from an old brand-name. Sweav gives you the same quality of professionals with a different ethos. Sweavers will work as one of your people, keeping everything pragmatic, and they’ll even kickstart the plans with the management team.
Sweavers are former strategy consultants of the most elite firms. Many have commercial due diligence experience and they’ll know your sector well.
4-6 weeks, 3-4 days per week, €20 – 45k
If your investment committee or bank doesn’t require a brand-name financial due diligence deck, don’t waste your resources on one. Sweav is the smart alternative.
These are not just any FDD freelancers. Many started their career in accounting, working with a Big Four financial due diligence practice, and will know both your sector as well as the challenges unique to private equity.
2-3 weeks, 3-5 days per week, €15 – 35k
You are considering investing in a new space. You need an expert in the market to test your investment hypotheses, pre-DD.
On top of their generalist strategy background, many of our Freelancers are experts in specific markets. They know how to get the right answers quickly and independently through outside-in research and interviews.
They have experience with (commercial) due diligence projects and keep it light touch and pragmatic.
2-4 weeks, 3-4 days per week, €15-30k.
Your investment team is swamped with work and you temporarily need plug-and-play support from a PE professional who has done it before. Our freelancers flexibly work with PEs to work on specific deals, handle portfolio management of specific investments or just help the team across the board.
These freelancers have experience as an investment manager or up at other PEs like yours. They are not afraid to get their hands dirty and bring a pragmatic temporary solution to your resource squeeze.
12-26 weeks, 2-4 days per week, €50-150k.
“The Sweav member’s independent and pragmatic approach was key to the success of this project. Their diligence, flexibility, and speed in delivering insights directly supported our investment thesis. They integrated seamlessly into our team, combining autonomy with collaboration.”
“The Sweav model enables mid-market companies to work with top-notch professionals in a pragmatic, and cost effective way compared to hiring a traditional consultancy firm.”
“We frequently work with Sweav, as their model enables us and our portfolio companies to get exactly the right expertise, at the right capacity, at the right time, to accelerate our fundraising process.”
“I call on Sweav in moments when I need high-quality additional capacity to help us provide answers to our strategic challenges. The quick availability of top freelancers, and competitive rates is why I value Sweav highly.”
“I was one of the first clients of Sweav and I’ve worked with them many times since. Mainly because they provide a quick, pragmatic and cost effective solution to complement my team with high quality people when I need it.”
“Sweav made a great effort to thoroughly understand the problem I was facing, together with the context and culture of the company. That’s why I keep coming back when I need consulting trained people for longer term interim positions.”
“What sets Sweav apart from more traditional consultancies, is that it delivers top quality people who really become part of the team, stay for a longer period of time and create value.”
“Sweav understood the specific talent we needed. The Sweaver’s people skills and pragmatic approach guided all stakeholders towards successful acquisitions and allowed us to keep the pace.”
“Through Sweav we quickly found exactly the right person for the job. The Sweaver provided great comfort to us as investors and to the portfolio company CFO by taking full ownership by managing the internal sell-side process.”
Sweavers all worked for 4-16 years at the most renowned strategy and M&A firms. We know everyone in our community personally, curating it for pragmatism and making things happing.
We dive deeper into what you need. We discuss options, timelines and budgets. More info
Within 48 hours, you’ll get a curated shortlist of Sweavers. You decide whom to interview. More info
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We’ll dive deeper into your challenges, in macro and specific terms. Together, we’ll sketch out a profile that meets your needs – including desired background, working experience, sector expertise, and cultural fit.
At this stage, we can give you info about individual Sweavers to use as examples and help convince other stakeholders.
Once you approve our recommendations, estimated timeline and budget, we’ll get to work.
We’ll share your project description and requirements with our exclusive community via our member-only app. We’ll also reach out proactively to Sweavers we believe could be a perfect fit.
We hand-pick the right Sweaver for your project, based on our experience, judgement and your criteria.
Within 48 hours, you’ll receive a shortlist of Sweavers, curated based on the criteria we discussed.
Interview as many people on your shortlist as many times as you need, and decide who meets your criteria best. We’ll make sure they’re fully briefed before you talk.
Your chosen Sweaver will make a short proposal for you to review, including context and objectives, deliverables, timeline and total fee. If you're uncertain after multiple interviews, we’ll help you make the trade-offs clear and advise you on the best choice.
Once you’ve made a final decision, Sweav takes care of contracting and invoicing. If you’re a corporate client, we work with all brokers.
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