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    CASE STUDY

    Scaling Logistics Solutions & Savings Across Portfolio Companies

    MARKET: LARGE PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS, INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC FUNDS TO DRIVE SCALE

    A leading Private Equity (PE) firm with billions of dollars in assets under management sought to streamline logistics operations for its portfolio companies by partnering with a proven provider that could deliver at scale, flex across a broad portfolio of services and commit to executive support to ensure speed of value when opportunities arose.

    THE CHALLENGES

    • Opportunity for savings and efficiencies across portfolio companies
    • Limited visibility into current supply chain state
    • Need for centralized engagement and single point of contact
    • Desire for preferential pricing and scalable logistics solutions

    THE SOLUTION

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    Redwood, with their decades of partnership experience, quickly engaged with the firm to collaborate at a top-to-top leadership level, developing strategy and prioritizing opportunities among portfolio companies.

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    Redwood’s broad portfolio of 3PL and 4PL transportation solutions, from brokerage to flexible freight management to innovative technology integration, gave the firm confidence they could match the logistics needs of companies throughout their portfolio. Redwood also provided control tower visibility for PE procurement leadership to be able to monitor the efficiency and performance of the partnership.

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    THE RESULTS

    5 portfolio company engagements in 1st year
    Transportation savings ranging from 5%-20%

    KEY TOOLS

    3PL & 4PL transportation services
    Executive buy-in & dedicated client success team
    Control tower visibility to PE leadership