Strategic Talent Platform

Elite Diligence Analysts, Experienced at Top 20 Global PE Firms, at Half The Cost.

Senior diligence talent, fully managed and exclusively allocated to your firm. Onboarded and delivering within four weeks.

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Speed. ≤ 4 wks

From signed brief to a fully onboarded analyst, embedded with your deal team.

Dedication. Exclusive

Allocated 100% to your firm's mandates. Not a marketplace, not a recruiter.

Cost. ~50%

Of comparable U.S. associate cost, with zero legal or HR exposure to your firm.

I · The Challenge

PE diligence talent is structurally broken in the U.S.

5–9 mo

Slow time-to-hire

Average time-to-fill for a PE associate role in the U.S. now runs five to nine months end-to-end. Active mandates sit half-resourced; partners absorb the work or the deal slips.

2×

Unsustainable Cost

U.S. compensation has structurally outpaced productivity. Elite diligence hiring now consumes an outsized share of deal economics.

↓

Low Recruiting Signal

Job boards produce high volume and weak fit. The strongest operators never apply, they move through trust networks and direct referrals.

!

Offshore Trade-Offs

Asia-based alternatives fail on time zones and real-time collaboration. Cost savings have historically come at the expense of velocity and quality.

II · The Standard

We only place analysts who have excelled at leading PE firms.

150 Diligence was built by PE operators who demanded the same analytical standard for their own teams that their LPs demanded of them. We are not a staffing firm that learned private equity, we are private equity operators who built a talent platform. Every analyst we place has already performed in that environment. We know what good looks like because we've lived it.

Verified PE Experience

Every analyst on the 150 Diligence roster has prior, documented experience supporting diligence mandates for institutional PE or VC firms. Not simulated case work, not consulting analogues. Real deal experience.

Performance-Validated, Not Just Credentialed

We don't hire on CVs alone. Each analyst is evaluated on actual diligence outputs: models, survey instruments, QoE packages, research deliverables. Reviewed by senior 150 operators before placement.

Best of the Best, By Design

Our network is built entirely through trusted referrals from PE professionals and alumni of McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and JP Morgan. The highest-quality talent doesn't apply to job boards. They come through us.

Our Guarantee

If your analyst does not meet the standard we've set, in output quality, collaboration, or responsiveness, we replace them at no additional cost. We stand behind every placement, unconditionally.

III · Leadership

Founded and led by private equity operators, across New York and Buenos Aires.

Aram Taghavi

Aram Taghavi

Co-Founder · Managing Partner, New York
PE Investor · Founder, 150 Media

Founder of 150 Media (PE150, Healthcare 150) and 150 Diligence. Originates client mandates with U.S. middle-market and upper-middle-market PE firms. Sets the analytical standard our analysts are recruited and reviewed against.

U.S.-based · Operating across 150 Media partner network
Gastón Brizuela Bosio

Gastón Brizuela Bosio

Co-Founder · Managing Partner, Buenos Aires
Formerly CRISIL · $90B+ PE diligence

Led pre-deal diligence and market intelligence at CRISIL for a top NY-based private equity firm ($90B+ AUM). Previously at PwC, supporting value creation across PE portfolio companies. Runs the Buenos Aires bench and analyst review.

University of Palermo · Torcuato Di Tella (Master's, Applied Economics)

IV · The Model

Not a recruiter. Not a marketplace.
A fully managed diligence talent platform.

01

Define & Source

We profile the capability needed, survey design, financial modeling, pricing, and activate our trust-based network across Argentina's top universities and global alumni.

02

Hire & Employ

We handle all employment: contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits, and legal compliance. The analyst is on our payroll. You assume zero employer liability, zero HR overhead.

03

Embed & Deliver

Your analyst works full-time, exclusively for your firm, in your time zone, in your tools, under strict NDA. Real-time collaboration from day one. No async delays.

04

Oversee & Optimize

A senior 150 Diligence account manager reviews performance weekly, aligns on goals, and ensures continuous quality improvement across every mandate.

V · Capabilities

Every capability PE firms need, sourced and embedded on demand.

Market Diligence

  • Primary research & survey design
  • TAM / SAM / SOM modeling
  • Competitor analysis & market mapping
  • End-to-end consumer studies

Financial Analysis

  • Integrated financial modeling
  • Quality of Earnings (QoE)
  • LBO structuring & valuation
  • M&A and deal support

Pricing & Revenue

  • Willingness-to-pay (WTP) analysis
  • Value-based pricing strategy
  • Competitive pricing benchmarks
  • Revenue optimization

Data Science

  • Machine learning & predictive models
  • Statistical & regression analysis
  • Data visualization & dashboards
  • Scenario and sensitivity analysis

Operational Value Creation

  • Process optimization & benchmarking
  • Cost reduction analysis
  • Operational efficiency mapping
  • Lean methodology & KPI design

Workflow & AI Automation

  • n8n / AI-driven automation
  • Workflow design & implementation
  • Portfolio company AI integration
  • Digital marketing analytics

VI · The Bench

20 dedicated analysts. In our close network.

Profiles anonymized for confidentiality.

M.A.
Consumer Surveys
Survey Design
I.C.
Financial Modeling
QoE Analysis
V.S.
Pricing Analysis
WTP Research
M.G.
Data Science
ML Models
S.M.
Market Diligence
Market Mapping
I.G.
Surveys
Primary Research
I.L.
Workflow Automation
AI / n8n
B.L.
Value Creation
Ops Efficiency
L.P.
M&A Support
Deal Structuring
J.K.
Digital Marketing
Portfolio Strategy
L.J.
Conjoint Analysis
Quant Research
S.V.
Market Intelligence
Sector Analysis
C.B.
LBO Modeling
DCF Valuation
F.P.
Market Diligence
Comp Analysis & Sizing
P.A.
Diligence Analytics
Pre-Deal Intelligence
T.D.
Market Diligence
Primary & Secondary Research
A.M.
M&A
Valuation & Modeling
M.R.
Diligence
Pre-Deal Intelligence
T.S.
M&A
Corp. & Investment Banking
R.E.
Commercial Diligence
GTM Strategy

Client Case Studies

Top 10 Global Private Equity Firm Client identity withheld at their request

Standing up an in-house consumer diligence capability, from scratch.

Context & Mandate

The firm sought to build an in-house primary research capability to support consumer-facing middle-market deals, without the cost and friction of a permanent internal hire. Their immediate mandate: design, program, and field a consumer survey on an active acquisition, including questionnaire development, sample sourcing, fieldwork execution, and quantitative analysis.

150 Diligence Solution

150 Diligence sourced a senior associate-level survey specialist with prior experience at a leading global market research firm. The analyst was embedded as a recurring full-time resource, exclusively allocated to the deal team, managing the full survey lifecycle end-to-end, in the firm's time zone, from day one.

< 4 wks
From brief to analyst embedded
~60%
Cost saving vs. U.S. associate
Recurring
Retained across subsequent mandates
Zero
Legal or HR overhead to the firm
Middle-Market Sector-Focused PE Firm Identity withheld · $500M–$1.5B fund size

A dedicated junior bench for recurring add-on diligence, without growing the deal team.

Context & Mandate

An MM sector-focused fund running an aggressive platform-and-bolt-on strategy was bottlenecked on diligence capacity. Each add-on required market sizing, competitor mapping, and quick-turn financial modeling, but the existing two-associate team was already at capacity on the next platform process. Hiring a third associate in New York would not pay back inside the fund cycle.

150 Diligence Solution

We embedded two senior analysts dedicated to the firm, one focused on market diligence (sizing, comp work, primary research), one on financial analysis (QoE support, integrated models, LBO sensitivity). Both reporting directly to a Principal, operating in EST hours, on the firm's models, templates, and data-room access. A 150 account lead reviews weekly output and replaces talent unconditionally if the bar slips.

2
Senior analysts dedicated to the firm
4×
Add-on diligence throughput
~55%
Cost vs. one U.S. mid-level associate
EST
Working hours, same calendar

Events

Private roundtables for private markets leaders.

Past Event

Sports Investing Breakfast Series

Learn From the Architects of Modern Brand Power

Top leaders in consumer, brand, and sports investing on where capital, creativity, and culture meet. Powered by CapLink × PE150.

Jay Conference Bryant Park · New York
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Past Event

The Diligence Breakfast

The Diligence Advantage: What the Top Firms Figured Out

A private roundtable for senior PE investors on the diligence capacity gap. Twelve seats. Off the record. By invitation only.

Private Dining · New York City
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AI in Private Equity

From Diligence to Value Creation

A practitioner-led forum exploring how AI is reshaping the full PE lifecycle, from sourcing and diligence to post-deal value creation.

London · Venue TBD
Details coming soon

Why 150 Diligence

Built for private markets. Accountable at every step.

01

Employer of Record

We are the legal employer. You face zero employment contracts, no tax exposure, no HR overhead, and no legal liability, on any engagement, at any scale.

02

Dedicated & Exclusive

Your analyst works full-time, exclusively for your firm. No shared resource pools. No competing mandates. Fully embedded in your workflow, tools, and culture.

03

The Argentina Advantage

Top-tier talent from Argentina's leading universities, alumni of McKinsey, Bain, BCG, JP Morgan, and PwC, operating in your time zone at 50%+ below U.S. equivalent cost.

04

Senior Oversight, Built In

A dedicated 150 Diligence account manager reviews analyst performance weekly, tracks deliverables against goals, and maintains quality accountability across every mandate.

05

Subscription Simplicity

One predictable monthly fee. No placement charges, no contractor transfers, no surprise costs. Structured for long-term partnership, not transactional hiring.

Ready to Build?

Your next diligence analyst. None of the overhead.

Tell us the role and the mandate. We handle recruiting, hiring, payroll, and compliance. Your analyst is embedded and delivering within four weeks.

1

Book a Discovery Call

30 minutes to define the role, capability, and mandate scope.

2

Meet Your Analyst

We present matched candidates within 5 business days.

3

Embed & Begin

Analyst is onboarded and delivering within 3 weeks of selection.

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