Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi

GM of Management Consulting

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Optimize market strategies and transform your portfolio companies with Toptal’s Private Equity Services. Our best-in-class professionals and industry specialists enable investments and drive operational excellence throughout the private equity life cycle.
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Industries Served
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Our Services

Toptal Private Equity Services

Improve your value-creation strategies with Toptal’s Private Equity Services. Leverage the expertise of our investment professionals or consult us for guidance on growth strategies, performance improvement, digital transformation, operational excellence, and more.

Deal Sourcing and Screening

Enhance your opportunity sourcing and screening process with proven industry expertise.

Market Research

Refine your investment research with data-driven market insights to uncover signals and opportunities.

Investment Life Cycle Management

Streamline your investment pipeline with agile deal flow management for a seamless investment life cycle.

Financial Modeling and Valuation

Evaluate your investment case rigorously with specialized guidance from our seasoned financial modeling and valuation professionals.

Due Diligence

Validate acquisition potential and mitigate risks through comprehensive due diligence covering financial, operational, and technical aspects.

Investment Committee Presentation

Prepare compelling presentations to showcase acquisition potential to the investment committee.

Strategic Growth Planning

Set targeted strategies to unlock new growth avenues for portfolio companies and drive value creation.

Performance Improvement

Implement cost optimization and performance improvement initiatives for portfolio companies to achieve operational excellence and profitability.

Digital Transformation

Transform portfolio companies with innovative and digital solutions, including AI/ML, analytics, and automation.

Operational Turnaround

Enhance your portfolio companies' competitiveness by leading process and operations improvement initiatives.

Platform Integration

Execute your buy-and-build strategy and seamlessly integrate acquired portfolio companies' operations and technology.

Exit/Sale Readiness

Prepare your portfolio companies for a successful transition through strategic planning and execution, ensuring maximum value at exit.

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PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS

How We Deliver Private Equity Services

Our private equity experts, with experience at leading companies, develop and implement tailored strategies to meet your business needs and unique industry demands, ensuring sustainable results and long-term success.

1

Discover

2

Define

3

Develop

Once your scope is defined, the Toptal team will create your unique project timeline, set up processes, and prepare your engagement, whether it involves investment support or portfolio transformation.
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Deploy

Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi
GM of Management Consulting

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years of experience running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He is also a guest lecturer at Columbia and Baruch universities.

Previously At

Cognizant
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Toptal delivers leading private equity services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.
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Michael Valocchi
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GM of Management Consulting

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.

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Experience

35+ Years

Rachael Karaffa
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Delivery Manager

Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.

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Experience

9+ Years

Francesco Castellano
Francesco Castellano
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16+ Years

of Experience

Private Equity Expert

Francesco has 16+ years of experience in finance, consulting, business management, and sustainability. Throughout these years, he has worked on more than 20 projects as a consultant at Bain & Company and launched Uber operations in Turin, Italy. Lately, he has founded Tondo, an organization spreading circular economy concepts, and Tondo lab, a company driving the implementation of clean and circular innovations. Francesco is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Jimmy Stone
Jimmy Stone
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16+ Years

of Experience

Private Equity Strategist

Jimmy has executed and evaluated more than $1 billion in debt, equity, and M&A transactions at the investment bank J.P. Morgan, the private equity firm Warwick Group, and as a consultant. He’s advised businesses ranging from prerevenue startups to public companies valued at more than $1 billion in a broad range of industries. Jimmy holds an MBA with honors from Wharton, and he joined Toptal to help clients create tangible value and learn about new business models.

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Arvind Kumar
Arvind Kumar
Verified Expert in Finance
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10+ Years

of Experience

Capital Markets Advisor

Arvind is a consultant with more than 10 years of experience, including at KPMG Global Strategy Group, Goldman Sachs, and EY across the Middle East, America, India, and Europe. He has delivered 30+ projects, including growth strategies and business plans; M&A and financial analyses; pitch decks; and go-to-market, branding, and digital strategies. Arvind has a demonstrated track record in planning and delivering complex transformations ranging from $2 million to $1 billion. He holds an MBA from HEC Paris.

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Thorsten Jabas
Thorsten Jabas
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18+ Years

of Experience

Private Equity Expert

Thorsten is a corporate finance advisor and CFO with an international career in investment banking (Lehman Brothers, Banco Santander) and technology ventures. He partners with SMEs as well as PE/VC investors in the TMT, healthcare, consumer, and financial services sectors to solve strategic and financial challenges. He is also an expert financial modeler and speaks English, German, and French.

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Julio C. Ortiz
Julio C. Ortiz
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33+ Years of

of Experience

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Julio has diversified experience as a finance VP for multinationals based in the US and Latin America in the financing, pharmaceutical, luxury goods, and personal care sectors and distribution channels, such as retail, wholesale, and travel retail. Julio's expertise includes financial planning and modeling, investment banking, commercial real estate, fundraising, business plan development, logistics, company valuation, and strategic and visionary leadership based on innovation and creativity.

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David Fulep
David Fulep
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20+ Years

of Experience

Finance Expert

David is an M&A expert who has worked with the owners of 100+ businesses to raise capital, exit their investments at premium valuations, or execute successful acquisitions and initial public offerings. With 20+ years of experience, including six years at PwC, he has worked in many industries and extensively in the technology, media, and telecommunications and renewable energy sectors. David joined Toptal to advise clients on complex M&A and capital-raising transactions across the world.

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Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

McKinsey & Company
Goldman Sachs
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Tyler Cain

Tyler Cain

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Tyler has led private and public investment activity across industries, including consumer and healthcare, among others.

Previously at

Wells Fargo

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