Gain

“We work with several data platforms, but Gain stands out for its integrated solutions combined with user-friendliness, which makes it an efficient tool for collecting information about companies and transactions.””

“The system ultimately gives our staff a great starting point. If we’re looking for a company that we only know by name, it gives all the details we need to get a complete picture of that organization, such as current ownership and key financials. It’s also ideal to gain oversight of an entire industry, some of which may be new to us.”

“We came to realize that a lot of what we do in the investment banking industry could be digitized, which we hadn’t yet fully explored. We wanted to achieve greater efficiency and productivity while keeping pace with market developments. After searching the market, we were drawn to Gain, and upon further exploration, we knew that this would be the future for our business.”

“After searching the market, we were drawn to Gain, and upon further exploration, we knew that this would be the future for our business.”

““We built Unity Advisory from the ground, completely from scratch, to be as efficient as possible, and Gain is completely aligned with that. It allows us to operate with a lean, leveraged back office, so our client-facing people can spend their time with clients, solving problems.””

“"We've automated parts of our go-to-market engine. We run prompts through our LLM, it builds a deck for us automatically, and we know who to send it to and what should be in it. There's still human input, but there's real automation too, and Gain is one of the biggest parts of that, because it's the data at the start of the value chain."”

““It frees up time for higher-value work. My background is in strategy consulting and M&A advisory. That manual research used to take hours. Now, much of it can be done faster, which fits our operating model at Unity - we run lean, so this lets the team focus where it matters. There's a real ROI on that.””

““We're building out our go-to-market engine and Gain is an important cog. Its integration with our tooling, in particular Claude, has been really powerful.””

“"Gain's way of working is very collaborative and they take feedback on board. That's one of the reasons we chose Gain — because they're responsive and flexible, and they understand our needs. We've been lucky enough to be featured in the Claude MCP rollout as an early adopter, and any feedback we've given has been actioned really quickly. The MCP is very powerful."”

“"Having used Gain in my previous role, I knew they'd be a good platform to use. It's super user-friendly and easy to navigate. We ran monthly training sessions where every team would come in and get shown how to use the platform, and people picked it up straight away because it's so user-friendly."”

““This makes our process smarter and more efficient. Additionally, by gaining more velocity at the top of the funnel, over the medium to long term, we expect to generate more value, partly by accelerating fund deployment.””

““Gain helps us access a broader set of potential targets and filter them using key KPIs. We can now build a long list and systematically analyze each company in greater depth.””

““What sets Gain apart is the flexibility in which you can access data. Everything is interconnected making it easy to understand the full financial picture. It’s clear that you have private equity expertise and understand what we’re looking for. You speak our language and think the way we do, which isn’t the case with some other platforms.””

“Our main goal in choosing a private market intelligence platform was to improve our approach to deal sourcing, and gain a clearer, more transparent view of our markets.”

“"Thanks to Gain, we have been able to make data gathering much more efficient and speed up our learning curve on new industries and businesses, enabling us to spend more time on all the rest."”

“"For us, the main benefit is the time saved. Before, we had to go through a number of different platforms to get information. Now we can find all the information about both public and private companies in one space. It's easy for us to get a quick view on an industry, its players and their respective profitability."”

“"We chose Gain because it's very easy to use and it has extensive information on both companies and the industries in which they operate. We also very much like that they are constantly adding new information such as the conferences and live deals, which really differentiates them from other platforms."”

““For example, I was tasked with performing a ‘quick’ analysis for a private European Food & Agriculture client whose financials were challenging to find in a single location. Without Gain, this exercise would likely have taken five to six hours – sourcing historical filings, exporting them to Excel, and analyzing 10 years of data. Instead, because Gain had already consolidated these figures (very reliably, I might add), I was able to turn around an initial estimate of the metric we were calculating in under an hour of the initial ask, with clear visibility into the underlying sources.””

““Ultimately, our European counterparts had such a positive experience using the platform, that our team decided to give it a try. Our experience since has been nothing short of positive.””

“Gain is the first platform I’ve used since hitting the desk that truly brings all information and insights together in a clean, easy-to-check format.””

““These days, Gain is the first source we check when a new investment opportunity comes up. We know Gain covers a wide range of companies and they have the key data organized in a user-friendly interface. And since they get data directly from publicly available registers (or show their sources), we can rely on the quality of information.””

““With many investment opportunities being considered alongside long-standing projects, it is important for us to digitize our work wherever possible. In that way, we make sure notes are properly filed and anyone from the team can pick up the work from where it was left off. We connect Gain data with DealCloud where we file interactions and notes. It is great to have all the information in one place. It makes it very efficient for the entire team.””

““People are able to get their hands on relevant information much quicker and have a way broader library for them to search in.””

““It feels like we have a far more standardized and institutionalized way of working that people acknowledge works.”

“While Gain does the leg-work in curating private market information, Jeroen says, “the secret is how you integrate the platform into your daily business and how you use it to increase your efficiency and the gains you get from your sourcing origination. The Gain and DealCloud combination has really helped to achieve that.””