Applied Value

What Applied Value does

Applied Value Group is a privately-held global management consulting firm founded in 1997 by Bruce Grant in partnership with Jan Stenbeck of the Kinnevik Group. The firm operates a distinctive three-part business model that combines professional management consulting, private and public investments through Applied Invest (a portfolio of 20+ controlled companies across consulting, technology, telecoms, renewable energy, biotech, mining, real estate, and microfinance), and social responsibility work via Hand in Hand International. It targets Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and private equity firms through a relationship-based direct enterprise sales motion, with senior leadership personally involved in client engagements. The firm is recognized as a Vault Top 50 consulting firm with a 4.5-star Ivy Exec rating and serves clients globally from five offices in Andover/Boston (headquarters), New York, Miami, Stockholm, and Shanghai.

The consulting practice is organized across six service areas: Strategy, Finance & Organization; Sales, Marketing & Growth; Supply Chain & Operations; Sourcing & Procurement; Product & Innovation; and Mergers & Acquisitions. Underlying the practice is a "Lean Growth" philosophy emphasizing hands-on value creation and measurable financial outcomes, with case studies documenting client savings ranging from $4.4M to over $1B per engagement across industries such as automotive, telecom, aviation, pulp & paper, food & beverage, mining, and renewable energy. Beyond advisory services, the firm publishes seven proprietary quarterly industry research reports (Steel, Telecom, Pulp & Paper, Building Materials, White Goods, Pharma & MedTech, Auto Tier-1) and sells Sourcing Value, a purchasing software product for raw materials strategy execution.

The revenue model is project-based professional services fees structured around engagement scope, team composition, and complexity, with multi-year contracts typical. The firm is founder-owned with Bruce Grant serving as Executive Chairman and operating leadership under a CEO and CFO supported by eight partners and associate partners across the global offices. The firm employs 101-250 people and has been recognized with industry awards including the World Procurement Awards' Supply Chain Initiative of the Year. Customer concentration is in large enterprise engagements across diversified industrial verticals, providing moderate concentration risk.

Name

Applied Value

Legal name

Applied Value Group

Website

https://appliedvaluegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Applied Value Group is a privately-held global management consulting firm founded in 1997, serving Fortune 500 enterprises and private equity clients with strategy, operations, sourcing, and M&A advisory through five offices in the US, Sweden, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sell-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAA), Buy-Side Search & Acquisition Advisory (FSAEAIAD)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Strategy advisory
• Supply chain consulting
• Sourcing procurement advisory
• Mergers acquisitions consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for strategy, finance, organization, sales, marketing, growth, supply chain, operations, sourcing, procurement, product, innovation, and mergers & acquisitions advisory services. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Applied Value Group is a global management consulting firm that delivers hands-on advisory engagements across six practice areas: Strategy/Finance/Organization, Sales/Marketing/Growth, Supply Chain/Operations, Sourcing/Procurement, Product/Innovation, and Mergers & Acquisitions. The firm serves Fortune 500 companies, multinationals, and private equity clients with project-based consulting, supplemented by a proprietary raw-materials purchasing software product (Sourcing Value) and a suite of quarterly industry research reports.

Product overview

Applied Value Group is a management consulting firm offering advisory services across six practice areas: Strategy, Finance & Organization; Sales, Marketing & Growth; Supply Chain & Operations; Sourcing & Procurement; Product & Innovation; and Mergers & Acquisitions. The firm's service portfolio includes consulting engagements and a proprietary software product called Sourcing Value (purchasing software for raw materials strategy execution). Additionally, Applied Value publishes a suite of industry research reports including the Steel Report, Telecom Report, Pulp & Paper Report, Building Materials Report, White Goods Report, Pharma & MedTech Report, and Auto Tier-1 Report, which are distributed to subscribing clients and made available on their website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sourcing Value: Next generation purchasing software designed to facilitate strategy execution and drive savings for raw materials.

Products and services

• Sourcing Value Next-generation purchasing software designed to facilitate strategy execution and drive savings across raw materials categories for enterprise procurement teams.
• Strategy, Finance & Organization Consulting Advisory practice aligning and dimensioning client organizations around the most profitable business areas through business focus and financial value enhancement.
• Sales, Marketing & Growth Consulting Commercial excellence advisory focused on leveraging deep understanding of true profitability to drive client revenue growth.
• Supply Chain & Operations Consulting Supply chain advisory optimizing revenue, cost, capital, and delivery tradeoffs for enterprise clients across global operations.
• Sourcing & Procurement Consulting Procurement advisory generating savings while strategically managing risk and competitive advantage in client supply chains.
• Product & Innovation Consulting Advisory practice helping clients efficiently launch and manage products while optimizing between cost and customer satisfaction.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Deal advisory including commercial and operational due diligence, market mapping, integration execution, and portfolio performance for private equity and corporate clients.
• Steel Industry Report Quarterly steel industry research report providing forecasts, viewpoints, and best-practice solutions widely followed by steel buyers globally.
• Telecom Industry Report Quarterly telecom research focusing on financial performance of global operators, infrastructure OEMs, and device OEMs across the value chain.
• Pulp & Paper Industry Report Quarterly report benchmarking financial performance for leading pulp and paper companies worldwide, covering latest market trends and developments.
• Building Materials Industry Report Quarterly building materials report providing overview of latest trends and financial performance across major construction segments.
• White Goods Industry Report Quarterly report on trends in the white goods industry and financial performance across major appliance, conglomerate, and specialty kitchen appliance segments.
• Pharma & MedTech Industry Report Research report providing financial benchmarking, market insights, and trends for global players across pharma, biotech, and medical equipment and devices.
• Auto Tier-1 Industry Report Financial benchmarking study across six automotive tier-1 industry segments, assessing capital deployment structures focusing on innovation, CAPEX, and M&A.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1B in savings delivered to clients in one year (Nathan Cory)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hand in Hand InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBruce Grant serves as Chairman of Hand in Hand International (2012-Present), a 501c3 organization that owns and operates an orphanage, K-12 school, and provides free medical care to Hondurans. This represents Applied Value's social impact practice and commitment to poverty reduction through MicroEntrepreneurship.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/applied-value

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments4 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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