Quadrillion Partners

What Quadrillion Partners does

Quadrillion Partners, legally organized as Quadrillion Technology Partners, LLC (Delaware) and headquartered in Plano, Texas, is an operator-led management consulting firm founded in 2012 by George Stelling. The firm runs value creation sprints — fixed-fee, 8-to-12-week engagements in which a senior Quadrillion partner takes an interim line role (CFO, COO, CIO, CRO, Chief Transformation Officer, etc.) with P&L accountability and executes against quantified EBITDA, working capital, or growth targets. Clients are private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies (typical portfolio-company revenue of $200M–$3B) and publicly traded and middle-market operators at $300M+ revenue, often under activist or quarterly earnings pressure. The firm reports $1.2B–$1.4B+ in client enterprise value created across 40+ engagements and 28+ client partnerships since founding, with most clients returning for additional work.

The service catalog is organized into eight sprint modules — Pricing and Margin Uplift, Commercial Operations, Digital and AI Acceleration, Operational Throughput, Procurement Cost Out, Working Capital Uplift, SG&A Cost Out, and Finance Transformation — plus 16 interim executive seat types. Two affiliated proprietary tools support delivery: Lunation, a transformation capital management platform built by the affiliated Lunation, Inc. entity and used to track milestones, captured value, and program economics; and Brilliant Build, a factory digital twin and CAPEX optimization platform originated during a client engagement and now productized as a standalone offering for industrial clients. A federal service mark, "Intelligent Transformation at Scale," received USPTO Notice of Allowance in January 2026, and CEO George Stelling's methodology book, "Decipher & Deliver," is scheduled for October 2026 release.

Revenue mechanics combine fixed-fee sprint pricing with optional success fees tied to defined sprint KPIs (EBITDA, cash unlock, growth) and selective equity participation in alignment-justified situations. There is no self-serve, product-led, or channel motion — all sales run direct through Calendly working-session bookings with the Managing Partner. Delivery is executed through a senior-operator network rather than a traditional consultant pyramid, with stated 125+ years of cumulated C-suite/SVP experience and explicit exclusion of entry-level consultants and analysts. Geographic operating coverage spans North America, Europe (UK, Netherlands, Germany, France), and Asia-Pacific (Singapore, Australia, Japan); the company has not disclosed outside investors, parent-company ownership, or its own revenue.

Name

Quadrillion Partners

Legal name

Quadrillion Technology Partners, LLC

Website

https://quadrillionpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quadrillion Partners is an operator-led consulting firm running 8-to-12-week value creation sprints with embedded interim executives for PE sponsors and public companies at $300M+ revenue, charging fixed plus success fees tied to EBITDA, working capital, or growth targets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Outsourced Finance & CFO Services (BPAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Planning & Analysis Support (Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting) (BPAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Value creation sprints
• PE-backed transformations
• Interim executive leadership
• Operating performance improvement

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fixed-Fee Sprint Engagements: Fixed-fee pricing per sprint, scaling with sprint type, company size, and value creation target. Each sprint runs 8-12 weeks with a senior Quadrillion operator leading from an interim line role. Sprints cover pricing/margin uplift, commercial operations, digital & AI acceleration, operational throughput, procurement cost-out, working capital uplift, SG&A reduction, and finance transformation.
2. Success Fee (At-Risk Fees): A meaningful share of Quadrillion's fee is tied to the result the client seeks. Success fees are aligned to defined sprint KPIs (EBITDA, cash unlock, or growth targets). The company wins when the client does. Default model combines fixed-fee plus success fee component.
3. Equity Participation (Selective): Equity participation is selective and rare, reserved for situations where alignment justifies it and both the sponsor and operator want it. Not the default model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Quadrillion Partners is an operator-led management consulting firm that co-authors value creation and operating plans with CEOs and leadership teams, then runs focused 8-to-12-week execution sprints against named EBITDA, margin, working capital, and growth targets. Senior Quadrillion partners take interim line executive roles (CTO, CFO, COO, CIO, CRO) with P&L accountability inside PE-backed and public companies, closing engagements against quantified operating plan targets rather than delivering slide decks.

Product overview

Quadrillion Partners is an operator-led performance improvement consulting firm, not a software product company. The core offering is a portfolio of operator-led value creation sprints (90-180 day engagements) where senior partners take interim executive roles and own specific EBITDA, working capital, or growth targets. The eight sprint types are: Pricing and Margin Uplift, Commercial Operations, Digital & AI Acceleration, Operational Throughput, Procurement Cost Out, Working Capital Uplift, SG&A Cost Out, and Finance Transformation. Two proprietary tools support delivery: Lunation (transformation capital management software for tracking sprint milestones and ROI) and Brilliant Build (factory digital twin and CAPEX optimization platform derived from FlexSim-based simulations). The firm also publishes 'Decipher & Deliver,' a methodology book by CEO George Stelling launching October 2026. The company does not appear to offer external-facing software products with integration APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lunation: Transformation and innovation capital management software used to track sprint milestones, captured value, and program economics across portfolios.
• Brilliant Build

Products and services

• Pricing and Margin Uplift Sprint An 8-week sprint targeting margin uplift through pricing discipline for PE-backed and public companies whose list prices, discounts, and segment economics are out of sync with market value. Expected outcome: 200-400 bps margin improvement.
• Commercial Operations Sprint A 10-week sprint rebuilding commercial operations when revenue growth is stalling and the pipeline cannot be trusted. Addresses unreliable pipeline data, inaccurate forecasts, inconsistent GTM execution, and flat sales productivity. Expected outcome: 5-15% revenue lift.
• Digital & AI Acceleration Sprint A 12-week program targeting productivity gains, data infrastructure rationalization, and AI tooling adoption through ERP/CRM consolidation, AI-assisted workflow automation, data platform redesign, and IT spend reduction. Senior partner takes Interim CIO or Interim Chief Transformation Officer seat. Expected outcome: 15-25% IT cost reduction.
• Operational Throughput Sprint A 10-12-week operations and manufacturing program targeting cost out, capacity unlock, and CAPEX optimization. Scopes include plant consolidation, OEE improvement, supply chain redesign, and digital twin deployment via Brilliant Build. Senior Quadrillion partner takes Interim COO seat and owns the EBITDA target.
• Procurement Cost Out Sprint A 12-week sprint targeting cost reduction when spend is fragmented and supplier leverage is being left on the table. Addresses inconsistent category strategies, high maverick spend, un-rationalized supplier base, and unrealized procurement opportunities. Expected outcome: 8-12% cost reduction.
• Working Capital Uplift Sprint An 8-week program targeting cash unlock across AR, AP, and inventory through collections discipline, payment terms renegotiation, inventory rightsizing, and S&OP redesign. Senior QP partner takes Interim Finance Lead or Interim CFO seat. Strongest fit for newly acquired PE assets with stretched balance sheets.
• SG&A Cost Out Sprint A 10-week sprint reducing overhead when it has outgrown the business and layers are slowing decisions. Addresses below-peer span of control, excessive management layers, unassessed shared services, and above-benchmark SG&A spend. Expected outcome: 10-20% SG&A cost reduction.
• Finance Transformation Sprint An 8-week sprint transforming finance function when it cannot tell leadership whether the plan is working. Addresses slow financial close cycles, disconnected KPI reporting, missing operating system linking initiatives to financial outcomes, and manual board/sponsor reporting. Expected outcome: 30%+ close cycle reduction.
• Interim Executive Leadership Quadrillion partners step into named executive roles (Chief Transformation Officer, CIO, CFO, CAIO, COO, CRO, CMO, CPO, CSO, CTO, FP&A Leader, M&A/Business Dev Leader) inside PE-backed and public companies for defined periods. Includes P&L accountability, decision rights, and team leadership for the engagement duration.
• Value Creation Planning Quadrillion co-authors the value creation plan with the CEO and leadership team during diligence, in the first 100 days, or mid-hold when an existing plan needs a reset. Delivered on a fixed-fee basis and is portable/owned by the client.

Quantifiable outcome

• $17M to $21M annual gross margin improvement; 25% modeled stock price uplift at full capture (Semiconductor Pricing Sprint, 3 months)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EY-Parthenon: Strategy and transactions advisory practice built specifically around PE diligence, value creation, and carve-out/value acceleration. Highly comparable on PE-sponsor engagement, interim leadership via EY's broader restructuring practice, and CFO/finance transformation scope.
• KPMG (Deal Advisory & Transformation): Big Four advisory offering deal advisory, operational improvement, finance transformation, and technology-enabled cost reduction that overlaps Quadrillion's eight sprint types. Serves both PE and large public-company clients with a broader generalist model.
• Bain & Company: Top-tier strategy consultancy with a strong PE serving practice and growing Performance Transformation capability that competes for the same sponsor value-creation mandates. Overlaps heavily with Quadrillion's pricing, commercial operations, and operational reset work, but operates as a full-service strategy firm rather than an operator-led model.
• McKinsey & Company (McKinsey Transformation): Operates comparable transformation, operations, and PE practice areas via its Transformation practice and QuantumBlack analytics arm. Comparable on engagement scope (procurement, working capital, SG&A, growth) but with a much larger bench and a fundamentally advisor-led rather than operator-led delivery model.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - BCG Platinion / Transformation: Runs large-scale PE-backed transformation, cost-out, and operations engagements through BCG and Platinion, targeting the same value-creation themes (pricing, procurement, throughput, working capital). Competes with Quadrillion for similar sponsor-driven mandates but with a heavier advisor/consulting model.

Direct peers

• Insight SRI (Strategic Results International): Specialist consulting firm supporting PE sponsors and portfolio companies with pricing optimization, commercial operations, and value creation sprints. Highly comparable on the pricing and commercial operations sprint types and on PE-backed client mix.
• West Monroe: Boutique consultancy serving mid-market and PE-backed industrials, technology, and services clients with operations, technology, and M&A integration practices. Comparable on sprint-style digital, operational throughput, and commercial projects for PE-backed mid-market companies.
• ghSMART (now part of Heidrick & Struggles): Specialist advisor focused on CEO/leadership assessment and top-team performance, with adjacent work on executive transitions and value creation. Comparable on placing senior operators in pivotal seats tied to identifiable performance outcomes.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Closest direct peer; A&M is the gold standard for interim management, turnaround, and operational performance improvement serving PE sponsors and under-pressure corporates. Highly comparable on the interim-CFO/COO/CCO model and on outcome-based fee structures tied to EBITDA or restructuring outcomes.
• Three Sixty Leadership (TSL): PE-focused operating partner augmentation and value-creation firm placing interim executives and running profit improvement sprints in PE portfolios. Closely matches Quadrillion's interim-CEO/CFO placement model and sprint-based value capture for PE sponsors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Quadrillion1015

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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