Sector Focus
At Compass Partners, we believe that outsourcing, digitization, and globalization will be key drivers of the next wave of business expansion. We will seek to capitalize on these trends by investing in sectors that benefit from these trends. As the economy continues to transition to an information-driven and service-based model, we intend to target investments in businesses providing their customer bases with critical information, proprietary content and value-added outsourced services.
The sectors we will be targeting include:
B2B Information Management
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Trusted brands providing subscription-based proprietary content or “must-have” information |
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Key Trends |
Demand for data, market research and analytical tools through databases and digital platforms in real-time environment |
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Business Process Outsourcing
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Description |
Outsourcing of operations and processes of specific business functions to value-added third party |
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Key Trends |
Businesses seek to drive cost savings and allow management to focus on growth / core competencies by outsourcing to proven servicers |
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Marketing Services
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Description |
Data management tools and analytics to target, acquire and retain customers |
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Key Trends |
Change in consumer habits requires new services to target customers in an effective and measurable manner |
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Knowledge Services
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Description |
Service providers to the education industry (childcare, K-12 and post-secondary) and corporate training |
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Key Trends |
New skill sets required as economy transitions to service / knowledge-based model and corporate investment in value-added training programs |
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