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9 articles from the BankStreet Partners team. Each is researched and sourced.
Working capital as a value-creation lever across a portfolio
Cash released from working capital pays down debt, funds bolt-ons and improves distributions. Run portfolio-wide, it becomes a repeatable discipline rather than a one-off clean-up.
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Procurement leverage across portfolio companies
Pooling spend across a portfolio sounds like free money. Some of it is. The rest depends on data, compliance and how much autonomy portfolio CEOs are willing to give up.
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Better payment terms without damaging supplier relationships
Stretching suppliers to 120 days is on its way out in UK law. The businesses that improve their cash position now will do it by trading, not by squeezing.
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Do you need a procurement team, or procurement done?
A board that wants lower costs and fewer supply surprises is buying an outcome. Hiring a team is one way to get it, and not always the cheapest.
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Slow and obsolete stock: return, resell, rework or recover?
Dead stock is a decision nobody wants to make. Making it early recovers more cash, and the rules on what you can do with it changed in 2026.
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S&OP for mid-sized businesses: planning that people actually use
Most sales and operations planning fails because it copies a big-company process. A mid-sized version is smaller, faster and built around one number everyone signs.
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Moving suppliers without breaking supply
Supplier moves usually fail in the overlap, not in the negotiation. Plan the transition with as much care as the tender, and fund it properly.
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Fractional procurement leadership: when it makes sense
A part-time procurement leader can give a mid-sized business senior judgement without a senior salary. It suits some situations well and others badly.
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