About
Us
Us
Our track record says it all
About Us
Our track record says it all
Every Outliers Partner or Consulting CFO is a Private Equity experienced CFO who thrives in rigorous PE environments. We achieve our objectives successfully through our tried and tested practices and approach:
Every member of the Outliers team is a Private Equity experienced CFO who thrives in rigorous PE environments. We achieve our objectives successfully through our tried and tested practices and approach:
Our Story
Outliers LLC was founded by Dan Stankey, who recognized the unique and abundant opportunities facing lower middle market PE deal teams and portfolio companies — and that they come with their challenges:
LMM portfolio companies often lack the accounting systems, expertise, and internal controls demanded by PE investors and lenders.
Upon acquisition of a platform or add-on company, the first three to six months are critical to getting the newly acquired company off on the right foot and ready for growth. “Surge” resources are often needed during this time.
Recruiting a qualified, PE experienced CFO or Controller can take anywhere from three to six months – Outliers can ensure the CFO role is handled effectively and efficiently until a permanent CFO is found.
The ability to apply flexible, capable, competent, PE experienced resources to portfolio company issues and opportunites, and then remove these resouces quickly is a key advantage to portolio managment.
Dan’s hands-on experience building value in LMM portfolio companies over the last 17 years helped him create the “Outliers Way” which uses proven, standardized tools and approaches to assure quality control over our servies. Today, Dan and his team of handpicked Partners and network of PE experienced Consulting CFOs continue to help LMM portfolio company management and PE deal teams drive value up and to the right.
Our Story
Outliers LLC was founded by Dan Stankey, who recognized the unique and abundant opportunities facing lower middle market PE deal teams and portfolio companies — and that they come with their challenges:
LMM portfolio companies often lack the accounting systems, expertise, and internal controls needed by PE investors
The scarcity of talented finance executives with a PE mindset and expertise to build value through the private equity model
Many if not most LMM portfolio companies don’t need a full-time CFO with significant cash compensation & option incentives, especially early in the hold period
High deal execution costs, expensive management team additions, and funding of early operational initiatives result in steep J Curves and tight cash conditions
Dan’s hands-on experience building value in LMM portfolio companies over more than a dozen years helped him create his best practices ‘playbook’, and along with it, Outliers was born. Today, Dan and his team of handpicked CFO advisors, continue to help LMM portfolio company management and PE deal teams drive value up and to the upper right.
When you’re ready to free up your time to do more deals, work with your companies on a strategic level, and generally focus on optimizing exit values, give Dan a call at 734-474-9423.
“The lower middle and middle market in the PE world is often characterized as the ‘wild wild West’ – Outliers helps to clean up and stabilize the accounting and monitoring functions allowing deal teams to focus on growing profitable businesses”
– Dan Stankey, Founder & CEO, Outliers, LLC