Operations
Most companies don't have a revenue problem — they have a margin problem. We find where your profitability is leaking and build the discipline to stop it.
Get Started →The challenge
As companies grow, cost structures become complex and opaque. Vendor contracts accumulate, headcount decisions compound, and overhead creeps in without anyone noticing. By the time it shows up in the P&L, the damage is already done. We make the invisible visible — and then we fix it.
15%
average EBITDA improvement identified in our cost optimization engagements
63%
of mid-market companies have never conducted a formal cost structure review
90
days — our typical timeline from diagnostic to actionable savings roadmap
What we do
Cost Structure Diagnostic
A full audit of your cost base — by category, by vendor, by department — to identify where money is going and where it shouldn't be.
Margin Driver Analysis
We map the relationship between your revenue streams and your cost structure to identify which parts of the business are truly profitable — and which are subsidizing the rest.
Savings Roadmap
A prioritized, actionable plan to capture identified savings — with timelines, owners, and expected EBITDA impact for each initiative.
Implementation Support
We don't just hand off a report. We stay through implementation — renegotiating contracts, restructuring processes, and tracking results against the plan.
Why MCPL
We follow the money, not the org chart
Most cost reviews follow departmental lines. We follow actual cash flows — which often reveals savings opportunities that traditional reviews miss entirely.
Finance and operations in one team
Understanding cost requires understanding operations. Our team bridges both — so recommendations are financially rigorous and operationally realistic.
We quantify before we recommend
Every recommendation comes with a dollar figure and an implementation timeline. No vague suggestions — just clear, prioritized actions with measurable outcomes.
Built for PE-backed timelines
PE sponsors need EBITDA improvement fast. We structure our engagements to deliver quick wins in the first 90 days while building sustainable cost discipline for the long term.
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No obligation. Just a conversation about your cost structure and where the opportunities are hiding.
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