ProfessionaLink

ProfessionaLink is a primary research firm that helps private equity and corporate executives identify and evaluate consulting firms. ProfessionaLink research analysts cover nearly every vertical leveraging more than ten terabytes of data on more than 250,000 firms, executives and experts using our proprietary internal databases and search algorithms. We apply our deep knowledge of the consulting marketplace along with rigorous due diligence (research, interviews, scoring, reference checks, examination of relevant project history and client lists) to ensure we present the best consulting resources with relevant experience and capabilities to help ensure successful projects.

Fletcher heads the Research and Analytics Practice and co-founder of PA Advisors, the expert advisory arm of ProfessionaLink. The primary focus of his client work is on diligence and portfolio-company efforts for private-equity owners. He has more than two decades experience in consulting and financial services and has worked with private equity firms to develop primary insights since 2004.

Fletcher has a Master's degree in International Transactions from George Mason University. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Management and Latin American Studies from the University of Maryland, and Latin American Studies and Government at the University of Arizona.

Nelson created ProfessionaLink's practice area in the LBO and Private Equity sector and has worked with most of the leading firms in this industry. He has worked in the Telecom, Financial and Consulting Industries for more than 20 years where his primary background has been in business development and marketing. He has worked extensively with Fortune 1000 companies throughout his career to develop long standing relationships in areas such as marketing, strategy and human resources.

Nelson attended Cornell University and graduated with a Bachelor degree in Communications.

ProfessionaLink works with the largest private equity and investment firms in the world. ProfessionaLink has advised these firms on hundreds of transaction-related projects in a broad array of industries. Investment firms have recently made increasing use of consulting firms to augment internal expertise and capabilities. Our private equity clients seek our guidance for their market assessment, competitive analysis and acquisition due diligence needs because we are able to locate consultants with project expertise, transaction experience, and clear functional capabilities. In the world of private equity where deal timelines are often limited, ProfessionaLink identifies, evaluates and presents firms to our clients - often within 48 hours, and the consulting firms we present are often engaged the same week. Our Private equity clients need consulting firms with the following general characteristics:

Specialist (industry or functional) expertise
Dedicated market analysis or business intelligence consulting practice
Transaction experience (detailed and time sensitive quantitative need)

ProfessionaLink assists Fortune 500 clients across a wide variety of verticals and functions. These clients’ needs are often focused on strategy operations IT finance HR marketing & sales M&A and, distribution. Our clients seek expertise outside their normal scope of business activity and when they have limited internal expertise. The seek consultants with significant depth of expertise, and often engage firms for extended engagements. Our Fortune 500 clients need consulting firms with the following general characteristics:Specialist (industry or functional) expertiseDedicated market analysis or business intelligence consulting practiceExperience working with corporate client