Persistent Positioned Leader in Everest Group Private Equity Services PEAK Matrix® 2026

Persistent leads the shift from financial engineering to technology-driven value creation in private equity. We enable portfolio companies to accelerate performance through AI, data and digital engineering at scale. Our integrated approach spans the entire investment lifecycle, unlocking speed, efficiency and measurable outcomes. With deep domain expertise and execution rigor, we help investors realize sustained, future-ready value.

Strengths

Provides end-to-end coverage across the PE life cycle with a clear core in post-close portfolio execution carve-outs, TSA acceleration, cloud and data platform modernization and security uplift delivered through repeatable plays
Maintains strong ecosystem credibility with leading cloud and software partners such as AWS and IBM enabling lower-risk migrations and accelerated execution timelines
Accelerator-led delivery is supported with operational playbooks and Al-enabled engineering toolkits, which are embedded in engagements to fasten stabilization
Offers a wide repository of in-house frameworks and IP such as ExtenSURE and PiOps, which helped augment the current set of services for PE firms and their PortCos
Clients have appreciated Persistent Systems’ nature of being consumer focused along with being adaptive to the changing needs of the market

Persistent leads the shift from financial engineering to technology-driven value creation in private equity

What’s inside the report:

Private equity is entering a new era where operational value creation defines returns. As macro pressures persist and exits slow, investors are shifting decisively toward technology-led transformation across the portfolio. The Everest Group PEAK Matrix® highlights how providers are enabling this shift at scale.

Key highlights from the report:

Shift from financial to operational value creation

Firms prioritize transformation, not leverage, as the primary driver of returns.

AI, data and engineering-led models take center stage

Sponsors invest in modernization, automation and cloud to accelerate portfolio performance.

End-to-end lifecycle support becomes critical

Demand rises for partners who can deliver across diligence, transformation and exit readiness with measurable outcomes.

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Persistent Systems has strengthened its position in the private equity services market through its end-to-end lifecycle coverage, with a core in post-close portfolio execution including carve-outs, TSA acceleration and cloud and data modernization. Clients value its focused approach, adaptability and ability to deploy repeatable transformation plays that accelerate value realization. Its continued investments in proprietary IP such as ExtenSURE and PiOps, AI-enabled engineering toolkits and strong partnerships with AWS and IBM, have enhanced execution speed and scalability. These capabilities contributed to Persistent Systems’ recognition as a Leader in Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026.

Kriti Gupta, Practice Director, Everest Group

Persistent Recognised as Leader in AI-Led PE Transformation

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