How We Add ValueOperations
Corvus Operating Team
The Corvus Operating Team works alongside management after the deal: setting the operating plan, building reporting and controls, and adding capacity through Corvx, our operations platform.
Vietnam is building faster than it can run what it builds.
In a decade Vietnam has added thousands of kilometres of expressway, new power plants and dozens of industrial parks. The people and systems to run them as private businesses have not kept pace. Many of these assets were built by state owners for public goals, and their reporting, procurement and management were never set up for a private shareholder or an international lender.
That gap is where value is lost, and where it can be made. The Corvus Operating Team works on three things:
- Finding operating gaps and risks during due diligence, before the price is agreed.
- Working with management after closing to put the plan, people, reporting and controls in place.
- Building shared capability through Corvx, so every business we back draws on the same finance, technology and procurement support.
Corvus is founder-led today. We add operators as the portfolio grows, and we are clear about what we do ourselves and what we bring in.
- 01Operating diligenceFind the gaps and risks before closing
- 02Hands-on changeWork with management through the hold
- 03Shared capabilityCorvx support across every business
Capabilities and expertise
We support the businesses we back across the functions that decide how an infrastructure asset performs.
Value Creation Planning
An operating plan agreed with management, with clear owners, measures and a board-level view of progress through the hold.
Finance & Reporting
VAS and IFRS accounts, cash and treasury management, and the reporting packs lenders and co-investors expect.
Talent & Organizational Performance
Leadership hires, organisation design and incentive plans, including moving former state businesses onto private-sector ways of working.
Applied AI & Data
Asset monitoring, predictive maintenance and back-office automation, delivered through Corvx.
Capital Projects & Construction Management
Design review, owner’s engineer oversight and EPC contract management, so expansions are built to budget and on time.
Procurement & Supply Chain
Sourcing of construction materials, equipment and services, with supplier tendering and cost control across capex and operations.
Legal, Regulatory & Governance
General counsel support on licences, permits and contracts, board processes, and compliance with Vietnamese and lender requirements.
Research & Innovation
Applied research with universities and laboratories on materials, energy and water technologies that lower cost or extend asset life.
Platform
Corvx adds the capacity
Corvx is the operations platform behind the Operating Team: finance, back-office and technology support that portfolio businesses can draw on without hiring ahead of need.
Where we step in
The moments that decide performance
- 01
The start of ownership
Plan, reporting and controls in place while the deal thesis is fresh.
- 02
SOE transitions
Moving a former state business onto private-sector governance and systems.
- 03
Construction to operations
Handover from build to steady-state operation without losing revenue.
- 04
Exit readiness
Audited numbers, clean governance and a data room the next owner can trust.
Our approach
How we work with management
- 1
Diagnose
We review the business with management in the first weeks of ownership.
- 2
Plan
We agree a value creation plan with clear owners and measures.
- 3
Embed
We put in the reporting, controls, people and systems the plan needs.
- 4
Report
We track progress against the plan at board level every quarter.
- 5
Prepare for exit
We make sure the business can stand up to a buyer's diligence.
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