Verdant Data Partner Andrew Johnston explores how private equity firms can uncover additional value from the data their portfolio companies already generate. Published in Business Day, the article examines how process mining can reveal operational inefficiencies, improve working capital, and support more informed value-creation decisions.

First published in Business Day on 28 October, 2026 https://www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-10-28-andrew-johnston-private-equitys-next-returns-are-hiding-in-the-data-it-already-owns/

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