Washington, D.C., September 10, 2026—Matters Graph, a leading strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence and value creation for private equity, private credit, and corporate strategic acquirers, has today announced the promotion of Eoghan Bees to Associate Partner.
Bees joined Matters Graph six years ago and his remit has widened as the firm has grown. His work now spans energy transition, industrial products and services, infrastructure, technology, and education, and he has guided investors through deals ranging from $200 million to $5 billion, across buyouts, take-privates, special situations, and add-on acquisitions. Bees also advises management teams directly on the strategic questions that follow a deal: new market entry, product development, geographic expansion, and pricing. That range, rigorous diligence before the close and counsel on growth after it, is what has made him a trusted partner to the investors he works with.
“Clients hire Matters Graph for evidence they can act on, and Eoghan delivers exactly that. He has a rare instinct for the question that decides whether a thesis holds, and he builds the research to answer it,” said Mark Stein, Senior Partner, Matters Graph. “Whether the deal is a $200 million add-on or a multibillion-dollar take-private, he gets to the core of what customers are telling us and turns it into a clear point of view that investors have come to rely on. This promotion recognizes the value he has already delivered and the larger role he has taken on to scale the business.”
For Jeff Merkle, Senior Partner, the promotion speaks to how the firm builds its bench over time. “Matters Graph grows its leaders from within, because the judgment our clients rely on is built over years of doing rigorous work, being honest about what the evidence says, and staying with the client after the deal closes,” Merkle said. “Eoghan joined when the firm was much smaller, took on more responsibility every year, and has taught the way we work to a generation of colleagues who came up behind him. Promoting him to Associate Partner is a statement about the kind of firm we intend to keep building: colleagues have another leader who invests in them, and clients gain a partner who helps them grapple with challenging deals to unearth genuine new sources of value.”
Bees is a regular contributor to Matters Graph’s Best Practice Briefs series, most recently authoring “The Next Step Beyond Net Promoter Score (NPS),” which looks at how diligence teams can extend a familiar loyalty metric into a sharper read on post-acquisition value creation.
Bees welcomes the opportunity to connect with investors navigating diligence or value creation questions. Reach out at eoghan.bees@MattersGraph.com to start the conversation.
About Matters Graph
Matters Graph is a leading strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence and value creation for private equity, private credit, and corporate strategic acquirers. The firm grounds every engagement in high-sample primary research with the customers and channel participants who determine whether an investment thesis holds. This evidence-based approach delivers data-driven, actionable insights that inform sharper investment decisions and guide value creation through the full hold period.
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