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Case Study:
CrossHarbor Capital Partners
The Davis Companies needed to replace their existing infrastructure with a platform that would allow the firm
to keep growing.
The Challenge
CrossHarbor Capital Partners is a recognized
leading manager of alternative investments.
The firm combines a disciplined, multi-asset
investment strategy with highly-experienced
professionals to generate superior, riskadjusted returns for the
firm and its investors.
CrossHarbor focuses on
opportunistic
transactions in the real
estate, distressed loans
and private equity
sectors. As CrossHarbor considered buying a
resort in Montana, the firm wanted to gain a
clear understanding of the resort’s network to
determine all the technologies in use as well
as the hardware and software assets owned
by the resort.
The resort in consideration, Yellowstone Club,
is the world’s only private ski and golf
community—set amidst the grandeur of the
Rocky Mountains. The resort’s superior
amenities, easy charm and overwhelming
natural beauty present an incomparable
venue for luxurious mountain living, yearround recreation, and cherished family
traditions. “Accurately evaluating the IT and
communications technologies of such an
impressive resort was a critical step in the
purchasing process,” said Patrick O’Sullivan,
Managing Director and CFO for CrossHarbor.
“The assessment would help us determine the
current status of the resort’s major
technologies and what might be required for
system upgrades.”
“We have access to high-level
experts within Prosper-IT, and they
have a diversity of technology and
business experience within in our
industry that they can apply to solve
our IT challenges. I would not
hesitate to recommend Prosper-IT to
another business in need of IT
strategy planning.”
Patrick O’Sullivan,
Managing Director and CFO, CrossHarbor
Capital Partners LLC
The Solution
Having interacted with Prosper-IT at his
previous employer, O’Sullivan decided to turn
to Prosper-IT again, knowing the firm had all
the expertise required for the project. Prosper
-IT assigned a team of experts to CrossHarbor,
including a business partner so that O’Sullivan
could always interact with high-level
management. “Having access to a partner and
the diverse experience Prosper-IT has within
our industry were key reasons why we chose
to partner with them,” O’Sullivan said. “They
can apply their experience to many of the
challenges we were facing, and not only do
the partners provide technical expertise, they
also offer an extensive business background—
which enables them to present solutions that
balance technical needs with business
requirements.”
The Benefits
Prosper-IT evaluated and provided detailed
reports on the Yellowstone Club resort for
CrossHarbor across four key technology
systems:
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Network Infrastructure
Telephone Infrastructure
Security Operations
Software Applications
The report generated by Prosper-IT, based on
200+ hours of research, identified technical
weaknesses within the computer and
telephone system infrastructures. Prosper-IT
also provided detailed analysis of a new VoIP
system that CrossHarbor was considering for
the resort and helped O’Sullivan select a costeffective solution. “Prosper-IT helped us
realize the company’s applications were in
good shape but that the network
infrastructure and the telephone system
needed to be upgraded,” O’Sullivan said. “We
knew exactly where we would need to spend
money and approximately how much before
we purchased the company.” CrossHarbor
deployed a new voice system for the resort to
establish a communications network that
would properly support the needs of the
business. “The previous telephone system was
outdated and very costly,” O’Sullivan said.
“Prosper-IT projected the new system would
achieve ROI in less than 18 months, and they
were right on the money.” Looking ahead,
O’Sullivan considers Prosper-IT to be a
valuable resource he can turn to as
CrossHarbor requires high-end technology
expertise.
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