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Target screens,peer benchmarksand risk assessments,built on your criteria.

15Rock delivers research through our own platform and expert analysts. Send the list, the peer set or the framework. Get back a reviewed shortlist, benchmark or assessment, the value-creation priorities to test and the questions worth asking next.

Scope a first target screenSee where teams start ↓

Research in practice · Illustrative examples

Strategy teams · Business case · Business unit AIllustrative · fictional

Should we build, buy or partner?

You sentThe options, constraints and the internal facts we may use.

What came back

Illustrative options grid for a fictional choice
OptionEvidence forKey assumptionWork to test itConfidence
BuildExisting capability; slower to scaleHiring at paceCapacity plan against internal dataConfidence · medium
BuyTwo candidates fit the criteriaPrice within rangeCompany briefs on bothConfidence · medium
PartnerOne partner covers the regionExclusivity acceptableTerms reviewConfidence · low

Analyst notePartner stays low-confidence until the terms are reviewed.

Strategic options and business cases

Risk teams · Framework assessment · Issuer AIllustrative · fictional

Where does this issuer need a closer look?

You sentYour risk framework, the issuers and the permitted inputs.

What came back

Illustrative framework assessment of a fictional issuer
Your criterionEvidence foundGapStatus
Physical exposure at main sitesSite disclosures; public hazard mapTwo sites unlocatedSpecialist review
Transition planAnnual reportNoneConfidence · high
Disclosure qualityRegulatory filingSupplier emissions basis partialConfidence · medium
… and each other holding in the portfolio

Analyst noteTwo sites are unlocated. Specialist review is needed before scoring.

Risk and climate assessments

Illustrative examples with fictional companies and criteria—not measured results.

Where to start

Three places to start.

A target screen, a peer benchmark or a risk assessment. Each is a defined piece of work on your criteria, with scope, formats and the delivery date agreed before we begin.

  1. 01

    We have a long list of targets. Which few deserve diligence?

    Target screening and shortlists

    A screened, ranked shortlist from a long list of companies.

    Available nowHow this service works
  2. 02

    Our margins are behind our peers. Where is the value?

    Benchmarking and performance diagnostics

    A peer benchmark, performance diagnostic or industry scan.

    Available nowHow this service works
  3. 03

    How exposed is this company or portfolio under our risk framework?

    Risk and climate assessments

    A risk or climate assessment against your own framework.

    Available nowHow this service works

All six servicesOr start from your team or industry:Advisory firmsInvestorsStrategy teamsRisk teamsAll industries

A first engagement

Start with one target screen.

One question, one agreed company universe, one deliverable. The smallest piece of work that shows how we research on your criteria.

You send
Your list of companies, or the filters that define it, and your screening criteria — or we agree a starting set with you.
We deliver
A screened, ranked shortlist and a short brief: the evidence and gaps beside every score, with the weights editable in the spreadsheet.
Scope
One question and one agreed company universe. Scope, formats and the delivery date are agreed before work starts.

Prefer to begin with a peer benchmark or a risk assessment? We scope those the same way: defined inputs, a defined deliverable, an agreed date.

Scope a first target screen

What you get and what you provide, in full: How target screening works

One platform

Your criteria. Our platform and analysts. Research you can take into the room.

We agree the scope and the peer set, the platform gathers and structures the evidence, and our analysts challenge the findings. You receive reviewed analysis in the documents, spreadsheets and slides your team already uses.

  1. 01

    Your method

    We agree the question, criteria and scope with you before work starts.

    Available now
    Scope note · illustrativeIllustrative
    Decision
    Which targets to approach first
    Universe
    The list you provide, or the filters that define it
    Criteria and weights
    Market fit (high) · Financial profile (medium)
    Formats
    Spreadsheet with editable weights, plus a short brief
    Delivery
    Date agreed before work starts
  2. 02

    Company and industry research

    Our platform gathers evidence to compare companies, markets and peers.

    Available now
    Sources used · Company A · illustrativeIllustrative
    • Annual report — Company A
    • Investor presentation — Company A
    • Trade press
    • Your criteria sheet
    • Management accounts — not provided

    Nothing is cited that is not on this list.

  3. 03

    Expert analysis and review

    Our analysts test the findings, explain the implications and flag what remains unverified.

    Available now
    Analyst review · illustrativeIllustrative

    • Analyst

      Challenges the ranking; checks peers and calculations; flags what could not be verified

      “Company D: financial profile unverified; keep it flagged.”

      Flagged

    • Your team

      Picks the targets; re-weights if the conversation changes

      Pending
  4. 04

    Working deliverables

    A concise brief with sources and supporting analysis, in the documents, spreadsheets or slides you need.

    Available now
    Deliverables · illustrativeIllustrative
    Brief
    Document, read in one sitting
    Shortlist or benchmark
    Spreadsheet, weights and peer set editable
    Committee version
    Slides, on request
    Delivery
    Date agreed before work starts

Start with one research question or discuss a recurring review.

How we work

More than search, more than a chatbot: reviewed analysis on your criteria.

Who checks the workUsing a self-serve research platformYour team reads, verifies and assembles the findings.15RockOur analysts challenge the findings and flag what is unverified before your review.
What you receiveUsing a self-serve research platformSearch results, summaries and drafts to adapt.15RockA reviewed brief, the supporting benchmark or shortlist, and the questions to pursue next.
Whose criteriaUsing a self-serve research platformYou set and maintain the prompts and screens.15RockWe agree your criteria and peer set and apply them across the whole scope.

Review and data handling

Anonymised engagements

Research used in real work.

Three anonymised examples of delivered research, and a fourth engagement that grew from a pilot—not measured financial outcomes.

  1. 01140 → 12

    The question
    Which of a long list of targets belong on the priority shortlist?
    Delivered
    A Big Four consulting firm ranked ~140 organizations into a ~12-target priority shortlist.

  2. 02Peer-benchmarked

    The question
    How does the business compare against an agreed peer set?
    Delivered
    A leading life & health insurer's benchmarking, delivered against a defensible peer set — every comparison source-linked.

  3. 03Portfolio-wide

    The question
    Which issuers across the portfolio need a closer look?
    Delivered
    Source-linked ESG, climate, and risk screening across an institutional investor's portfolio — issuer by issuer.

A fourth engagementPilot → annual · A leading institutional investor expanded from a pilot to an annual engagement.

All engagement examples

Start with one question

What’s your next move?

Bring us a target, a peer set, a market or a business question. Let’s discuss the research that would help.

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