Pre-LOI intelligence for private equity.

JW Strategy Partners surfaces valuation-critical risk before the LOI, when it creates pricing leverage instead of post-close liability. Built by operators. Pressure-tested across 87 sponsor conversations.

Why we exist

You've probably killed a deal in diligence that you could've killed in a phone call — if you'd asked the right questions before you signed the LOI.

BLACK moves that question upstream. We demand evidence from the principal, score what comes back against governance frameworks, and deliver a decision memo in 72 hours. Your existing DD team gets a focused scope instead of an open-ended search.

The BLACK Protocol

BLACK is our flagship diagnostic — a fixed-protocol interview and evidence collection system that delivers pricing-grade risk signals in 72 hours with zero system access.

10 sector-calibrated binary questions. A 24-hour evidence window. Binary scoring against governance frameworks. A decision memo that reads in under 10 minutes and holds up under audit indefinitely.

Leadership

James D. Wilson

Founder & Managing Partner

Built BLACK from two decades inside the systems that break deals — founding architect of America's fastest-growing company (Inc. #1, 75,660% growth), strategic director of emerging tech R&D at Foxconn, data and visualization systems for McKinsey, and retained PE diligence consultant across six expert networks. The protocol was then pressure-tested across 87 sponsor conversations before a single engagement was sold.

Eric Rusch

COO & Co-creator of BLACK

Operational strategist and systems thinker with 15+ years optimizing processes and driving organizational excellence. Guides PE-backed firms through critical inflection points with expertise in pre-LOI risk identification, governance alignment, and execution readiness. Spearheaded enterprise transformation at Pitney Bowes, reducing costs by 43%. Developed proprietary frameworks for strategic clarity across complex technology migrations.

Operating principles

Evidence over opinion

Every finding traces to a timestamped artifact. If it can't be evidenced, it doesn't exist.

Fixed protocol, not advisory

The protocol runs the same way every time. No scope creep. No billable ambiguity.

The answer is the deliverable

Not a slide deck. An evidence-grade posture memo. The buyer decides what it means.

Insured and defensible

Insured by Hiscox, a Lloyd's of London insurer. Aligned with ILPA, ISO 27001, and COSO frameworks.

What deal are you working on right now?

Capacity is limited to 3-5 engagements per quarter.

30 minutes. We'll show you how BLACK maps to your current pipeline.

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