Private equity

Private equity executive search for portfolio companies.

Leaders for platforms and add-ons: CEOs, CFOs, COOs and operating executives who can deliver the value-creation plan on the sponsor's timeline.

A leadership team reviewing plans around a table

Built for sponsors

Search on a deal timeline.

  • Speed to slate

    A qualified slate in week three, so the leadership gap doesn't cost a quarter of the hold period.

  • Value-creation fit

    Profiles built from the investment thesis: buy-and-build, carve-out, operational turnaround or exit prep.

  • Industrial depth

    Operators who've run plants, multi-site operations and engineering teams, the core of many industrial portfolios.

  • Confidential by default

    Replacements and pre-close searches run quietly, with the company named only when you're ready.

Private equity

Leaders for the value-creation plan.

First-100-day hires, full management-team builds and confidential replacements for portfolio companies, run on the sponsor's timeline.

A portfolio company leadership team

Our search process

A search that is aligned in week one and presenting finalists by week three.

The key to a successful search is a successful initiation. Every engagement follows the same four steps, with weekly reporting so you always know where it stands.

Initiate

Week 1

Learn the organization, the role and what success looks like.

  • Organization & role deep-dive
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Search strategy sign-off

Identify

Week 2

Source, network and interview the top prospects.

  • Targeted sourcing & networking
  • Weekly calibration reports
  • Behavioral interviews

Qualify

Week 3

Present a qualified slate, assessed in depth.

  • Qualified slate presented
  • Competency-based interviews
  • Skills validation

Select

Week 4+

Finalists, references and the offer, through to the start date.

  • Finalist meetings
  • Competency referencing
  • Offer negotiation & counseling

Start a conversation

Have a leadership gap in the portfolio?

Tell us about the company and the thesis. We'll come back with a search plan.