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.
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.
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
We learn the organization, the position, the culture and the values; collect input from key stakeholders; verify what is critical to success; and align on the search strategy.
- Organization & role deep-dive
- Stakeholder interviews
- Search strategy sign-off
Identify
Week 2
Sourcing and networking with potential candidates, weekly progress reporting and calibration, and comprehensive historical and behavioral interviews of the top prospects.
- Targeted sourcing & networking
- Weekly calibration reports
- Behavioral interviews
Qualify
Week 3
Focused recruiting continues while qualified candidates are presented, with competency-based interviews and validation of technical and experiential skills.
- Qualified slate presented
- Competency-based interviews
- Skills validation
Select
Week 4+
We set up candidate meetings, review feedback to choose finalists, run references around the critical competencies, and lead offer negotiation and candidate counseling.
- Finalist meetings
- Competency referencing
- Offer negotiation
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.