Operating depth for the firm and the portfolio.
Investment firms here are good at selecting businesses and short of operating hours. When a holding needs a leader this quarter, the deal team is not the answer.
Where investment firms feel the gap
The capital is in. The operating capacity is not:
A holding with no chief financial officer
A key seat goes empty after an exit or a resignation, and the investment team ends up running it.
Reporting the licence needs
A firm holding a financial services licence carries its own obligations on top of what its holdings report.
Too many holdings, too few operators
The same two people cover every board seat and every crisis.
The firm has its own growth to run
Fundraising, investor reporting and compliance need senior hands, and the partners are busy investing.
A fractional executive can move into a holding quickly, or into the firm itself. They hold the seat, build the reporting and give you time to find the right permanent leader.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Adding operational value to investees without taking on management risk
- Giving founders a vetted operator you can refer with confidence
- Supporting several portfolio companies from one standing relationship
- Professionalising an investee while respecting its existing culture
- Staying in your governance role while the engagement is run for you
Not for
- Installing a controlling manager to run the company for you
- A single one-off introduction with no ongoing oversight
- Investors who want to direct day-to-day operations themselves
- A freelancer directory rather than a managed engagement
Why firms work with us
We cover the operating seat the deal team cannot, and keep governance around every engagement in the portfolio.
One rhythm across the portfolio
Each engagement gets regular check-ins with the firm, so you see drift in a holding before it shows in the numbers.
One relationship, many specialists
Every executive we embed can draw on our collective of 800+, and the firm deals with one point of contact across all of them.
Seats covered by process
Each brief stays live on our side for the whole engagement, so if a holding loses its executive, the firm is not starting the search again from nothing.
Matched to the holding, not the fund
A founder-run distributor and a regulated platform need different people. We match each seat to the company it sits in.
The partnership model
One relationship. Portfolio-wide coverage.
Establish the standing relationship
We understand your investment thesis, your portfolio, and the types of leadership gaps most common across your investments.
You introduce us when needed
When a portfolio company needs operational leadership, you make the introduction. We handle everything else.
The right operator, fast
Discovery, matching, scoping, engagement management, and ongoing oversight, without you managing or coordinating it.
Visibility without burden
Lightweight reporting to you, not operational detail, but confidence that the engagement is performing. Investor-grade oversight without investor-level involvement.
Support by investor type
Different investors carry different portfolio needs. We match the operator to the need and manage the engagement, so it never lands back on you.
The operators we embed in your portfolio companies
Every operator is matched to the portfolio company's stage, sector and challenge.
Our executives have worked across
