Operators Who
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Why Work with Us

We are purpose-built for private equity. Our work is narrow by design and centered on a single outcome: placing leaders whose execution drives alpha.

6–8 weeks
Average Search Time
97%
Successfully Filled
$500k
Reducing Time to Hire
99%
Retention Rate

For Private Equity Firms

  • A search process built around tight feedback loops, creating early alignment and accelerating speed to market
  • Talent assessed through a private equity lens, informed by deep experience in sponsor-backed environments
  • Senior leaders placed with a clear mandate to drive value creation through execution, not just manage the business
  • A disciplined focus on tangible enterprise value, driven by the performance of the leaders we place
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Our Process

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The Alpha Advantage: Judgment Driven Search

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In private equity, alpha is created through a series of judgment calls. Talent decisions are among the most consequential.

We are purpose-built for private equity because judgment in this environment is different. Leaders are not evaluated in isolation, but in the context of an investment thesis, execution risk, and the value expected to be created over a hold period.

Our role is to help sponsors make those decisions with clarity, speed, and conviction.

Success is measured after the hire; by execution, outcomes, and enterprise value created.

Alignment

Thesis-Level Alignment

We align early around the investment thesis, value-creation plan, and execution risks. This prevents rework, sharpens evaluation criteria, and creates speed later in the process.

Evaluation

Execution-Focused Evaluation

Leaders are evaluated through a private-equity-informed lens: how they think under pressure, how they’ve executed in similar environments, and how their decisions translate into enterprise value.

This goes beyond resumes or pattern matching. It’s about decision-making in context.

Conviction & Speed

Conviction-Driven Hiring

Tight feedback loops and narrow candidate slates allow sponsors to move quickly and with confidence. Speed is a byproduct of judgment, not activity.

We optimize for decisiveness, not volume.

Post-Hire Accountability

Our work doesn’t end at acceptance. We care about how leaders perform once in seat and the value they help create during the hold period.

Specializations

Finance Leaders
Fund Talent

CFO

  • VP of Finance
  • VP / Director of FP&A

Chief Development Officer

  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • VP / Director of Corporate Development
  • VP / Director of Strategy

Chief Accounting Officer

  • Controller
  • VP / Director of Accounting

Investment

  • Partner
  • Managing Director
  • Principal
  • Vice President

Portfolio

  • Operating Partner
  • Value Creation
  • Transformation
  • Finance
  • Talent
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