Senior operators for your ASEAN portfolio, matched to the value creation plan.
We search for, vet and match experienced CFOs, COOs and other operators from our collective of 800+ for Singapore and ASEAN portfolio companies. The plan only delivers if the leadership inside the company can carry it.
What portfolio companies need from an operator
Value creation needs operators who think in terms of the equity story, not only their function:
A line of sight to EBITDA
Each operator should see which levers in their area change EBITDA and present them the way the fund's board pack expects.
Pace in the first 100 days
In a 100-day plan, the gap between an operator arriving in week three and week twelve is material.
Growth or exit
Running a company for growth and preparing it for exit call for different experience.
Working with founders
Many ASEAN portfolio companies are founder-led and new to private equity, which takes tact as well as skill.
We search for operators who have worked in or alongside private equity-backed businesses, so the first conversation is about your value creation plan, not about how private equity works.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Deploying a senior operator inside a portfolio company
- Executing a 100-day plan the moment the deal closes
- Value creation through the hold, not another advisory report
- Building reporting, systems and management credibility before an exit
- Operational diligence and leadership-gap assessment before you buy
Not for
- A strategy deck or set of recommendations to hand back
- A business that wants an adviser, not an operator inside it
- Pure diligence with no operator deployed afterwards
- A mandate for oversight rather than hands-on execution
What private equity firms get from our search
Executive search shaped around portfolio company operations across Singapore and South-East Asia.
Matched within weeks
Brief to embedded typically takes two to three weeks, with candidates chosen for the company's stage, sector and thesis.
Operators who know the board pack
We match for experience of board dynamics, KPI design and the accountability a fund expects, so the operator speaks your language from the start.
One relationship across the portfolio
One brief process for several companies, with operators sharing context where it helps the portfolio.
Continuity through the search
Each engagement has a live brief on our side. If an operator leaves mid-hold, that brief is where the replacement search begins, and we look after the transition with the deal team.
Governance a fund will recognise
Defined scope, structured reporting and regular review of every engagement, with drift raised early.
Across the PE investment lifecycle
From pre-deal to exit preparation.
Pre-deal: operational due diligence
Embed a Fractional COO or CFO to support your ODD. They identify gaps your model hasn't priced.
Post-acquisition: fill the leadership gaps
Start the search within days of instruction and have the right operator embedded within weeks. No recruitment pipeline, notice periods, or trial risk.
Value creation: operational improvement
Build financial infrastructure, operating cadences, commercial engines, and professional people structures.
Exit preparation: build credibility
A Fractional CFO producing clean board reporting and investor-grade financials is a meaningful credibility signal in any sale process.
The value-creation matrix
Each value-creation lever maps to the operator built to own it. Most plans pull two or three at once.
Roles for portfolio companies
Match the operator to what the portfolio company needs most.
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