An operator on call for every investment.
Funds and family offices buy companies, not management teams. Diligence, onboarding and the early months go better with an operator in the room.
Where investment firms run short
Funds, family offices and holding companies in Amsterdam share these gaps:
Diligence needs an operator's eye
Spreadsheets show the numbers, not whether the team can deliver them.
A holding with nobody at the centre
A group that owns several businesses and has no one to run the middle.
More seats than directors
Each investment needs a board member, and the same few people fill every seat.
A company in trouble on short notice
The call comes on a Friday and a replacement takes months to find.
When a portfolio company needs an operator in a hurry, our collective of 800+ is built for it. We match one to the company and the moment, whether for diligence, a portfolio role or an independent seat on the board.
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
What sits behind the operator
A fund needs more than a CV. We keep the brief, the governance and the collective around every portfolio engagement.
Governance alongside yours
We report to the deal team alongside the executive, and flag any gap against the investment case as soon as it opens.
Depth across the collective
A portfolio question that crosses finance and operations can go to colleagues across our collective of 800+, not only to the person in the seat.
A handover we manage
Nobody sits idle on standby for you. What we keep is an up-to-date brief, so if the operator moves on the replacement search starts informed and moves quickly.
Chosen for the hold
We match on the investment thesis, the hold period and how the management team works. An operator the CEO resists will not deliver the plan.
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
