Case studies
A broad range of skills are required across different portfolio companies.
From time to time, interim executives fill an unexpected gap in a management team - but the majority of assignments are planned to help a business adjust to changing circumstances and new challenges. Each assignment plays to the interim's strengths and previous experience - minimising risk and leaving lasting value.
Recent examples of the successful use of interim executives by Private Equity and Venture Capital investors have included:
- Bringing specialised skills and sector knowledge to the assessment of commercial due diligence of a potential new investment.
- Preparing a portfolio company for disposal or flotation by supporting the incumbent management team and improving financial reporting.
- Coaching and mentoring relatively inexperienced managers in a portfolio business undergoing rapid growth or change.
- Preparation for exit: determining the most profitable exit strategy from a group of integrated companies.
- Area-specific projects in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as UK and Western Europe based interims working for US/UK investors.
- Providing interim executives to turn around and restructure underperforming companies from rescue through to recovery and renewal.
- Filling a key board level post during the search for a permanent executive, both before and after a transaction.