Private Equity
Executive search for private equity portfolio leadership
Partner-led searches for sponsors and their portfolio companies, from pre-deal through exit.
Situations we get brought into
The moments when sponsors and their portfolio companies bring us in.
The hire that has to land before the deal does
Retained before the company exists, running alongside a close, so the leader starts in weeks.
The founder is stepping back
A business built on one person’s judgment now needs a leader the team will follow and the founder will let lead.
Buy-and-build integration
Owner-led businesses becoming one platform, and an executive who can integrate them while keeping what made each one work.
A finance seat with a deadline
A refinancing, an exit window or a first real reporting discipline, where the CFO has to be right the first time.
A seat that has stayed open
The right people are doing well where they are and need a conversation that speaks to their career.
A team, not a hire
A whole leadership layer built to one consistent bar, so the group works well together from day one.
How we work with sponsors
We work alongside your team from the first conversation through onboarding.
We put real candidate profiles in front of you before the search opens, so we agree on fit before the first outreach. The partner you meet runs the search start to finish, and we stay involved through onboarding and integration.
What we are retained for
- Board, chair and operating partners
- CEO and C-suite
- Presidents and general managers
- Senior functional leadership
“Peak3 is at the top of our partner list for any executive search as the results speak for themselves.”
Matt Kraus, Founder and Partner, Fletch Equity
What the work looks like
A few of the searches we have run alongside our sponsor partners.
Pre-deal CEO
A sponsor combining two owner-led businesses retained us before the company existed. We ran the search alongside a five-month close. The CEO started 30 days after close.
Board / niche market
A portfolio company needed a chair in an industry with a handful of credible sources. Within a week we introduced the former chief executive of the sector’s role-model company.
Portfolio CFO
We calibrated on sample candidates before launch. The client interviewed several strong people within weeks and hired the first one they met.
Speak with a partner.
Tell us about the leader you need, or about your own next move. We will take it from there.