Executive Leadership for Portfolio Companies, From the First 100 Days to Exit
Investors rarely lack a thesis. What they sometimes lack is an executive in the chair while the permanent answer is still months away. Kitsune Advisory provides an interim CEO or a specific C-level executive for private equity funds, family offices and corporate owners, operational within days, with a clear mandate and a handover planned from the start.
We are operators, not a reporting layer. We run the business, make the hard decisions with the team, and give you the information your investment committee needs.
Situations Where Investors Call Us
A newly acquired company
The deal is closed and the business has to fit the fund’s reporting, IT and governance. We lead the integration while keeping the team motivated and aligned. Read why many deals underperform.
A CEO departure in a portfolio company
The CEO has left or is about to, and the search will take six to nine months. An interim leader keeps the business moving without compromising the search.
A value creation plan that needs executive capacity
Market expansion, a strategic digital project or the launch of a new service call for someone who can deliver, not only advise.
Performance below the investment thesis
When results fall short, an independent executive can assess quickly and act. See our approach to restructuring and turnaround.
Preparing the exit
Reliable reporting, documented processes and less dependence on key people increase what a buyer will pay. We prepare the company before the process starts.
What an Engagement Looks Like
A mandate agreed with you
Objectives, duration and milestones are defined at the start, so you always know where the company stands.
Reporting that fits your fund
We build or rebuild the financial reporting you need, with a cadence and format agreed upfront.
Decisions taken, teams kept together
Difficult decisions are made quickly and explained honestly, so the people worth keeping stay.
A handover from day one
We document as we go and, where the mandate includes it, support the search for the permanent leader and their soft landing.
A CEO First, but Not Always
Sometimes the priority is a function rather than the top seat: a CFO to rebuild financial reporting, a COO to fix operations, before or alongside a permanent leadership search. Our network of more than 130 vetted executives covers interim CFOs, interim COOs and other C-level profiles. See the functions, situations and sectors they cover.
Why Interim
An interim executive from Kitsune Advisory is operational within days, carries no internal politics, and is not competing for the permanent role, so the advice on who should fill it is unbiased. We bring experience from similar situations and leave cleanly when the mandate ends.
Where We Work
We operate across Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, in multilingual, cross-border environments. Engagements typically run from three to twelve months, though shorter mandates are possible for well-defined situations.
Let’s Talk About Your Portfolio Company
The sooner the right executive is in place, the more of the investment thesis you protect.
Conversations are confidential.
FAQ
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In most cases within one to two weeks of our first conversation. For urgent situations, we can move faster.
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Yes. Our network includes interim CFOs, COOs, CTOs, CHROs and General Managers, active across the same countries.
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Yes, if it is part of the mandate. We can advise on the profile, take part in interviews and organise a structured handover.
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On a daily rate agreed upfront, based on the complexity of the mandate, its duration and the time commitment required. We are transparent from the first conversation.
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Where the role requires supervisory approval of the executive, sector experience is a requirement and we say honestly whether we can meet it. Elsewhere, we focus on your situation rather than your industry label.
