Private Equity
Interim CEO for your Italian portfolio company.
An English-speaking operator inside an Italian P&L. Reports to the deal partner. Executes the 100-day plan from day one.
For
PE funds with a portfolio company in Italy that needs leadership now: post-acquisition, mid-hold value creation, exit preparation, or a CEO replacement.
100d
Plan in motion
3-12m
Typical mandate
EN/IT
Board language
1 wk
Time to start
The situation we step into
CEO exit mid-hold
The CEO has left or has to leave. A nine-month search will burn the value-creation window. The asset cannot drift.
Founder-led, post-buyout
The founder stays as chairman or exits. The business needs a non-founder operator who can run the second chapter.
Plan not executing
The board pack says green. The operation says otherwise. Margin, growth or cash is off plan and nobody owns the gap.
Exit window opening
Twelve to eighteen months from exit. The numbers, the team and the data room need to be ready for diligence.
What changes in the first 90 days
Operating cadence installed
Weekly operating review, monthly board pack, one source of truth on the KPIs that move the model.
Top team made real
CFO, commercial lead and ops lead in seat, briefed and accountable. Replacements made where the seat is not held.
Value-creation plan unblocked
The two or three initiatives that move enterprise value are scoped, resourced and shipping.
Reporting line the fund can use
Direct, English-language reporting to the deal partner. No translation layer. No surprises at the board.
How the engagement runs
- Week 0
Scoping call with deal partner and board chair.
Situation, mandate, authority, success metrics. Written scope and number within 48 hours.
- Week 1
Take the seat.
Announced internally and to key customers. Operating review installed. First decisions made.
- Month 1
Plan re-baselined.
Twelve-week plan agreed with the fund. Quick wins shipped. Risks named.
- Month 3
Second layer in place.
Replacements made. Successor candidates identified inside or outside the company.
- Exit
Clean handover.
Permanent CEO briefed. Documentation, board pack and operating rhythm transferred.
Questions buyers ask
Why hire an interim CEO for a PE portfolio company in Italy?
Italian portfolio companies often need an English-speaking operator the deal team can talk to daily, who can run an Italian P&L, manage an Italian board and execute the value-creation plan without a six-month CEO search.
When does an interim CEO make more sense than a permanent hire?
When the 100-day plan needs to start on Monday, when the founder needs to step out, or when the permanent CEO search will take six to nine months and the asset cannot wait.
How do you work with the deal team and the board?
Weekly operating review with the deal partner, monthly board with full pack, on-demand calls during execution. Reporting is in English. Decisions are in writing.
What does engagement look like for a typical PE mandate in Italy?
Three to twelve months, full-time during the heavy lift, fractional once the second layer is in place. Day rate or monthly retainer, set after a scoping call.
Need this seat filled. Fast.