Chief Executive Officer | PE-Backed Professional Services Platform
Board Equity has been retained to identify a CEO for a PE-backed, multi-office professional services platform serving SME and mid-market clients across the UK. Sub-£50m revenue. Meaningful equity. Clear exit horizon.
The opportunity
Full P&L ownership with equity participation, responsible for delivering a roughly two-fold increase in EBITDA over a three-year hold period through accelerated organic growth and selective bolt-on M&A. Close partnership with an operationally experienced Chair and an engaged PE sponsor.
Who we’re looking for
A proven operator from a people-intensive B2B professional services background — regulatory and risk advisory, accountancy and tax advisory, consulting, or adjacent consolidating sectors such as insurance broking, wealth management or legal services.
Four things matter most:
Buy-and-build M&A experience — a track record of completing and integrating multiple acquisitions in a people-led business
Founder and partner retention — clear evidence of keeping key talent through the post-acquisition period
PE governance — comfortable hitting EBITDA targets within a disciplined reporting environment while sustaining a people-first culture.
Consolidation proposition — the ability to build a story that makes target firms want to join, not just the ability to execute transactions
Remuneration Competitive base, performance bonus and meaningful equity in line with PE norms.
First-time PE CEOs considered
All approaches treated in the strictest confidence.
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