Private Equity·PE-Backed Agency Network
Stabilizing a mid-hold agency network while placing its permanent leadership
The Situation
A private equity firm had acquired a regional agency network that was underperforming against the value-creation plan. Leadership gaps, operational drift, and unclear market positioning were constraining growth midway through the hold.
AP's Role
Interim operating leadership via FRAKZ, running alongside a permanent C-suite search across the portfolio company.
Approach
- 01Deployed a FRAKZ fractional COO to hold operations steady while the permanent search ran
- 02Mapped organizational capabilities and isolated the critical leadership gaps
- 03Redesigned delivery operations around AI-enabled workflows
- 04Built a go-to-market plan for expansion into adjacent categories
- 05Placed a permanent CEO and senior operating leaders from the AP network
Outcome
Operations were held steady under interim leadership while the permanent executive team was placed from the network. The portfolio company entered its next board cycle with a re-based delivery model and a clearer growth thesis.
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