We help private equity and venture capital firms to optimize the talent in their portfolio companies. One of the ongoing challenges for institutional investors is identifying the right candidates to fill management roles in portfolio companies, along with board members, interim executives, and consultants. We help institutional investors build out proprietary senior advisor networks, staffed with top-caliber executives whom they can tap for their portfolio as interim executives, board members, and consultants.

These senior advisor networks provide strength to support both portfolio management and deal origination. Typically the cost is primarily or entirely borne by portfolio companies, not by the sponsoring fund. When compared with the traditional process of recruiting executives on an ad-hoc basis, such senior advisor networks offer much faster deployment; a long-term trusted relationship; and a significantly lower cost. Particularly in the current challenging economic climate, senior advisor networks are a valuable tool to help portfolio companies survive and thrive.

Our expertise is based on our experience building Evalueserve Circle of Experts, an independent research firm which provides institutional investors, corporations, and law firms with direct access to a network of frontline industry experts. We particularly tap our expertise in online networks to provide clients services quickly and efficiently.

Following is a recent presentation we delivered on this topic: