Independent Operating Partner for PE‑backed and founder‑led businesses.
Consvltor acts as your ad‑hoc Operating Partner – with one accountable lead and a flexible bench of specialist operators and SMEs, brought in only when they add real value.
Who Consvltor works with
Consvltor partners with investors, boards and leadership teams where there is a clear value‑creation agenda and a need for experienced, pragmatic operating support – without adding permanent headcount.
Private equity & investors
Support across the deal cycle, from diligence and thesis shaping through to execution and exit.
- Mid‑market PE and growth equity.
- Independent sponsors and family offices.
- Portfolio‑wide or deal‑specific support.
Founder‑led & family businesses
Preparing for investment, professionalisation or sale while keeping the business running day‑to‑day.
- Clarifying strategy and operating model.
- Scaling teams, processes and governance.
- Getting “exit ready” without over‑engineering.
Boards & CEOs
Independent Operating Partner support to challenge, prioritise and help deliver the value‑creation agenda.
- Board‑level viewpoints grounded in operations.
- Coaching for founders and functional leaders.
- Support through inflection points and change.
Operating Partner services
Work is structured around a small number of practical building blocks – from deal support, through portfolio operations, to exit readiness. Each engagement is tailored: we agree the agenda, then shape the mix of my time and any specialist bench we bring to the table.
- Deal support
- Value‑creation plans
- Portfolio programmes
- Interim leadership
- Exit readiness
Deal support & value‑creation plans
Commercial and operational input before and after the deal, translated into a realistic plan that leadership can own.
- Investment thesis validation and operating implications.
- 100‑day and 12–24 month value‑creation roadmaps.
- Operating model and organisation design options.
Portfolio operations & transformation
Hands‑on support in designing and delivering the few initiatives that really move the needle.
- Margin and working‑capital improvement.
- Revenue growth levers – pricing, product, channels, go‑to‑market.
- Operating model simplification and process redesign.
Leadership & board‑level support
An Operating Partner who can sit alongside the CEO, CFO and board, then help translate decisions into action.
- Interim Operating Partner / fractional COO‑type roles.
- Board pack design, KPIs and performance cadence.
- Coaching and sparring for founders and functional leaders.
Exit preparation
Getting the business ready for sale or refinancing – story, numbers and execution posture.
- Exit readiness diagnostics and “no‑regrets” actions.
- Preparing the equity story, metrics and data for buyers.
- Hand‑over support to acquirers or new ownership.
How Consvltor works
The model is deliberately lean. You get one accountable Operating Partner as your constant point of contact, and then a curated bench of specialists who can be plugged in for specific questions – from pricing or sales effectiveness to working capital, technology or people and culture.
In‑house Operating Partners bring a single CV to every portfolio company. Consvltor brings my own experience as your day‑to‑day Operating Partner, and then assembles the right specialist capabilities around the situation.
- One accountable lead; no “consulting pyramid”.
- Specialists engaged only where they add clear value.
- No permanent headcount, no bench to keep busy.
- Embedded, not external: work alongside your teams, not around them.
- Evidence‑based: decisions anchored in data, unit economics and market reality.
- Outcome‑linked: clear objectives and simple, flexible engagement structures.
Selected work
Examples are anonymised and simplified. In each case, the work combined my role as Operating Partner with targeted specialist input where needed.
- Co‑designed 100‑day agenda focused on pricing, sales coverage and operations.
- Brought in pricing specialist for targeted work on key segments.
- Established simple performance cadence and board‑ready metrics.
- Clarified strategy and operating model; defined leadership gaps.
- Worked with people / org design SME on leadership structure.
- Result: smoother investor conversations and clearer board rhythm.
- Redesigned operating model and roles post‑acquisition.
- Used working‑capital specialist for inventory and cash initiatives.
- Improved visibility on margin and cash, stabilised leadership team.
About Consvltor
Consvltor is an independent Operating Partner practice led by [Your Name], working with investors, boards and leadership teams across the UK and Europe. Experience spans [sectors – e.g. B2B services, technology, industrials], with a focus on pragmatic value‑creation planning and execution.
Profile
- [X]+ years across consulting, industry and PE‑backed environments.
- Roles including [strategy / COO / transformation / portfolio operations].
- Comfortable from boardroom discussion to working‑session whiteboards.
Practice focus
- Mid‑market PE and growth equity situations.
- Founder‑ and family‑owned businesses in transition.
- Complex, multi‑stakeholder change programmes.
Resources
Short, practical tools for investors, operating partners and leadership teams. A few examples are below – the full library sits on the Resources page.
100‑day plan checklist
A pragmatic, non‑theoretical checklist for shaping a 100‑day agenda that leadership and investors can own together.
Board‑level operating metrics
A simple starting point for defining the metrics that really matter for operating performance and value creation.
Exit readiness scan
Twenty questions to assess how ready the business is – in story, numbers and operations – for sale or refinancing.
Let’s talk
If you’d like to discuss a portfolio company, a potential transaction, or an upcoming change programme, please get in touch.