Venture Capital & Private Equity

PRIVATE EQUITY & VENTURE CAPITAL

Growth Oriented Leaders

for Private Equity

& Venture Capital

We team up with Private Equity and Venture Capital, to support them in attracting and building winning leadership teams for their portfolio companies. We can also support in finding new Investment Directors/Partners and Operational Partners.

A typical psychometric profile for leadership in a Private Equity portfolio company would reflect a blend of traits that align with the high-pressure, results-oriented environment of PE-backed firms. Such leaders need to be dynamic, decisive, and resilient, with a strong focus on execution and value creation.

Our network of executives exists of leaders, experienced with working for Private Equity and Venture Capital owned companies, they have proven to be able to establish highly profitable, high growth organisations followed with a successful exit. Many of these leaders are willing to put skin in the game.

The proven general, financial, operational and commercial leaders in our network have the ambition to join a Private Equity or Venture Capital owned company. To make sure they fit well, we have assessed them on the typical skills required for this environment. If you want to read more on what we look for in our candidates please click here.

Plan Consultation

Partnering with Private Equity and Venture Capital firms, Kienbaum excels in attracting and building high-performing leadership teams for portfolio companies. Our executives are skilled in driving profitable growth and achieving successful exits. We provide tailored assessment tools to ensure leaders meet the ambitious demands of their roles and contribute to transformative success.

Hans Jonkers

Managing Director

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Assessment Tools for Digital and Change Capabilities

We have several services developed for Private Equity and Venture Capital to help assess the status of the organization of a company, in both pre-deal and post-deal situations as well as for current portfolio companies:

Digital Readiness Tool Measures the digitalization capability of existing teams and the potential of new team members through an online platform.

Change Capability Profile this online diagnostic tool quantifies the change skills of your managers and employees.

Team Assessment an online diagnostics tool to ensure the building of complementary teams covering all required team roles.

Strategic Remuneration Planning

In addition to the assessment tools, we have developed expertise in creating smart remuneration plans. These plans guide portfolio company leadership toward achieving desired outcomes and provide appropriate rewards for success.