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Chief Operations Officer - PE backed MSP Buy-Build, Chester
Client:
Reed- UNLIMITED
Location:
Chester, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Views:
4
Posted:
14.03.2025
Expiry Date:
28.04.2025
Job Description:
Independence Capital ("IC") is a hybrid private equity & advisory firm specializing in seeding new buy-build strategies. IC provides a management-friendly alternative to legacy private equity for three types of teams and leaders:
1. Enabling teams and leaders who have recently exited and wish to utilize that experience on a similar buy-build while retaining control.
2. Enabling teams and leaders from within a best-in-class corporate who wish to utilize that experience to build a new group while retaining control.
3. Enabling second-line management in high-performing SMEs to buy out their incumbent majority shareholder.
ICs thesis is to acquire £2m to £15m turnover assets off-market and aggregate them to an ultimate exit-scale of approximately £7-10m EBITDA (across a 3-5 year time horizon) before dual-track exit processes to Trade or Private Equity.
Company
1. A national IT Managed Services provider has been built with the support of a team who have already scaled and exited in the sector before.
2. The group has conducted 8 acquisitions and made good progress in integrating and readying the business for its next phase of scale.
3. The operations span four sites across the North West, Midlands, and South, with a workforce that now exceeds 130.
4. The product suite spans IT support, Microsoft Modern Workplace, Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud Solutions, Infrastructure-as-a-service & cybersecurity.
5. The customer profile ranges from SME owner-managed businesses to PE-backed and global blue-chips.
Role
1. The role is a replacement for one of the founders, who is moving into a strategic/consulting role ahead of planning for the exit of the group to private equity or trade.
2. The role will afford the candidate two critical opportunities: 1) to support preparations for scale and excellence ahead of delivering a successful exit, and 2) to position themselves as leading the next generation through the companys next phase of growth post-exit.
3. Key areas of responsibility include all People Operations, all Service Operations (including client Projects), and support the incumbent in the delivery of ongoing Transformation & Integration workstreams.
Requirements
1. Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience in IT Services Operations.
2. Experience of having worked in groups conducting M&A is critical.
3. Experience of having led Transformation & Integration Programs is critical.
4. Experience of leading in businesses with teams of 200-500+ is critical.
5. Previous experience of having worked under private equity is preferred but not a necessity.
6. Previous experience of having exited is preferred but not a necessity.
7. Location is not seen as a critical barrier to any hire, but regular travel between the various sites is expected.
8. Exceptional candidates in second-tier roles (Directors/Head of X) yet to take on a full COO role would be considered but will need to evidence an ability to design and execute exceptional People, Customer, or Technology outcomes.
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