SectorPoint Advisors
Your deal needs an operator.
We find them before you close.
Leadership searches that run alongside diligence so the right operator is aligned before the founder steps back - on success-only terms.
Why the #1 seat can't wait until after close
The deal hinges on one person.
Lower-middle market companies run on the founder. Without a credible successor identified, the deal carries more risk than the model shows.
Waiting until post-close costs you months.
Most sponsors start the operator search after closing. That means 3-6 months of transition drag, a disengaging founder, and a value creation plan sitting on a shelf.
Your team is already stretched.
You're running diligence, structuring financing, and managing the seller relationship. Adding a leadership search to the pile means something gets dropped - usually the search.
Your search runs inside your deal timeline
Two ways to engage
Operator Search (CEO / COO / GM)
Solve succession before you close.We identify and engage leaders who earn founder trust, shape the value-creation plan, and step into the #1 seat with the search running during diligence so the operator is aligned before close.
Calibrated slate in 3-4 weeks. The search adapts in real-time as diligence shapes the plan.
Operators who've done it in your model. Hands-on experience driving the growth, operational, and M&A outcomes you're underwriting.
Success-only economics. Flexible, aligned terms with an optional roll-in to back the operator.
Deal Advisory
Not ready for a full search? Start here.For each opportunity, we engage sector-tenured operators who pressure-test the thesis, co-drive commercial and operational diligence, and strengthen seller credibility.
Advisor shortlist in under a week. 2-4 highly relevant advisors matched to your deal thesis and sector.
Founder-led, end-to-end. Single point of accountability from scoping to connection.
Built for the lower-middle market
Davis Dardaman, Founder
Great businesses often don't sell because of one key problem: the founder is the business, and no one is lined up to replace them. Buyers can't get comfortable, sellers can't exit, and the deal dies on the table.Sponsors who solve that problem repeatably, who can acquire founder-led companies and transition them to professional management, unlock an entire segment of the market most PE firms won't touch. I built SectorPoint to be that solution.Before launching the practice, I led 150+ PE human capital engagements across industrials, commercial services, and business services at a PE advisory and co-investment platform.
Where we focus
We work in sectors where the founder built the business with their hands, their relationships, and their reputation. Segments where the transition to professional management is the hardest part of the deal.
Specialty Trades & Technical Services
Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP)
Technical Building Trades
Testing, Inspection & Compliance
Environmental & Remediation Services
Infrastructure & Industrial Services
Utility & Power Services
Industrial Asset Maintenance
Facilities Management
Field Services & Equipment
Commercial & Business Services
Route-Based & Recurring Services
Staffing & Workforce Solutions
Distribution & Logistics Services
Waste & Environmental Services
Have an active deal?
Let's spend 15 minutes scoping whether the operator search makes sense for your timeline.
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