SectorPoint Advisors
Executive Search for Founder Transitions in the Lower Middle Market
We help private equity firms, family offices, and independent sponsors move portfolio companies, typically $1-20M of EBITDA, from founder-led to management-led.
The smaller the deal, the bigger the management question.
In founder-led businesses, customer relationships, operating decisions, and institutional knowledge often sit with one person. Whether the founder is exiting or remaining in the business, the next stage requires a leader who can take ownership of daily operations, earn the team’s trust, and build the management capability to support growth.
How we run a search
Every search starts with your investment thesis and the outcomes the incoming leader must deliver.
What does this investment require of its next leader?
We work with you to refine the role’s core performance outcomes and clarify which responsibilities must move from the founder to the incoming leader. Those requirements guide the search. You don’t need a finished job description to get started.
Where have operators delivered comparable outcomes?
We map relevant companies and adjacent sectors, then approach operators directly. We look for experience delivering similar outcomes in businesses with comparable scale, resources, and operating demands.
What evidence supports the hire?
We examine what candidates personally owned, the results they delivered, and how closely those situations match yours. You meet a focused shortlist with our assessment of each candidate’s relevant experience, strengths, and gaps.
Representative engagements
Davis Dardaman, Founder
Before SectorPoint, I was at Kingfish Group, a human capital and commercial diligence advisory firm and co-investment fund for middle market private equity. I worked on more than 150 deals there, bringing the right executives to the table before the deal closed.That experience shapes how I run each search, starting with what the investment requires of its next leader and then examining each candidate's experience against those requirements.I've also acquired a small property management business, stepped into the founder's place, and later sold it. I've worked through both ends of that handoff.I started SectorPoint to work on this problem, and I lead every search myself.
Where we spend time
We focus on founder transitions and the key operational leadership hires a business needs to scale.
Industrials
Manufacturing, distribution, and the industrial and infrastructure services around them, including MEP, construction, and technical equipment service.
B2B Services
Commercial, route-based, and specialty services sold to businesses, along with logistics and professional and tech-enabled firms.
Consumer Services
Home and residential services plus multi-site and franchise concepts, from HVAC and property management to fitness, automotive, and pet.
Healthcare Services
Provider-adjacent and outsourced services, from imaging and equipment service to staffing and specialty administration.
Who will lead the business beyond the founder?
Whether the founder is stepping away or needs an operator to take ownership of daily execution, we can help define the leadership requirement and find the right person.
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