CEO/MD - new Fire sector buy-build group

Independence Capital (“IC”) are a hybrid private equity & advisory firm specialising in seeding new buy-build strategies. IC provide a management-friendly alternative to legacy private equity for three types of teams and leaders: • Enabling teams and leaders who have recently exited and who wish to utilise that experience on a similar buy-build but where they retain control • Enabling teams and leaders from within a best-in-class corporate who wish to utilise that experience to build a new group where they retain control • Enabling second-line management in high performing SME to buy-out their incumbent majority shareholder IC thesis is to acquire £2m to £10m turnover assets off-market and to aggregate them to an ultimate exit-scale of c£7-9m EBITDA (across a 3-5yr time horizon) before dual-track an exit process to Trade or Private Equity. We are presently researching the Fire market with a view to starting separate but complimentary groups in Consulting (design & build) and Protection (product & maintenance services) and are looking for senior leadership candidates for both. Requirements • Over 7 years experience at Board level • Over 10 years experience in the fire market • Demonstrable track record of regularly delivering scale and EBITDA growth • Prior PE experience and (or) delivery of exits are highly desirable but candidates with experience in top-of-market brands but no exit are welcome • For outstanding candidates consideration would be given to Finance, Operations, Commercial, Product leaders stepping into their first MD role • Location agnostic but generally preferred that candidates are or can be based North-West, Midlands or Yorkshire Package Industry leading equity reward & salary packages along with support to scale/exit Recognising IC unique equity award - all candidates will be expected to seed the acquisition vehicle with a meaningful capital commitment (if you are not comfortable investing a six-figure sum please do not apply)