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When private equity needs more than a board member

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When private equity acquires a specialty contractor

A President search for a $15 million Southern California plumbing contractor shows what investors should consider when leading a founder-led construction business through its next stage.

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Private equity

When private equity acquires a specialty contractor

A President search for a $15 million Southern California plumbing contractor shows what investors should consider when leading a founder-led business through its next stage. Case study · Oct 6, 2026
Executive search

You don't have to be an ENR Top 400 contractor to hire someone from one

Access to people from the industry's largest companies. Article · Oct 2, 2026
Executive search

The person you want may not be looking for a job

Why the strongest people rarely answer an advertisement. Search note · Sep 30, 2026
Leadership & succession

One hire can solve a much bigger business problem

Different titles, the same underlying question. Article · Sep 29, 2026
Private equity

When private equity needs more than a board member

An unusual board brief and the case for adjacent industry experience. Case study · Sep 25, 2026
Private equity

Begin leadership planning during due diligence

Who runs the business after closing is a question for before closing. Guide · Sep 24, 2026
Specialty contractors

The General Manager who has already run a larger P&L

People, systems and scale for a growing specialty contractor. Article · Sep 22, 2026
Real estate development

A developer entering a new market needs someone who already knows it

The relationships come with the hire. Article · Sep 17, 2026
General contractors

The first true operations executive

When a growing contractor is ready for one. Search note · Sep 15, 2026
General contractors

Growth creates a people problem

Backlog is rising. So is the competition for experienced people. Market brief · Sep 10, 2026
Private equity

Match the President's experience to the size and stage of the business

What fits a $15 million contractor may not fit a $150 million one. Guide · Sep 8, 2026
Executive search

What a search costs, and what it should deliver

Fee structure, and why quality beats quantity. Search note · Sep 3, 2026
Executive search

Hiring without an internal recruiting team

How a search firm becomes an extension of the leadership team. Search note · Aug 27, 2026
Real estate development

Development requires a different combination of skills

Construction knowledge, financial understanding and the ability to represent the owner. Article · Aug 20, 2026
Executive search

Confidential searches: how discretion works on both sides

Protecting the employer, the candidate or both. Search note · Aug 13, 2026
General contractors

Recruiting leaders trained inside a national builder

How regional contractors reach people they didn't know how to find. Article · Aug 6, 2026
By the numbers

Growth creates a people problem

$671.4B2025 revenue of the ENR Top 400 contractors
72.3%of Top 400 survey participants reported higher backlog
$239.9Brevenue of the ENR Top 600 specialty contractors
57.3%of surveyed specialty contractors reported worker shortages

Source: Engineering News-Record, Top 400 Contractors 2026 and Top 600 Specialty Contractors 2026.

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