FP Partners: CEO-in-Residence
The Position
Residencies & Placements. A two-year term to source a company with the firm's backing, then lead the one you find as its chief executive.
Cycle: A small annual cohort of three to five executives.
Applications are open.
At a Glance
- Location
- Toronto, with targets across Canada's lower middle market.
- Pay
- Deal capital only
- Compensation
- No pay is published for the two-year term. What the firm does publish is what it puts into the deal: the acquisition capital, coaching, and operating infrastructure.
- What You Do
- A two-year term: source and evaluate targets through the firm's ecosystem, then step in as interim or full-time CEO after the close.
- Recruits On
- It weighs operating experience: time running something, rather than a degree.
- Who Can Apply
- Mid-to-late-career leaders with a leadership track record, business services expertise sought and healthcare services a plus.
The Company
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Interview Prep
These programs do not publish their interview scripts, so this is the shape a residencies & placements program hires on, what it is really weighing, and how to arrive ready.
The Typical Arc
- A rolling, relationship-driven introduction rather than a fixed cycle.
- A sourcing conversation: what you would buy, and how you would find it.
- A working session with the firm's small team.
- A match to a live acquisition or a committed-capital search.
What It Is Assessing
- Sourcing ability and a real point of view on where to hunt.
- Operator readiness for a specific kind of business.
- Whether you fit a small, hands-on team without a large structure around you.
How to Prepare
- Arrive with a sourcing thesis, not a blank slate. Buyer Profile Builder
- Show you can run a business, with evidence on one page. Buyer Profile Builder
- Understand the firm's committed-capital model before you talk terms. Investors
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