OPERATING PARTNER
Operating Partner for PE & Family Office
Operating Partner is the highest level of intervention within the system.
It applies when advisory and mandate structures are no longer sufficient to stabilise the asset.
What PE Funds & Family Offices Deploy Me For
Most operators can build. Very few have governed a business through to exit from the inside. Virgili Studio has built and governed luxury and product-based platforms from inception to multi-million revenue scale — and through full ownership exit. This experience shapes how we operate within capital-backed environments.We understand what a business must become
b efore it can be valued, scaled or transferred. When a luxury or premium consumer asset is acquired and requires immediate operational control with no onboarding curve, no advisory distance, and a clear, structured approach to value creation this is where Virgili Studio is deployed.
WHEN TO DEPLOY
Post-acquisition stabilisation
Brand, product and commercial system from day one. Immediate executive ownership, no ramp-up.
Pre-exit value structuring
Margin expansion, SKU rationalisation, governance documentation and investor-ready brand architecture.
Capital-backed launch — CPO
Brand DNA, collection architecture, supply chain, margin model built from zero. From inception.
Turnaround or restructuring
P&L recovery, range rationalisation, team and cost structure reset.
Portfolio brand governance
Part-time operating partner across 1–3 portfolio companies. Ongoing,
ENGAGEMENT MODEL
Fractional CPO / Operating Partner (part-time)
Remote + on-site sprints · Day-rate or retained
Interim CEO / Full Execution Mandate (full-time)
On-site · Day-rate or milestone-based
Pre-exit or Diagnostic Mandate
Remote or on-site · Fixed scope
Portfolio Governance (ongoing)
1–3 companies · Monthly retained structure