Leo Magno · Operating Partner Platform
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The platform, in Numbers

An infografic of 80+ operating partners deployed across European and cross-border PE/VC mandates.
01

Pool at a Glance

The operating partner bench, expressed in two numbers.

+80
Active operating partners

Former C-Level executives

12.7
Avg. years in C-Level roles

Full business cycles: integration, growth, distress, exit

72%
HAS WORKED WITH PORTCOS

Direct experience in PE/VC-backed companies

79%
Hybrid profile

Big4, MBB or Tech/Digital/Ops consulting + corporate

02

Profile Depth · Demographics · Languages

Who they are, where they are, how they communicate.

48
Average age

65% in the 45–55 range

80%
Spain based

Madrid · Barcelona · Valencia · Bilbao · Sevilla · Islands

79%
Consulting + corp experience

From Big4, MBB or Tech/Digital/Ops

Language coverage
🇪🇸Spanish
&
🇬🇧English
— spoken fluently by almost all OPs
Third language
🇫🇷
French
Reinforces Iberian–European cross-border positioning
42%
5
Languages with 10+ fluent speakers

Covering core Southern, Western and Central European markets — Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, UK.

03

International Reach · Cross-Border Coverage

Verified field experience beyond the home market.

87%
Verified international experience
40%
Global profile

5+ countries

10%
Ultra-international

10+ countries

Regional exposure — direct market experience
Europe
82%
LATAM
41%
North America
28%
MENA
17%
Asia – APAC
17%

Europe is the base; LATAM is the natural second market. North America, MENA and Asia present — a differentiating asset for cross-border portfolio situations.

04

Sector Coverage · Macro-Clusters

Nine sector clusters across the platform.

9
Sector clusters covered
50+
Distinct sub-sectors

Distributed across 9 macro-clusters

Primary activity & coverage
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Food & Beverage / Agri
  • Industrials & Manufacturing
  • Technology & Digital
  • Professional Services & BPO
Additional coverage & specialisation
  • Retail & Consumer
  • Financial Services
  • Leisure, Travel & Education
  • Energy & Infrastructure

Coverage designed to match low/mid-market PE deal-flow concentration especially in Europe.

05

Functional Profiles · Three Deployment Categories

The pool maps cleanly to the full PE value-creation agenda.

56%
ex-CEOs

P&L accountability at the top of the house

78%
Growth function

Strategy · Sales · Marketing

55%
Operations function

Digital/Tech · Product · Transformation

28%
Organization / Finance / M&A

CFO · Corp Dev · Restructuring · ESG

45%
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROFILES

Generalist executives with a broad mandate — typical of family-business and mid-market settings. Multi-category is a feature, not noise.

Three distinct archetypes match the full mandate spectrum: revenue acceleration and market entry; margin improvement and PMI; restructuring, carve-outs and exit preparation.

Investor alignment
Open to co-invest
39%
Direct investor experience
54%

39% of the pool is open to fee-plus-equity structures — direct alignment with fund returns and value creation. CEO profiles specifically open to co-invest.

06

Strategic Value Proposition

For PE/VC funds and portfolio companies.

01

Speed to deployment

Operational from day one
82%
Available for immediate deployment

No search process, no notice period. The right operator — sector-matched, with prior P&L accountability — can be active within days of mandate confirmation. Critical where time is a value driver.

02

Institutional pedigree

Credibility in the boardroom
44 / 39
Blue-chip · Consulting (%)

44% from global blue-chip corporates (Unilever, L'Oréal, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, SAP); 39% from top consulting firms including Big4, MBB and Tech/Digital/Ops. Credentials that hold up at committee level and in GP/LP reporting.

03

Full value-creation stack

One access, three mandate types
3
MAIN ARCHETYPES

Growth-led for revenue acceleration and go-to-market; Operations-led for OPEX, supply chain and PMI; Finance/M&A for restructuring, carve-outs and pre-exit. No need to manage separate talent pools.

04

Pan-European reach

Beyond Spain
82 / 41 / 28
Europe · LATAM · NorAm (%)

Ultra-international profiles (10+ countries) are a premium asset for multi-geography portfolios. The pool is effectively mostly fluent EN/ES with strong French and other European coverage.

05

Sector depth

Where PE deal flow concentrates
5
Strongest clusters

Healthcare, AgroFood, Industrials, Tech and Services — aligned with the sectors where mid-market PE in Spain and Southern Europe concentrates its portfolio. Consumer/Services for buy-and-build; Infra for growth equity.