Fractional CHRO · PE-Backed Industrial Services · Texas
Fractional CHRO: A PE-Backed Rollup Integrates 3 Companies at 40% the Cost
“Three acquisitions in 18 months. No CHRO. No HR model. No time.”
The challenge
A private-equity-backed industrial-services company in Texas had rolled up three businesses in eighteen months and grown to 800 employees — with no senior HR leader, three incompatible pay structures, and a culture clash slowing every integration. The sponsor wanted scalable people operations in place before the next capital raise.
Our approach
We stepped in as Fractional CHRO — building the HR operating model, integrating three workforces onto one framework, fixing compensation, and standing up a leadership team — at roughly 40% the cost of a full-time chief HR officer.
Results beyond the numbers
- One culture across three legacy firms
- A people story ready for the next raise
- Senior HR leadership without the full-time cost
“We got a Fortune 500-caliber HR leader at a price our model could carry — and a people story the next raise could stand on.”— Operating Partner
Frequently asked questions
What challenge did the client face?
A private-equity-backed industrial-services company in Texas had rolled up three businesses in eighteen months and grown to 800 employees — with no senior HR leader, three incompatible pay structures, and a culture clash slowing every integration. The sponsor wanted scalable people operations in place before the next capital raise.
What results did NextGen People deliver?
Key outcomes included: ~40% — of a full-time chro's cost, for senior hr leadership on demand, 3 in 7 — acquired companies integrated onto one hr model in seven months, −19 pts — voluntary turnover across the combined workforce.
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