CEO Advisory

Investable.
Sellable.
Visible.

Long-term advisory for CEOs and owners preparing their company for an exit, a major round or the market’s attention.

Iskender Dirik
What we work on

Two levers shape what your company is worth: how you raise and sell, and how the market sees you.

Capital

The rounds and the exit that decide what your company is worth.

An equity story that makes investors and buyers see what your company will become

For listed companies: an equity story and positioning that win over the capital market

Fundraising readiness, so your round starts from strength

Fundraising execution: investor long list, investor activation and relationship building, process design and closing

Exit readiness: working on the drivers of what a buyer will pay

Reducing key-person risk, which buyers price into their offer

Premarketing, so future buyers and investors know your company before you need them

Selecting and steering your M&A advisor, or leading the sale myself for transactions up to €50M enterprise value

Perception

How the market sees you before you enter the room.

Executive branding for the CEO and the leadership team, so the market knows who leads your company

Company positioning and brand that set you apart from the alternatives

A company narrative and strategic communication that tell one story to every audience

Thought leadership through keynotes, podcasts, media and LinkedIn that brings the right people to you

Executive presence that holds up in investor, board and customer meetings

Steering PR, marketing and agencies, so their work pays into one story

Case study

From unclear story to a €35M oversubscribed round.

Synera’s Series B: strong technology that was not yet translating into investor conviction.

The Synera founders
The Synera founders, including CEO Dr. Moritz Maier
€35M

raised vs. a €25M target. Heavily oversubscribed, attractive terms, closed in a short timeframe.

Challenge

Dr. Moritz Maier, CEO of Synera, set out to raise a €25M Series B. Strong vision, weak perception: technical potential wasn’t translating into investor conviction.

Approach
  • Reframed the story from “promising tech” to “inevitable infrastructure”
  • Built a data room that answered diligence before questions were asked
  • Ran a tight, high-pressure process
“Best data room we’ve seen.”
Partner at a leading Growth VC

Where it pays off

Exit
A higher price and better terms.

Buyers know and want your company before the process opens. Competition sets the price.

Fundraising
A stronger round on better terms.

Investors build conviction before the round opens, so you choose your partners.

Customers
Faster trust, bigger deals.

Buyers know what your leadership stands for before sales calls.

Talent
The people you want say yes.

Strong candidates join leaders they already respect.

How it works

Built for the long run.

Kick-off
One day on site with you: analysis, target picture and roadmap.
Weekly call
We work through decisions, drafts and next steps.
Red Phone
A direct line for decisions that cannot wait for the next call.
Frameworks
All my frameworks and course content, for you and key team members.
Investment
Monthly retainer, minimum term twelve months.

Is this for you?

If all three apply, book a call.

Your company has more than €3M in revenue or has closed a Series A.
You are the CEO or the owner.
You expect an exit, a major round or a repositioning within the next three years, or you lead a listed company whose equity story needs sharpening.

Planning an exit, a round or a repositioning?

Iskender Dirik