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The register.

Every embedded engagement since 2010, sponsor-backed and founder-led, from a portfolio assessment to the seat itself. What we did is on the record; who it was for is a partner’s call.

84
engagements
27
active
60
sponsor-backed
Steve Dion, Founder & CEO, Dion Leadership
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Sold to Gallagher · 2025

Steve Dion built Dion Leadership and sold it to Gallagher in 2025. Fairlead ran the process from preparation to close. Here he describes what that was like from the founder’s chair.

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The register

84 engagements, 2010 to today.

Interim CFO and controller seats, operating-partner roles, M&A and portfolio assessments, across energy and infrastructure, venture-backed companies and family offices. 27 active today; 60 with a sponsor at the table.

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№ 013Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 13: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Interim CFO and fundraising support for this battery technology startup backed by the the sponsor Foundation.

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№ 022Venture-backedActive
Engagement 22: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Supported scientist-founder of this biotech startup with management, fundraising, and fractional CFO/Controller services from initial angel-round through Series A and Phase 1 clinical trial.

M&ALeadershipSponsor-backed
№ 033Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 33: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Fractional CFO/COO and fundraising services for this AI startup helping universities and colleges retain students

M&ALeadership
№ 037Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 37: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Portfolio company assessment followed by fundraising and fractional CFO/Controller services for this online retailer.

AssessmentM&ALeadershipSponsor-backed
№ 053Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 53: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Portfolio Company assessment followed by interim-CEO and fundraising services for this natural language AI spinoff from MIT. Raised $10M in Series B Financing.

AssessmentM&ALeadershipSponsor-backed
№ 060Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 60: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Portfolio company assessment and fundraising support for this high-speed time-series database technology startup.

AssessmentM&ALeadershipSponsor-backed
№ 061Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 61: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Fundraising and fractional CFO/Controller leadership for this startup provider of online tracking of fire inspection equipment.

M&ALeadership
№ 066Venture-backedHistorical
Engagement 66: company and sponsor withheld. Ask a partner for them.

Fractional CFO, Controller, and Financial Analyst for this industrial IoT company; oversaw exit and provided post-sale support.

M&ALeadershipSponsor-backed