Temporary Management & Capital Advisors

What Temporary Management & Capital Advisors does

Temporary Management & Capital Advisors (TM&C) is an Italian boutique professional services firm headquartered in Milan that provides interim and fractional executive management to companies facing significant discontinuity — including growth phases, crisis, turnaround, post-crisis recovery, and generational transitions in family businesses. Founded in 2003 and led by Managing Partner Maurizio Quarta, the firm operates with 8 employees and holds Italian Labour Ministry authorization (16617 RS) for personnel search and selection activities, registered in section IV of the Albo delle Agenzie del Lavoro. TM&C serves two parallel segments: large multinational and international groups (placements include HR Director for a US automotive group, Head of New Business Unit for a German retail group, CFO for a French energy group) and Italian SMEs/PMI (manufacturing, retail, family businesses). It was selected by Enel for its Supplier Development Program to strengthen SME supply chain management capabilities.

TM&C generates revenue through quote-based, project-by-project professional services engagements, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its core product — Temporary Management — provides qualified senior managers on a temporary basis; this is complemented by Capital Advisor (MBI advisory for SMEs), Career Revamping (over-40 career transition support), Crisi e Special Situation (turnaround network), and RentAJournalist (business communications). The firm's distribution model combines direct specialized consulting with a layered partnership network: Italian territorial partners (Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Rome, Marche/Umbria, Brescia), purpose-based partners (Sales Line for sales, EHMA for hospitality, Creden for credit management, Special Situations for turnaround, TEM PLUS for export), and the international Interim Management Worldwide (IMW) network.

TM&C is a co-founder (2004) of IMW — previously SeniorManagement Worldwide — one of the largest specialized interim management groups globally, with 27 partners operating in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia, and a potential talent pool exceeding 50,000 managers. TM&C's Maurizio Quarta served three consecutive mandates as IMW President and now sits on its Board focused on international expansion. The firm monetizes its network position through cross-border referrals, joint project delivery, and thought-leadership activities including books published with Franco Angeli, management of the IIM Italy Chapter for 18 years, and ongoing sector research (Italian surveys in 1995 and 2015; international 50-country survey in 2023).

Name

Temporary Management & Capital Advisors

Legal name

TEMPORARY MANAGEMENT & CAPITAL ADVISORS S.R.L.

Website

https://tmcadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Temporary Management & Capital Advisors is a Milan-based boutique founded in 2003 that provides interim and fractional executive management to Italian SMEs and multinational groups, leveraging its co-founder role in the global Interim Management Worldwide network spanning 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interim Management Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Finance Advisory (Strategic Finance, Capital Structure & Recaps) (FSAEAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB), Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB), Distressed M&A & Special Situations Advisory (FSAEAGAG), Insolvency & Turnaround Advisory (SME/Mid-Market Debtor-Side) (FSAEAFAK)

Keywords

• Interim management services
• Temporary executive placement
• Crisis turnaround consulting
• Fractional management solutions
• SME managerial advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Management Services: Providing highly qualified managers on a temporary basis to manage business situations including growth, crisis, turnaround, and competency management. Services include manager search, project accompaniment, and direct management support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Temporary Management & Capital Advisors (TM&C) provides interim and fractional executive management services, supplying highly qualified senior managers on a temporary basis to companies experiencing significant discontinuity situations, including growth and development, crisis and turnaround management, post-crisis recovery, and competency transfer. The firm delivers manager search, project accompaniment, and direct management support, complemented by Capital Advisor services for SME MBI transactions, Career Revamping for senior managers in transition, and Crisis and Special Situation management through a network of specialized professionals.

Product overview

Temporary Management & Capital Advisors offers a portfolio of management consulting services centered on temporary and fractional management solutions. The core service is Temporary Management, providing highly qualified managers for companies facing discontinuity situations (growth, crisis, turnaround). This core is complemented by specialized services including Capital Advisor for MBI operations, Career Revamping for career transitions, and RentAJournalist for business communications. The company also offers educational programs (Mini Master with Ascheri Academy) and publishes thought leadership content (white papers, ebooks) both independently and through its international SeniorManagement Worldwide (SMW) network. All services are delivered through a combination of direct expertise and partner networks across Italy and 30 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Management Core service providing highly qualified senior managers on a temporary basis to manage companies or specific business units during periods of significant discontinuity, including growth, crisis, turnaround, and change management situations. Targets both large multinational groups and Italian SMEs (PMI).
• Capital Advisor per le PMI Advisory service helping Italian SMEs find strategic or financial partners for Management Buy In (MBI) operations in Italy and abroad, including scouting, dossier preparation, investor evaluation, and deal support.
• Career Revamping Service line for career management and professional transition for managers over 40, stemming from the book 'Game Over? Percorsi professionali per gli over 40'. Delivered in partnership with Elisabetta Carmignani.
• Crisi e Special Situation Network of specialized companies and professionals for managing decline or crisis situations, operating alongside temporary management interventions. Partnered with Special Situations and Creden for credit management.
• RentAJournalist Business journalism communication initiative offering services to companies and managers based on temporary management principles. Coordinated by Fabrizio Bocconcelli and Marialetizia Mele.
• Mini Master in Temporary e Fractional Management Three-module training program delivered with Ascheri Academy covering temporary management introduction, TM for SMEs, and TM for internationalization support. Includes continuing education credits for lawyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed in over 40 countries in recent years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IMW - Interim Management Worldwide (formerly Senior Management Worldwide)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004TM&C is a founder member of IMW, co-founded in 2004 by Maurizio Quarta (one of four founders, Board Member and President for three consecutive mandates). IMW is among the largest groups of specialized interim providers, operating in 30 countries with 27 partners and a potential pool of 50,000+ managers. The group has managed projects in over 40 countries.
• Se.Svil.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership agreement for Brescia province with Se.Svil., led by Massimiliano Bergomi, with significant experience in HR and relations with SMEs and family businesses. The agreement includes active collaboration on clients and information/institutional events for local businesses.
• TEM PLUSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration agreement for Temporary Export Management services to provide comprehensive support for SME internationalization. Clients can use both high-end temporary management services with local apical managers and lower-tier export-focused services.
• EnelcoreOthersSelected for Enel's Supplier Development Program to strengthen the SME supply chain, promoting financial and managerial growth, efficiency, innovation, sustainability, and internationalization. TM&C provides temporary management services as part of this program.
• Camera di Commercio Italiana negli Emirati Arabi Uniti (IICUAE)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTM&C signed partnership agreement to represent the Italian Chamber of Commerce in UAE to better support clients in the area.
• SMW Partners in Gulf (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Oman)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational SMW partners with offices and authorizations in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. The local partner works on both interim and permanent positions. SMW also has partners in Canada, Middle East, Romania, Africa, and Brazil.
• Cerius Executive (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS partner of the SMW group that produced an ebook 'THE NEW EXECUTIVE SEARCH - HOW SMART COMPANIES ARE USING INTERIM EXECUTIVES' to celebrate 20 years of the international group and new partners in Brazil, Africa, and Kazakhstan.
• Elisabetta CarmignaniminorOthersItalian business partner handling Career Revamping services and traditional research projects.
• Maria Grazia De Angelis (President AISL_O)minorOthersItalian partner based in Rome, President of AISL_O (Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Lavoro per lo Sviluppo Organizzativo).
• Maurizio PoltronieriminorOthersTerritorial partner covering Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions.
• Alessandro BelliminorOthersTerritorial partner covering Marche and Umbria regions.
• Sales LineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPurpose-based partnership for sales area services.
• EHMA - European Hotel Managers AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPurpose-based partnership for hotel/tourism sector services.
• CredenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for credit management and crisis situations with Creden, specialized in credit and working capital management.
• Special SituationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for special situations and turnaround management.
• RentAJournalistminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for journalistic enterprise communication services based on temporary management principles. Coordinator: Fabrizio Bocconcelli.
• Leading NetworkminorOthersTM&C founder Maurizio Quarta served as Board Advisor of Leading Network, one of the major interim management networks in Italy.
• ISTUDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for first Italian temporary management institutional website (temporary-management.com) in 2000. Ongoing collaborative relationship for management research.
• IIM - Institute of Interim Management (Italian Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTM&C has managed the Italian Chapter of IIM for 18 years, supporting the growth of the interim market through institutional activities with managers, companies, and entrepreneurial associations.
• Ascheri AcademyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Mini Master training program in temporary and fractional management, delivered in three sessions with continuing education credits.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm specializing in turnaround, restructuring, and interim management for distressed and high-performance situations. Directly comparable to TM&C's Crisi e Special Situations and turnaround offering for SMEs and mid-market clients.
• Stanton Chase: Global executive search firm with strong European and Italian presence through partner offices. Comparable for senior executive and interim placements, particularly for SMEs, family businesses, and mid-market clients — overlapping TM&C's primary Italian customer segments.
• Boyden Global Executive Search: Global executive search firm with active interim management practice across Europe. Comparable for senior interim executive placements and family-business succession work similar to TM&C's MBI Capital Advisor.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Large global organizational consulting firm with executive search and interim management capabilities. Comparable at the senior-executive placement layer for enterprise clients, particularly for multinational and turnaround assignments.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Comparable for senior executive and interim placements into multinational clients, particularly in the European market where TM&C also operates through IMW partners.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a dedicated interim management practice. Comparable in the placement of senior executives (both permanent and interim) into enterprises; offers a much broader geographic footprint and brand budget than TM&C.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm serving multinational and large enterprise clients. Comparable for senior executive search and interim leadership placements, with similar target customers in industrial, energy, and consumer sectors.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with interim management and project consulting practices. Comparable in placing senior interim professionals on a temporary basis, though with a much broader clerical-to-executive portfolio than TM&C's executive-only focus.

Direct peers

• Interim Management Worldwide (IMW / Senior Management Worldwide): The international network TM&C co-founded in 2004 with 27 partners across 30 countries. Operates in the same interim management space globally and shares economics on cross-border placements; the natural network peer for TM&C's international operations.
• Leading Network: One of the major Italian interim management networks. Founder Maurizio Quarta served as Board Advisor to Leading Network, and it is explicitly comparable in offering — Italian interim management for SMEs and corporates. TM&C co-led the 2015 Italian sector survey with Leading Network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnd-QrFTKrJ7dArMsF5XzEA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/temporary-management-&-capital-advisors

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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