Portfolio companies often experience the greatest legal pressure after a transaction closes. New ownership brings increased governance requirements, reporting expectations, and operational discipline—often layered onto organizations that are still evolving their internal legal function.

Pharus Legal works with portfolio company leadership teams as external general counsel, providing steady legal support throughout the ownership period. We advise on commercial contracts, employment and people matters, governance and board processes, compliance, and the day-to-day legal issues that arise as businesses integrate, grow, and professionalize.

Our role is to help management teams operate confidently within the framework set by investors, without allowing legal complexity to become a distraction. We focus on clarity, execution, and consistency—bridging the gap between ownership expectations and operational reality.

Because we also work closely with private equity sponsors, we are able to maintain alignment across stakeholders, reduce friction, and preserve institutional context as the business evolves.