Partner search for consolidators and challengers.

Billing partners and senior leaders into consolidators and fast-growing firms in professional services.

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The market as faint dots, with the three partners who stand out marked in red
PartnerLaw · 14 years
Led a team of nine
PartnerTax · 11 years
Big 4, client following
PartnerAccountancy · 9 years
Second move in 8 years
Who we act for

Professional services consolidators and challengers. 

They need billing partners to add revenue, or a CEO, CFO or Chief Commercial Officer to lead.

Where candidates come from

Any firm in the sector, active or passive.

Most elite talent is not looking. We identify the best people with our intelligence engine, and we enrol them into your firm with our deal craft.

We rank each candidate against the client's gap, on tenure, directory rankings, firm economics and partner turnover. In the last 12 months, more than 450 firms added a partner. We read every filing.

Approaches are confidential. Names go to a client only with consent.

How a search runs.

1 · Design

We map your firm's goals to the hire: the practice, the gap, the first-year goal and the package range.

You get: a brief we can both be held to.

2 · Find

Our intelligence engine finds the whole field, active and passive. Our deal craft brings the best of them into your process, and we run the interviews with you.

You get: a ranked shortlist, with the evidence.

3 · Land

We help you choose, build the package, and handle the negotiation, the resignation and the counter-offer.

You get: a partner who starts.

Recent appointments.

Board
A board and senior team ahead of a PE-backed buyout
The problem

A fast-growing benefits business needed the right leadership and operating team to meet its growth objectives ahead of exit.

What we did

We analysed the existing team, advised on internal promotions, and built a new C-suite leadership team.

The result

The company surpassed its growth objectives and achieved an excellent exit.

Partner move
A legal partner's next move
The problem

A legal partner was at a career crossroads, and the next move was pivotal.

What we did

We advised on career strategy, used our engine to find the best-fit firms, negotiated the lift and secured the move.

The result

The partner is thriving on billings and delivery. The new firm has added significant revenue and reputation.

Chief executive
A CEO for an AIM listed professional services group
The problem

An AIM listed professional services group required a new CEO to lead the next phase of its growth strategy.

What we did

We translated requirements into a talent search, ran the mandate, qualified the candidates, and worked with leadership to manage the negotiation and lift.

The result

A successful and clean hire resulted in immediate impact from the new CEO on company strategic goals.

Who you will talk to.

Joe Thomsett
Joe Thomsett
Founder

Chartered accountant. Six years as a partner in executive search, placing boards and senior teams ahead of major transactions.

Tim Hastings
Tim Hastings
Partner · Search

25+ years alongside business owners, senior management teams, investors and advisers to help them build stronger boards, scale with confidence, and realise value at critical points in the investment cycle.

Hiring a senior revenue generator? Contact us discreetly.

Thirty minutes. We bring the map of who is moving in your market, and who could.

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