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Private Equity recruitment agencies, London

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 retained. The typical firm has 68 people; together they advertise 91 open roles.

Private Equity & VC firms ranked

Private Equity & VC recruiting firms in London, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
01	IKL Recruitment Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	30	46.5
02	Dore Partnership68 people · since 1997	Investment industry executives, asset-class leaders and technology leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	45.0
=03	Finatalsince 2010	Private capital recruitment for funds and portfolio companies across investment, finance, technology and leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=03	Loxley Partnerssince 2010	Executive search for M&A advisory boutiques and private equity firms	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=03	Temple Lane Partnerssince 2001	Private credit, private equity, venture capital and investment banking	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
06	Pearse Partnerssince 2018	Investment banking, private equity, credit, secondaries and investor relations recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	11	40.2
07	Sunrock Recruitmentsince 2012	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	40.1
08	Joss Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	25	39.3
09	Stem7 Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	18	35.6
10	The Barton Partnership	Strategy, transformation and M&A search	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	35.5
11	Metis Searchsince 2016	Investment banking, private equity, credit, hedge funds and investor relations	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
12	Panthera Partnerssince 2025	Investment and finance search across infrastructure, energy transition and climate markets	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	24.9
=13	Albert Cliff Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Andesite Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Argo Navis	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Arkesden Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Asset Partners	Investment professionals for venture capital, growth equity and private equity	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Berkeley Robin Search Partners	Senior TMT investment banking, private equity and corporate M&A executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Capital Futures	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Carpenter Farraday	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	EquiTalent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Flisher + Partners	Investment and executive search across real estate, infrastructure and energy	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Flynn and Chase	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Greco Advisors	Private equity portfolio operations, executive search and interim leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	HighWater Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Hill Coates Associates Limited	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	HMN Capital	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Hunter Goldman	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Hurstwood Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Infrassocs	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	inicio talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Kea Consultants	Alternative investment professional recruitment from analyst through partner level	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Limebridge Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Madison Hunt	Infrastructure, energy and industrial investment and finance recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	March Consultants	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Milestone Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Mondrian Alpha	Buy-side investment, capital formation and business operations executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	One Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	PER	Private markets recruitment across investment, capital raising, fund operations and portfolio leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Pretraga Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Privatal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Ringfin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	TecFin Search	Private equity, venture capital and portfolio-company leadership and team recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	Tribeca Executive Partners	C-suite, board and interim executive search for private equity backed businesses	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	True House Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=13	TW Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8

01IKL Recruitment Services46.5
Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
02Dore Partnership68 people · Investment industry executives, asset-class leaders and technology leadership45.0
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=03FinatalPrivate capital recruitment for funds and portfolio companies across investment, finance, technology and leadership.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=03Loxley PartnersExecutive search for M&A advisory boutiques and private equity firms41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=03Temple Lane PartnersPrivate credit, private equity, venture capital and investment banking41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
06Pearse PartnersInvestment banking, private equity, credit, secondaries and investor relations recruitment40.2
Not statedNot disclosed11 open roles
07Sunrock Recruitment40.1
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
08Joss Search39.3
Not statedNot disclosed25 open roles
09Stem7 Executive Search35.6
Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
10The Barton PartnershipStrategy, transformation and M&A search35.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
11Metis SearchInvestment banking, private equity, credit, hedge funds and investor relations35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
12Panthera PartnersInvestment and finance search across infrastructure, energy transition and climate markets24.9
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Albert Cliff Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Andesite Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Argo Navis23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Arkesden Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Asset PartnersInvestment professionals for venture capital, growth equity and private equity23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Berkeley Robin Search PartnersSenior TMT investment banking, private equity and corporate M&A executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Capital Futures23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Carpenter Farraday23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13EquiTalent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Flisher + PartnersInvestment and executive search across real estate, infrastructure and energy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Flynn and Chase23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Greco AdvisorsPrivate equity portfolio operations, executive search and interim leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13HighWater Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Hill Coates Associates Limited23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13HMN Capital23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Hunter Goldman23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Hurstwood Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Infrassocs23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13inicio talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Kea ConsultantsAlternative investment professional recruitment from analyst through partner level23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Limebridge Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Madison HuntInfrastructure, energy and industrial investment and finance recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13March Consultants23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Milestone Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Mondrian AlphaBuy-side investment, capital formation and business operations executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13One Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13PERPrivate markets recruitment across investment, capital raising, fund operations and portfolio leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Pretraga Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Privatal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Ringfin23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13TecFin SearchPrivate equity, venture capital and portfolio-company leadership and team recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13Tribeca Executive PartnersC-suite, board and interim executive search for private equity backed businesses23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13True House Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=13TW Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Private Equity & VC. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Private Equity recruitment agencies in London: questions

How do private equity recruitment agencies in London charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 retained. Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

How are private equity recruitment agencies ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

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For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.