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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in Australia

Name: Private equity search firms based in Australia
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 479 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 479 private equity search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 3,593 professional contacts across them, including 1,634 with verified work emails and 455 with mobile numbers. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

479Companies

3,593Contacts tracked

1,634Verified emails

455Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 479 private equity search firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Davidson	Indirect evidence	Brisbane City, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	305 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a proudly Australian company, over 30 years Davidson has evolved into a leader in enhancing workplace performance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Johnson Partners	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	285 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Johnson Partners is an independent, Australasian leadership advisory firm specialising in Board Search, Executive Search, Interim Executive Search and Leadership Succession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Derwent	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Derwent is one of Australia’s leading Executive Search and Board Advisory firms, partnering with organisations to appoint high-impact leaders who drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Ethos Beathchapman	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Part of Nikkei-listed Will Group, inc, Ethos BeathChapman is an award-winning global executive search firm connecting exceptional talent with leading companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	SIX Degrees Executive	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our commitment to sparking the right connections is what makes us ‘Expertly Human’.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	The Andersen Partnership	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2010, we have brought together some of the industry's most experienced, proactive and dedicated recruitment executives servicing the mid to senior management levels…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Scotford Fennessy	Partial evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Scotford Fennessy is a leading Western Australian recruitment and executive search firm partnering with organisations to attract, secure and retain exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Heidrick & Struggles	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Heidrick & Struggles is the premier provider of executive search, corporate culture and leadership consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Orchard Talent Group	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Orchard is Australia’s leading social purpose talent partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Miller Leith	Partial evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Miller Leith is an Award-Winning Specialist Recruitment, Executive Search and Consulting partner to a range of diverse clients, from tier-one industry leaders to own-label…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Allura Partners	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Allura Partners was founded in 2017 with a focus on supporting private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform and scale their portfolio companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Emanate Technology	Indirect evidence	Braddon, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a business we have identified a gap in the technology recruitment market for a high touch, consultative, and specialist service – it is both our opportunity and objective to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Omera Partners	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a contemporary, Board & Executive Search and Interim Management firm, unique in our energetic approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Watermark Search International	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Executive Search # Interim Management # Board Appointments # Market Mapping Our intensive, in-house research scours the landscape locally and internationally for the best and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Ontalent	Partial evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OnTalent is a female owned and led Brisbane-based talent advisory business specialising in executive search and recruitment, leadership development, and outplacement, providing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Gerard Daniels	Partial evidence	Perth, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gerard Daniels is an International Executive Search and Board & Executive Leadership firm with offices in the regions of Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa and The…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Quinn Allan	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Quinn Allan is changing the face of recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Keegan Adams Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2010, Keegan Adams Recruitment is a boutique agency specialising in financial services and corporate sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	The Insight Group	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Insight Group, with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, is a top Australian executive search and talent advisory firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Jmes JON Michel Executive Search	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “JMES (Jon Michel Executive Search) was established in 1997 to provide executive search and selection services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Hourigan	Partial evidence	Pyrmont, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are Hourigan, the leadership advisory and executive search partner for organisations shaping what’s next.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Quinton Anthony Search, Advisory & Consulting	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Quinton Anthony is an Executive Search, Leadership Advisory, and HR Consulting firm that connects and develops exceptional talent with leading organisations across the energy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	PIVOT	Indirect evidence	Milton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Created to deliver.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Luminary	Partial evidence	Brisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are Queensland’s most respected and experienced executive search and human capital advisors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Forza International	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “forza I s.f.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: private equity search firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names private equity search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private equity search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private equity search firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Private equity search firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

45.5%Verified-email coverage

12.7%Mobile-number coverage

7.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

39.2%Largest-city concentration · Sydney

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

380

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

1,5280–30

9831–60

061–90

290–180

6180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “private equity search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names private equity search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,634 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Private equity search firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names private equity search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many private equity search firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 479 private equity search firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Davidson, headquartered in Brisbane City, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity search firms?

Sydney leads with 188 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (116) and Brisbane (34).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,634 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 479 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.