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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in France

Name: Private equity search firms based in France
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 475 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 475 private equity search firms headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 3,928 professional contacts across them, including 1,079 with verified work emails and 258 with mobile numbers. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in France, 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, how directly it supports the match, 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 SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

475Companies

3,928Contacts tracked

1,079Verified emails

258Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 475 private equity search firms based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names private equity search firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	FAB GroupIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	220
	“FAB Group est un cabinet de conseil en recrutement et en management de transition.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	OP SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	114
	“OP Search is a leader in International Executive Search for Senior Management and key roles within the C-suite.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	UpwardIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	90
	“Fondé en 2013, Upward est un cabinet de recrutement de cadres et cadres dirigeants.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Keyman Executive SearchIndirect evidence	Marcq En Baroeul, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	79
	“Key Talents @ Key Moments, Depuis 2004, Keyman accompagne les entreprises dans le recrutement de membres de CODIR, de cadres et de profils experts, partout en France, grâce à un…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Alphea ConseilIndirect evidence	Valence, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	79
	“Cabinet de recrutement et de conseil en entreprise, nous proposons nos prestations de services sur 3 secteurs d'activité :* La grande distribution, la distribution spécialisée et…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	FSC Executive Search & Monceau CarrièresIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	70
	“Depuis 1989, le Groupe FSC, à travers ses activités de conseil en ressources humaines, accompagne et rassemble les organisations comme les individus qui poursuivent une ambition…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Xperts CouncilStrong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	58
	“Xperts Council connects Private Equities, Consulting Firms, and Corporates with high level professionals for industry sector consultations, senior advisery missions, and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Naos InternationalIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	48
	“NAOS International is a recruitment and headhunting firm founded in 2008 which supports its clients across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Progress AssociésIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	45
	“Créé il y a 50 ans et aujourd’hui présidé par Jean-Philippe Demaël, Progress Associés est un des pionniers en France du recrutement de dirigeants et du développement du leadership.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Exec AvenueIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	41
	“Having the right leaders in place and regularly reviewing the effectiveness of the leadership team as a whole is a prerequisite for any company wishing to succeed and create…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Talent AddictIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	38
	“Talent Addict est le cabinet de chasse de têtes leader du recrutement de Consultants en Stratégie et Organisation.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Agora SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37
	“AGORA SEARCH est un acteur reconnu dans le Recrutement par Approche Directe de dirigeants et d'Experts, ainsi que dans le Management de Transition et le Conseil RH : chasse de…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Sterling InternationalPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37
	“Sterling International is a global provider of Retained Executive Search and consulting services in the Fashion, Retail and Luxury Goods sectors, with offices in Paris, Milan, New…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Carrhure Executive SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35
	“CARRHURE is a Paris-based Executive Search and Advisory firm dedicated to the not-for-profit and NGO ecosystem.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	OperandiStrong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	33
	“Operandi is a uniquely integrated advisory firm for corporate executives and private equity investors.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	LEA PartnersIndirect evidence	Boulogne Billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	32
	“Le Groupe LINCOLN est créé en 1976, par Philippe DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, actuel Président, et intervient essentiellement sur de l’informatique décisionnelle.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Eiger InternationalIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	30
	“EIGER International was founded in paris in January 2015.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	AperleadIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“Créé en 2004, Aperlead est un cabinet indépendant de conseil en recrutement par approche directe et de Management de Transition, expert des métiers liés aux domaines suivants …” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Haussmann Executive SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	25
	“Haussmann Executive Search est un cabinet de chasseur de têtes spécialisé dans les services financiers (sociétés de gestion, fonds de capital investissement, infrastructures…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	StrammerPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	25
	“STRAMMER, member of Lorenz & Hamilton group, is a leading player in Executive Search & Human Capital Strategic Advice in Life Sciences, offers a unique innovative, disruptive and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	High FlyersPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	22
	“Since 2014, High Flyers has become one of the leading firms in Executive Search on the Tech & Digital economy market.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Synapse Executive SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	21
	“Synapse Executive Search offers its clients an exclusive service to identify, search and approach high-potential candidates who are already executives or eligible for their first…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Copers International SearchPartial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20
	“Copers International Search is an Executive Search Company recruiting both global and local leaders worldwide.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Vauban Executive SearchIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20
	“is a specialised in, and.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Jouve & AssociésIndirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	19
	“Jouve & Associés was created in Paris in 1986.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity search firms based in France at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

ParisLargest hub · 276 HQs

258Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

358

11-50

102

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Verified emails by last verification

0–30

1,019

31–60

61–90

90–180

180+

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 evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France 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.
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 France 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 an evidence 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, 1,079 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.
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Frequently asked

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

RevenueBase identified 475 private equity search firms headquartered in France 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?

FAB Group, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity search firms?

Paris leads with 276 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (14) and Neuilly-Sur-Seine (11).

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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 SmartSearch, 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.