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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, 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

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. 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	FAB Group	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FAB Group est un cabinet de conseil en recrutement et en management de transition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	OP Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	114 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OP Search is a leader in International Executive Search for Senior Management and key roles within the C-suite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Upward	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fondé en 2013, Upward est un cabinet de recrutement de cadres et cadres dirigeants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Keyman Executive Search	Indirect evidence	Marcq En Baroeul, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Alphea Conseil	Indirect evidence	Valence, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	FSC Executive Search & Monceau Carrières	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Xperts Council	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	58 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Xperts Council connects Private Equities, Consulting Firms, and Corporates with high level professionals for industry sector consultations, senior advisery missions, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Naos International	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Progress Associés	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Exec Avenue	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Talent Addict	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Talent Addict est le cabinet de chasse de têtes leader du recrutement de Consultants en Stratégie et Organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Agora Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Sterling International	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Carrhure Executive Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CARRHURE is a Paris-based Executive Search and Advisory firm dedicated to the not-for-profit and NGO ecosystem.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Operandi	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Operandi is a uniquely integrated advisory firm for corporate executives and private equity investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	LEA Partners	Indirect evidence	Boulogne Billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Groupe LINCOLN est créé en 1976, par Philippe DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, actuel Président, et intervient essentiellement sur de l’informatique décisionnelle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Eiger International	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EIGER International was founded in paris in January 2015.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Aperlead	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Haussmann Executive Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Haussmann Executive Search est un cabinet de chasseur de têtes spécialisé dans les services financiers (sociétés de gestion, fonds de capital investissement, infrastructures…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Strammer	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	High Flyers	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 2014, High Flyers has become one of the leading firms in Executive Search on the Tech & Digital economy market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Synapse Executive Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Copers International Search	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Copers International Search is an Executive Search Company recruiting both global and local leaders worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Vauban Executive Search	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “is a specialised in, and.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Jouve & Associés	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jouve & Associés was created in Paris in 1986.” 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 France at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

27.5%Verified-email coverage

6.6%Mobile-number coverage

8.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

58.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

358

11-50

102

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

1,0190–30

5831–60

061–90

090–180

2180+

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 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.
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 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 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, 1,079 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.
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

Private equity search firms in Paris276

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 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).

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 1,079 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 475 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.