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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in the United Kingdom

Name: Private equity search firms based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 2,139 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,139 private equity search firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 26,824 professional contacts across them, including 9,636 with verified work emails and 2,472 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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

2,139Companies

26,824Contacts tracked

9,636Verified emails

2,472Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,139 private equity search firms based in the United Kingdom, 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	Antal International	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,979 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Antal International is a global executive search organisation with over 130 offices in more than 30 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Page Executive	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	5,001-10,000	450 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Transearch	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	450 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	GRS	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	425 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The GRS Group is an international executive search consultancy whose services include retained search, contingency search, advertised selection and interim solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Coller Capital	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	376 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world's leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	PSD Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	335 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PSD is a leading international executive recruitment consultancy, specialising in executive, management and board level recruitment with over 35 years of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	PGC	Indirect evidence	Uk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	320 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In 2018 PGC rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International +44 207 062 3603” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Elevate Talent	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Elevate Talent supports ambitious companies in optimizing organizational performance and sourcing exceptional leaders from across sports, entertainment, media, lifestyle…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Sheffield Haworth	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	244 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sheffield Haworth is a global consultancy founded in 1993.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	PER	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	240 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are the leading retained search and recruitment specialists for private markets professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	EM Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	222 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its formation in 1993, EM Group through its divisions EM Finance, EM Consulting, EM Legal and EM Financial Services has delivered executive search solutions to companies…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	EMA Partners	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EMA Partners is a global executive search firm, with more than 40 offices, located on five continents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Gatenbysanderson	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	202 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GatenbySanderson is the UK's leading people intelligence advisory business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Omni RMS	Indirect evidence	Altrincham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Omni – Talent Is Everything At Omni, we help businesses find, attract, and retain the right people to drive long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Green Park	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	187 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Green Park is a specialist executive search and advisory firm trusted by organisations seeking stronger, more future-ready leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Alexander Chapman	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alexander Chapman is a leading global search firm specializing in comprehensive staffing and talent management solutions tailored to the unique needs of local, regional, national…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	NEW Street Consulting Group Nscg	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re a leading people advisory consultancy that partners with you to source great executives, assess and develop leadership capabilities and expedite change and transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Mackenzie Stuart	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	165 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in May 2005, Mackenzie Stuart was founded to deliver bespoke, sector-specific services & expertise and in doing so, establish a new standard within Executive Search.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Finatal	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Finatal is the human capital partner to private capital, hiring outstanding talent for funds and accelerating value creation in portfolio companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Eton Bridge Partners LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an award-winning Executive Search, Interim Management and Business Consulting firm with a strong reputation for building relationships and delivering excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Perrett Laver	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global Leaders for Global Challenges Perrett Laver is a leading global executive search firm advising on leadership for educational, research, healthcare, non-profit and cultural…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	The Barton Partnership B Corp	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Barton Partnership is a specialist strategic talent solutions provider, seamlessly bridging the gap between strategy and execution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	SSQ	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	131 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SSQ is a 100 percent employee-owned, leading international legal search consultancy with an unrivalled track record placing lawyers at all levels, as well as advising on team…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Leathwaite	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Leathwaite, we specialize in placing enterprise leaders who think business first, function second -leaders who don’t just manage their domain but actively push forward…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Annapurna	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Annapurna, we are focused on becoming a trusted responsible search partner for our clients.” 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 the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

35.9%Verified-email coverage

9.2%Mobile-number coverage

12.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

63.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,473

11-50

545

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

9,0290–30

57331–60

461–90

690–180

24180+

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 the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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, 9,636 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 the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 2,139 private equity search firms headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Antal International, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity search firms?

London leads with 1349 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (75) and Manchester (47).

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 9,636 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,139 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.