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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 47 private equity search firms headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 251 professional contacts across them, including 85 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in Manchester, 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, 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.

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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 47 private equity search firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom, 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.
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Higher GroupPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5060

“At Higher Group, we build search, staffing and recruitment businesses.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
ASP GroupIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5035

“ASP Group was established in 2006 with the objective of creating a specialist professional recruitment consultancy offering an unrivalled service across a range of industry…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
IRG Executive SearchPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5015

“IRG is an international executive search firm, specialising in both locating, and securing top level talent on a global basis.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Neemar SearchPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-1012

“Neemar Search is an executive search and interim management firm.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Sowena GroupIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-508

“pronounced so-when-er) It's Cornish for success.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Mase Consulting LTDIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-508

“Over the last decade, we’ve built up a global reputation for working side-by-side with our clients to identify brilliance.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
Stone ExecutiveIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-507

“Stone Executive is one of the UK’s most respected executive headhunters.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
FR ExecutiveIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-107

“Connecting Inspirational Leaders with High-Growth Brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
Rare ExecutivesIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-106

“Why Rare Executives?”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Market Mapping LTDPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-105

“We provide buy-side acquisition search services to businesses and investors seeking off-market businesses.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
Threesixty SelectionIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-104

“Management & Executive Recruitment Practice.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
MCD ProconsultIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-104

“At MCD ProConsult, we specialize in professional services recruitment, providing a comprehensive range of tailored solutions to meet your talent acquisition needs.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
The Hill GroupIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-504

“We are award-winning International Headhunters who have been established since 1994.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-103

“We are CF Recruitment, a boutique recruitment consultancy specialising in the career management of the highest calibre people in financial services and the commercial sector.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Lester'sIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-103

“Lester's is a specialized global recruitment and staffing company that has tailored its services to provide national, international, and global companies with executive talent…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Synaxia GroupIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“Great things happen when you have the right people!”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
HODINStrong evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“Hodin was built on a conviction - that in private equity, leadership is the variable that determines whether value is created or left on the table.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“Solving talent problems for Investors, Owners and Operators of Real Asset platforms.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
Neos Global SearchIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“The way we work has changed forever.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“Imperium Executive Search secures board, C-suite and specialist leaders for the world's most complex, capital-intensive sectors.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Curtin Wood LimitedIndirect evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“Curtin Wood is an independent recruitment solutions business.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22
Grosvenor CavendishPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“A specialist executive search business working with director and senior management professionals within the property sector.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“Northwood are a global executive search firm, operating in the Medical Device and Life Science markets with a truly global reach.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
Bainbridge SearchPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“Bainbridge Search helps you secure the right senior leaders by mapping your market, engaging diverse candidates and delivering weekly progress reports.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
PurplefoxPartial evidence
Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“PurpleFox is a boutique search specialist focused on sourcing Mid to Executive level Work Winning and Commercial professionals across a range of professional sectors including…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity search firms based in Manchester, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
LondonLargest hub · 1349 HQs
Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United Kingdom list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Manchester, over 47 companies.

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 Manchester, 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.
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 Manchester 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, 85 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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Private equity search firms by metro in the United Kingdom

Frequently asked

How many private equity search firms are there based in Manchester, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 47 private equity search firms headquartered in Manchester, 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?

Higher Group, headquartered in Manchester, 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 85 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 47 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 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.