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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in Dallas, United States
RevenueBase identified 148 private equity search firms headquartered in Dallas, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,303 professional contacts across them, including 447 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers private equity search firms headquartered in Dallas, United States, 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.
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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in Dallas, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103 | ||||
“ProActivate is second to none in the market for talent acquisition and executive recruiting.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | Thomas Edwards GroupPartial evidence | 63 | |||
“We are an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 59 | ||||
“At East 57th Street Partners, we are an execution-first consulting and leadership firm supporting private equity firms, portfolio companies, and high-growth organizations through…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 38 | ||||
“Linked is a leading executive search firm that specializes in finding the perfect mid-level and executive matches for hard to fill management positions throughout organizations.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 36 | ||||
“CCA Professional Recruiting (https://CCArecruit.com) delivers nationwide executive search and professional recruiting with speed, precision, and certainty.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | MY People PersonIndirect evidence | 36 | |||
“Founded by Martha Reynolds in 2011, My People Person is a boutique recruiting firm focused on helping lower middle-market companies and founder-owned small businesses build…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 33 | ||||
“With more than 30 years of experience, J MAR & Associates has built a reputation for delivering recruiting excellence since 1994.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 31 | ||||
“Chartwell Partners is a retained executive search and leadership advisory firm serving organizations across the United States, with a strong focus on the Financial Services…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 26 | ||||
“CenterOak Partners LLC is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm managing $2.5 billion of equity capital commitments with a focus on making control-oriented investments in…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | Riata Capital GroupStrong evidence | 25 | |||
“RCG is a leading Dallas-based private equity investment firm that partners with seasoned management teams to invest in growing, profitable, privately held companies with a focus…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 21 | ||||
“GSI Executive Search, an Ethos Club & Leisure Alliance company, is a full-service executive search firm serving the private club and hospitality industries throughout the U.S.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | Pearson Partners InternationalPartial evidence | 20 | |||
“Pearson Partners International, founded in 2002 by executive search industry veterans Robert Pearson and Keith Pearson, is based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Fort Worth…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 14 | ||||
“Women-founded and owned, with over 90 years of combined recruitment experience, we know what it takes to deliver the right talent.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 13 | ||||
“Founded in 2017 by veterans of the healthcare executive search business, HealthSearch Partners is nationally recognized for our highly personalized, results driven approach.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 13 | ||||
“Faster, smarter recruiting is exactly what you receive when you choose Regal Personnel, Dallas’ premier talent acquisition firm for businesses and individuals with specific…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 12 | ||||
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| 17 | Trialta Advisory, LLCStrong evidence | 11 | |||
“Trialta Advisory is a Dallas-based M&A advisory firm focused on providing transaction-related due diligence services to private equity firms, companies, and business owners.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 11 | ||||
“We are an executive search, talent solutions, and executive coaching firm specializing in identifying, attracting, and coaching exceptional leaders.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 11 | ||||
“Optimize Search Group is a leading talent solutions provider focused on creating partnerships that drive results for our clients and candidates in our specialty areas in…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 9 | ||||
“Crux Capital is the ideal partner for owners seeking liquidity, generational transition, capital for growth or recapitalization.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 9 | ||||
“Hodges Partners is a nationally ranked executive search firm serving organizations globally.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 8 | ||||
“R.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 7 | ||||
“Spectrum Search Group is an executive recruiting firm providing end-to-end recruiting services in Accounting, Finance, Tax and Investment Banking for the DFW and Houston areas.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 7 | ||||
“When a high-growth Dallas-based middle-market company needed a Controller within 30 days, they came to us.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 6 | ||||
“Ellis Kirk Group is a retained executive search firm that offers much more than helping you identify the ideal members of your executive leadership team.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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Private equity search firms based in Dallas, United States at a glance
As of Sep 5, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Dallas, over 148 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 Dallas, United States 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 Dallas 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, 447 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 in the United States
- Private equity search firms in New York581
- Private equity search firms in Chicago212
- Private equity search firms in Atlanta158
- Private equity search firms in Dallas148
- Private equity search firms in Los Angeles143
- Private equity search firms in Houston141
- Private equity search firms in San Francisco127
- Private equity search firms in Boston119
- Private equity search firms in Austin98
- Private equity search firms in Charlotte83
- Private equity search firms in Miami80
- Private equity search firms in Denver76
- Private equity search firms in San Diego60
- Private equity search firms in Tampa53
- Private equity search firms in Minneapolis52
- Private equity search firms in Washington52
- Private equity search firms in Seattle45
- Private equity search firms in Philadelphia43
- Private equity search firms in Phoenix41
- Private equity search firms in Scottsdale39
- Private equity search firms in Irvine38
- Private equity search firms in Nashville37
- Private equity search firms in Cleveland36
- Private equity search firms in New York City35
- Private equity search firms in Orlando35
- Private equity search firms in Raleigh35
- Private equity search firms in Pittsburgh34
- Private equity search firms in Columbus30
- Private equity search firms in Plano29
- Private equity search firms in Boca Raton26
- Private equity search firms in Cincinnati26
- Private equity search firms in Wilmington25
Frequently asked
How many private equity search firms are there based in Dallas, United States?
RevenueBase identified 148 private equity search firms headquartered in Dallas, United States 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?
Proactivate, headquartered in Dallas, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most private equity search firms?
New York leads with 581 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (212) and Atlanta (158).
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 447 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 148 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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