Executive and Senior Search Services for Private Equity backed & Privately owned businesses

Exec Search – Interim Management – Talent Insights – Pay Benchmarking – M&A Identification

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Our Track Record

Since 2008 we have supported Private Equity investors, their portfolio companies, and private company owners to identify and secure the very best leadership and senior level talent to deliver the investment plan and drive value creation.

Our market insight and private equity knowledge of these ownership models is second to none and as a result, with along with our reputation as experts, we can be a true partner and advisor to our clients as they look to build leadership capability.

Here are a few facts and figures that illustrate our story:

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of placements are present at the next exit

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What We Do

We provide Executive & Senior level Search, Interim Management Talent Insights, Pay Benchmarking and M&A Mapping solutions to Private Equity-backed and Privately Owned businesses in the UK. We build incredible teams using our extensive expertise and our proprietary ‘Right Mindset’ Assessment tool, to introduce highly capable talent to your businesses.

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Our Approach

We partner with Executive Teams and Investors to thoroughly understand their business needs and talent requirements for growth. Our private equity and private company expertise is combined with rigorous research and assessment methodologies allowing us to identify and hire the very best talent in the market, who can then deliver exceptional results.

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Our Mission

We ensure that PE-backed and Private businesses like yours are equipped with the most capable leadership, accelerating growth and creating value. Our goal is to introduce the best talent in the market, ensuring your company reaches its potential and can navigate the nuances that come with these ownership models.

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Our Focus

We work with UK-based Privately Owned or Private Equity-backed businesses in the lower-mid market, with enterprise valuations of between £10m and £250m, across all sectors, often at the point of investment when there is a need to upskill Executive capability to deliver the investment and growth plan.

Roles and Sectors

Our expertise has led us to conduct searches for all senior and executive roles including:

 

  • Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
  • Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director
  • Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Growth Officer
  • Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief People Officer and Human Resources Director
  • Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Product Officer
  • Chair and Non-executive Director
  • Head of e-Commerce and Direct to Consumer
  • Head of Sales, Sales Director and Business Development Director
  • Chair and Non-executive Director
  • Investment Director and Partner

Within:

Automotive ~ Aerospace ~ B2B ~ B2C ~ Banking & Financial Services ~ Business Services ~ Construction ~ Consulting ~ Consumer ~ Education ~ Energy ~ EV Charging ~ Engineering ~ Facilities Management ~ FMCG ~ Healthcare ~ Infrastructure ~ Investment Management ~ Leisure ~ Manufacturing ~ Pharmaceutical ~ Printing ~ Professional Services ~ Property Management ~ Publishing ~ Retail ~ Software ~ Technology ~ Training

 

Contact Us

Executive Search

Ambitious, private equity-backed businesses need exceptional leaders to drive value and growth. Exceptional, not average. Inspirational, not run-of-the-mill. Accountable, not indecisive. People who make things happen. People with the right cultural mindset for the private equity-backed journey. We find, assess and introduce these very people into your business, which can change the game.

 

 Interim Management

Interim Management has a key role to play in delivering key projects or filling unexpected leadership gaps.  Existing management teams may lack the capacity, skill sets and experience needed to match the pace of change and growth in private equity-backed businesses, therefore a seasoned executive level Interim can deliver value quickly and cost effectively.

Talent Mapping

Support your growth strategy by having current talent insights. Our talent mapping services are most effective when an Investor or Executive Team predict the need to grow their employee base, whether that be for multiple hires, succession planning, or an impending Executive change/addition.

M&A Mapping

As a specialist to the PE industry, we utilise our research capability and networks to support Investors and Executive teams to identify exciting M&A opportunities, many that are off market, that can create inorganic value alongside classic growth.

What Our Clients Say

“I have used the Marble Hill team several times for Senior Executive recruitment and they have delivered on time on each occasion against some difficult requirements. I find they are particularly good at finding candidates who are more regionally based outside of London, that other head-hunters often fail to identify. I find their communication is second to none and what really impresses me is the great feedback of the experience that is given by the candidates – both successful and unsuccessful – this is really important. I would highly recommend James and the team!”

David Marsh

CEO, TTC Group

“We needed a CFO with a profile that could make an immediate impact on this business, especially as we get closer to an exit process. Marble Hill Partners knew our space very well and their track record meant they intuitively knew the core competencies needed for this person, and understood the level of success that we were looking for, as this hire was critical to us. The search process had good pace, with some great candidates being shortlisted, which really gave us confidence we would find the right person.  End to end it has been a great search process and I would recommend Marble Hill Partners.”

Andy Dunkley

Chair, Astro Lighting

“Marble Hill Partners have successfully placed 3 Managing Director level Executives within our portfolio over the last 3 years.

They adapted each search to our requirements and worked side by side with us as we engaged the talent market, for what are always critical positions for the growth of our portfolio businesses.

I would recommend Marble Hill Partners to any Investors looking to identify and add high quality executive and senior leadership talent to their portfolio businesses.”

Karthik Dasari

Founder & MD, Tern Capital

The Right Mindset

From our experience and having conducted a psychological research study, we know that the high-pressured nature of private equity ownership is not for everyone, and believe that it takes a certain ‘type’ of person to navigate it.

Our research scientifically proved this belief, and since then, has been a core part of our candidate assessment process, and is the foundation of our ‘Mindset Assessment’.

 

Download a copy of our insights into the ‘Right Mindset’ below to learn about:

 

  • Our research methodology
  • How to utilise the Right Mindset
  • Consequences of having the wrong mindset
  • Variations by differing business functions
  • How to apply the Right Mindset

The Right Mindset

The high-pressure nature of the private equity environment is not for everyone, and we have always believed that it takes a certain ‘type’ of person to navigate it.

Our research proved this belief, and since then, has been a core part of our process, and is the foundation of our ‘Mindset Assessment’.

 

Download a copy of our insights into the ‘Right Mindset’ below to learn about:

 

  • Our research methodology
  • How to utilise the Right Mindset
  • Consequences of having the wrong mindset
  • Variations by differing business functions
  • How to apply the Right Mindset