Who We Are
Trusted by the world’s leading firms, we work in partnership with clients and candidates providing thoughtful counsel, market-leading knowledge and insight, and an innovative approach to search.
Our approach is based on meticulous listening, a rich understanding of our sectors, clients and candidates and our ambition to be the best at what we do. This is invaluable to our clients’ Boards and senior management teams, and to our individual candidates, who all know we are acting in their best interests in the context of their long-term career ambitions.
Never complacent, we innovate to maintain a competitive advantage; constantly asking how we can be better, do better and add more value. We are agile and quick to change, always drawing on and learning from the expertise and acumen of our teams and networks in UK and New York in our drive to relentlessly improve.
What We Do
Our talent consulting team identify, manage and appoint hard-to-find and in-demand talent who thrive in our clients’ cultures. Marrying a holistic and data led view of the market with a detailed understanding of each client and candidate, and what they are looking for, we seamlessly communicate, execute and deliver each and every time.
Our Values
PEOPLE COME FIRST
We recognise and value people, including our clients, candidates and in-house talent.
Conscious that we are trusted to shape careers, teams and businesses, we understand the impact our work has on individual lives, both within and outside our walls, and take this responsibility seriously.
We collaborate, share knowledge and empower people to do their best.
WE EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
We love what we do, and we do it right. For us, that means exceeding expectations.
Working with clients and candidates to develop close relationships, we get to know you and what you want, and then make it happen time and time again.
WE ASPIRE TO
SUCCEED
We want to be the most successful global search firm.
We are at the cutting-edge of search, we have the confidence to innovate and reshape the way we do things in the pursuit of delivering excellence to our clients, candidates and in-house teams.
What Makes Us Different?
We care more about your future.
We’re not just in it for one role, one position. We care more about your future and steering you or your business in the right direction, so we forge lasting relationships which deliver accumulated benefits over time.
We know more.
We’ve amassed significant experience working in our specialist areas, but our publications Global 100 report take us to a different level and shines a light on the otherwise opaque world of search and Partner recruitment.
We are very highly regarded.
Everyone we work with values us for our commitment to excellence, personal approach and seamless delivery.
Our people are the best.
We’re only as good as our people, and they are outstanding. Everyone who works with us prides themselves on providing a high level of unique tailored service to each client and candidate. We are all meticulous, dedicated and focused on you.
We welcome a challenge.
We find you exactly the right person or people for your role – including hard to fill mandates. Where others shy away, we thrive.
We have a carefully crafted service.
Our range of interlinked sector experience means we can help you with search across our areas of expertise. We provide safe hands across sectors.
Our Journey
2014 saw us launch our first service line outside of Tax. Having become renowned experts within the world of tax, we expanded our team and our specialist knowledge and entered into the Audit, Risk & Compliance market.
2014
2018 saw the exciting introduction of talent consulting - before the search. Talent Consulting specifically to address the critical need; to better understand the talent market and ultimately to make more informed and successful hires. Through our propriety talent evaluation tools, we provide intelligent insight on the market, to enable our clients to hire the best leaders and teams.
2018
As a firm we champion diversity and assist our clients to deliver on their diversity and inclusion targets. In 2016 we held our first Women in Tax networking event and have gone on to place numerous female senior hire across our service lines.
2020
We released our first market research publication, 'The Review', which provided a unique insight into lateral partner hires across the UK. The publication was met with such success that we broadened our research to reflect what was happening in the global market. The Review was the catalyst for our annual publication the 'Global 100' (amongst others), first published in 2017.
2015
We are proud winners of the Acquisition International Awards for Best Tax Executive Search Firm. Furthermore we were also shorted listed for IRP awards for the Best Company to Work For.
2018