Executive Search, Expert Advisory and Due Diligence for Professional Services and Private Equity.

Informed by real world experience, formed at global consulting, and executive search firms. Arete Talent is the expert search and advisory boutique supporting Professional Services firms and their investors through expansion, rapid organic growth, M&A, and transformation.

We are an advisor who has skin in the game. We are accountable, transparent, and invested in shared success. We are Arete Talent.

Our services

We provide end–to–end executive search and research services to a wide range of international professional services, private equity and start-up organisations.

Executive
search

Due
diligence

Market
entry

Talent
mapping

Our philosophy

At its most fundamental level, our philosophy is based on the importance of relationships. To our clients we strive to be a trusted partner, combining deep knowledge in our areas of expertise, a flexible user friendly attitude and great care for their interests. We are at our best solving challenges and delivering projects as a team with our clients, we deliver practical results, integral to our clients' successes, and develop lasting relationships.

Trusted advisors to leaders in Professional Services

Our clients

We work with a selection of leading professional services, start-ups and management consulting firms worldwide. Our work has also supported Private Equity firms with their investments and expansion work with their Business Services assets.

Vintura
Secretariat
Permira
Marsh
KKR
Interpath
Guidehouse
EoS
advent

Case Studies

Privately held American Management Consultancy

Life Sciences

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Our client after a period of rapid expansion, had been subject to an aggressive poaching exercise by a UK rival, resulting in the loss of their EMEA Life Sciences practice leadership. Arete Talent was engaged to evaluate to EMEA Life Sciences consulting market, and undertake an executive search process to secure new practice leadership.

Privately held American Management Consultancy

Life Sciences

/

Our client after a period of rapid expansion, had been subject to an aggressive poaching exercise by a UK rival, resulting in the loss of their EMEA Life Sciences practice leadership. Arete Talent was engaged to evaluate to EMEA Life Sciences consulting market, and undertake an executive search process to secure new practice leadership.

Carve out, PE-backed advisory firm

Restructuring

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Our client, a PE-backed spin-off of a Big4 advisory firm had the mandate to diversify outside their core service offering. Arete Talent was tasked to identify high-performing individuals in forensic technology, who could establish a new global practice.

Privately owned advisory firm

Deal Advisory

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Our client, a recently established deal advisory firm, wanted to pipeline a more diverse talent pool outside the traditional competitor landscape. Arete Talent was tasked to research and identify alternative talent pools at the Director and Managing Director levels with a focus on gender-, neuro- and intellectual diversity.