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UK Executive Search Market Report 19th Edition

Market Overview

September 2019

Market Share of Net Fee Income 2018-2019
Top 30 Multi Practice Firms - Assignments over £200K
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#

Search Firm

%

1

Spencer Stuart & Associates

4

Russell Reynolds

5

Egon Zehnder

6

Heidrick & Struggles | JCA Group

10

Blackwood Group *

11

MWM Consulting

12

The Up Group

14

Perrett Laver

14=

The MBS Group

16=

Erevena

18

Savannah Group

21

Stonehaven Search

21=

Marlin Hawk *

23

Renovata Partners *

24

Cripps Sears & Partners

24=

Leathwaite *

24=

Hoggett Bowers

27

Saxton Bampfylde

27=

The Inzito Partnership

27=

Principal Search Partners

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* estimated figure
Net Fee Income of Assignments over £200K
Number of Assignments over £200K
Net Fee Income Industry Sector Assignments over £200k 2018/19

Market Share of Net Fee Income 2018-2019
Top 30 Multi Practice Firms - Assignments up to £200K
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#

Search Firm

%

1

Russell Reynolds

3

Pure

4

Page Executive

6=

Saxton Bampfylde

8

Heidrick & Struggles | JCA Group

9

Novo Executive Search & Selection

11

Perrett Laver

12=

The RSA Group

14

Mercuri Urval

17

Leathwaite *

18

Miramar Executive Search

19

Norman Broadbent

20

The MBS Group

20=

Green Park *

22

Drax Executive *

22=

Rees Draper Wright

24

Howgate Sable *

24=

Principal Search Partners

24=

Cripps Sears & Partners

24=

Renaissance Leadership

29

Blackwood Group *

Copyright © Executive Grapevine International Market Share of Net Fee Income 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019
* estimated figure
Net Fee Income of Assignments up to £200K
Number of Assignments up to £200K
Net Fee Income Industry Sector Assignments up to £200k 2018/19

Market Share of Net Fee Income 2018-2019
All Firms - All Assignments
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#

Search Firm

%

2

Russell Reynolds

3

Spencer Stuart & Associates

5

Egon Zehnder

6

Heidrick & Struggles | JCA Group

10

Blackwood Group *

11

Pure

11=

SSQ

13=

MWM Consulting

13=

Perrett Laver

16

Hogarth Davies Lloyd

17

Saxton Bampfylde

17=

The Up Group

17=

Page Executive

20=

The MBS Group

23=

Fox Rodney Search *

25=

Erevena

25=

Savannah Group

25=

Leathwaite *

30

Execuzen

30=

Novo Executive Search & Selection

32=

Marlin Hawk *

32=

Cripps Sears & Partners

32=

Sainty Hird & Partners

38

Stonehaven Search

38=

Hoggett Bowers

38=

Hanover Search Group

38=

Principal Search Partners

38=

Melton Legal Search *

38=

The Inzito Partnership

38=

The RSA Group

Copyright © Executive Grapevine International Market Share of Net Fee Income 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019
* estimated figure
Total Market Net Fee Income of Assignments
Total Market Number of Assignments
Total Market Net Fee Income 2018/19
Concilium Search
True Search
Sheffield Haworth
Eton Bridge Partners
Hedley May
Eric Salmon & Partners
Coulter Partners
Carmichael Fisher
The Omerta Group
JD Haspel
Wilton & Bain
Warren Partners
Korn Ferry
Ridgeway
Odgers Berndtson
Harvey Nash
Invenias