Antal International

What Antal International does

Antal International is a privately held global recruitment and staffing solutions company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating through a franchise network of over 130 physical offices across more than 35 countries on five continents. Founded in 1993, the company serves two parallel customer segments: employers seeking to hire talent across industries and geographies, and job-seekers pursuing career opportunities. Its four core service lines are Executive Search & Selection (permanent recruitment), Flexible Staffing Solutions (temporary staffing), Strategic Outsourcing for SMB (Recruitment Process Outsourcing), and Personalised Solutions & Advisory (custom hiring campaigns).

The company's operating model is built on a franchise distribution architecture: local entrepreneur-operators run recruitment offices under the Antal brand in their respective markets, applying local market knowledge while leveraging the group's central support functions in London, which include finance, marketing, IT, and network sales. Services are delivered primarily through direct consultant engagement with employer clients and a self-serve website portal for job-seekers and mid-market vacancy registration. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on permanent placements (contingency or retained search), hourly or daily billings on temporary placements, managed-services contracts for RPO engagements, and professional-services fees for bespoke advisory work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by service type and market.

The underlying technology stack is not disclosed in publicly available materials; no proprietary platforms, patents, AI/ML capabilities, or third-party integration ecosystems are evidenced. Group leadership is led by founder and CEO Tony Goodwin, with Sagar Ruparelia serving as Group CFO and Group COO. The company continues to actively recruit franchisees in France, Europe, India, and MENA, and relocated its London headquarters from Baker Street to Welbeck Street in 2025 as a signal of continued operating stability.

Name

Antal International

Legal name

Antal International

Website

https://antal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Antal International is a privately held global recruitment firm operating through a franchise network of 130+ offices in 35+ countries, delivering permanent, temporary, RPO, and advisory staffing solutions to employers and job-seekers worldwide from its London headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Permanent recruitment
• Temporary staffing
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment Services: Contingency or retained search fees for placing permanent candidates in client organizations. Fees are typically a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary.
2. Temporary Staffing Services: Billing for temporary workers placed with client organizations, typically on an hourly or daily rate basis with margin built into the bill rate.
3. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Managed services contracts where Antal manages part or all of a client's recruitment process, typically on a project or per-hire basis.
4. Personalised Solutions & Advisory: Consultative custom hiring campaigns built around specific client objectives, timelines, and market conditions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Antal International is a global recruitment and staffing solutions provider connecting employers with talent through four service lines: Executive Search & Selection (permanent placement), Flexible Staffing Solutions (temporary staffing), Recruitment Process Outsourcing for SMBs, and Personalised Solutions & Advisory (custom hiring campaigns). Services are delivered through a franchise network of 130+ offices in 35+ countries, serving clients across industries and skill bases.

Product overview

Antal International operates as a unified recruitment solutions platform offering four interconnected service lines: Executive Search & Selection (permanent recruitment), Flexible Staffing Solutions (temporary staffing), Strategic Outsourcing for SMB (RPO services), and Personalised Solutions & Advisory (custom hiring campaigns). The company covers everything from Permanent to Temporary vacancies to RPO solutions across multiple industries and skill bases, serving both employers seeking talent and candidates seeking career opportunities. With over 130 physical offices in 35+ countries, the platform combines global reach with local market expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search & Selection Permanent recruitment solutions focused on attracting, evaluating, and retaining professionals who contribute to long-term company growth and culture. Targeted at employers seeking permanent hires across industries and geographies.
• Flexible Staffing Solutions
• Strategic Outsourcing for SMB (RPO)
• Personalised Solutions & Advisory

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Franchisees (France)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAntal International grants franchise licenses to entrepreneurs in France to operate Antal recruitment offices, leveraging the global brand while applying local market expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hays plc: Hays is a UK-headquartered global recruitment firm operating across permanent, temporary, and RPO services in dozens of countries. It is the most directly comparable peer to Antal in terms of service mix, geographic spread, and white-collar professional focus.
• PageGroup: PageGroup (Michael Page, Page Personnel) is a London-listed global recruitment specialist in permanent, temporary, and interim placements across professional disciplines. It overlaps Antal in mid-to-senior permanent placement and multi-country service delivery.
• Robert Half International: Robert Half is a global staffing and consulting firm with permanent, temporary, and RPO services focused on finance, accounting, technology, and administrative roles. It is a comparable mid-market-to-professional staffing peer with similar service lines.
• Robert Walters plc: Robert Walters is a UK-headquartered international recruitment group operating across permanent, temporary, and contract placements in professional disciplines. It is a closer-size analogue to Antal than the largest listed majors and competes in similar geographies and verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad N.V. Randstad is one of the world's largest staffing and HR services groups, offering permanent, temporary, RPO, and outplacement across a global network. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps Antal across all four service lines but at vastly greater scale.
• Adecco Group: Adecco is a global staffing leader providing permanent placement, temporary staffing, career transition, and RPO services across more than 60 countries. It competes with Antal broadly across general staffing and RPO but operates at significantly larger scale.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions company spanning staffing, RPO (Right Management), and talent development. It overlaps Antal across temporary staffing and RPO but extends into talent assessment and career management.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with executive search, RPO, and talent consulting. It overlaps Antal's Executive Search and RPO lines and competes for senior placements and large enterprise RPO engagements.

Emerging players

• Cielo Talent: Cielo is one of the world's largest pure-play RPO providers, partnering with enterprises to manage end-to-end recruitment processes. It is a relevant RPO peer against Antal's Strategic Outsourcing for SMB offering and a benchmark for RPO capability maturity.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: AMS is a global RPO and talent acquisition consulting firm serving enterprise clients with managed recruitment services. It is a comparable peer in the RPO segment where Antal's managed-services offering is positioned.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Antal_Intl
• Facebookfacebook.com/antal.int
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antal-international

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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