Leading Search Partners

What Leading Search Partners does

Leading Search Partners (operating as LSP Holding OG) is an Austrian-headquartered executive search and talent advisory firm serving large-cap enterprises across the DACH region, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia. The firm is built around a six-partner partnership that delivers retained search mandates for C-level and senior management roles, professional search for middle-management positions, management audit and performance check assessments, and outplacement services. Clients are predominantly industrial and manufacturing groups (voestalpine, Andritz, Sandvik, Engel, Greiner, Mondi, Miba), automotive and Tier-1 suppliers (Magna, ZKW), and consumer-facing businesses (BrauUnion, Bene), with additional verticals in pharmaceuticals, financial services, retail, and real estate.

The company operates as a non-platform, relationship-driven professional services firm. Its core technology consists of proprietary five-stage search methodologies, internal candidate databases, and the personal networks of its consultants, rather than software products. Distribution is entirely direct via consultant-led engagements, supported by a job portal, German-language HR content, and consultant profiles on LinkedIn and XING. The firm has four offices (Vienna headquarters, Graz, Ljubljana via CHR Partners, Shanghai via FES Partners) and reports completed projects across 16 countries. No external institutional funding, M&A activity, or public-listing signals are present; the firm is owned and governed by its working partners.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services, retainer-and-fee basis tied to individual search mandates, with fee economics scaled to the seniority of the placed candidate. The firm is privately held as an Austrian general partnership (OG), with no public ticker, no disclosed revenue, and no announced exit plans. Growth to date has been driven by partner additions (Müller in 2019, Schmidt in 2023, Basic in 2025), incremental geographic expansion, and organic cross-sell of audit and outplacement services into the existing client base.

Name

Leading Search Partners

Legal name

LSP Holding OG.

Website

https://www.leadingsearchpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leading Search Partners is a recruiting company that provides staffing and human resource services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Executive search
• Professional recruitment
• Talent acquisition
• Headhunting services
• Outplacement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search: Retained search services for C-level and senior management positions. The firm analyses requirements, systematically searches the market, approaches candidates directly, conducts interviews, and presents shortlists to clients.
2. Professional Search: Search services for professional and middle-management level positions using a five-point search strategy including market analysis, database/network research, screening, interviews, and candidate presentation.
3. Management Audit: Evaluation services for management teams including personal potential assessment, organizational opportunity exploration, and company development recommendations.
4. Outplacement: Career transition support services for departing executives, helping companies maintain values during restructuring while supporting affected employees in finding new positions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Leading Search Partners is a Vienna-based executive search and recruitment firm that provides retained headhunting services for C-level, senior management, and professional positions. The firm uses proprietary multi-stage search methodologies to identify, approach, and assess candidates across Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, and offers complementary management audit and outplacement services to support clients through the full leadership talent lifecycle.

Product overview

Leading Search Partners operates as a unified executive search and recruitment platform offering five integrated services: Executive Search (for senior-level positions using direct approach methodology), Professional Search (for specialized professional roles with a structured five-point search strategy), Management Audit (for evaluating management teams and organizational potential), Outplacement (supporting companies and employees during workforce transitions), and a Job Portal (for candidate applications and opportunity browsing). The services are interconnected, with consultants moving between services based on client needs, and the company leverages its more than 100 years of combined operational experience across offices in Vienna, Graz, Ljubljana, and Shanghai.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Retained headhunting service for senior management and executive-level positions, using a five-stage methodology of market analysis, candidate identification, direct discreet approach, interviews, and contract negotiations. Targeted at enterprise clients seeking C-suite and senior leadership talent.
• Professional Search Specialized recruitment service using a five-point methodology (detailed analysis, database searches, targeted advertising, screening, interviews, contract support) to find professional and middle-management candidates, including 'hidden' candidates not actively looking. Targeted at companies hiring specialist professionals and mid-level managers.
• Management Audit Assessment service evaluating management teams using partially structured interviews, personal potential analyses, organizational opportunity exploration, and individually created business cases to evaluate expertise, services, and team dynamics. Targeted at companies seeking to assess or develop their leadership teams.
• Outplacement Professional career-transition support service for companies and departing employees during workforce reductions, helping manage transitions and preserve organizational values during restructuring while supporting affected employees in finding new positions.
• Job Portal Online candidate-facing platform displaying current executive and professional search opportunities, enabling candidates to submit initial applications and learn about the firm's culture and success stories.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xxing.com/profile/Gabriele_Greimel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leading-search-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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