Sario Partners

What Sario Partners does

Sario Partners Limited is a specialist executive search firm dedicated exclusively to the management consulting industry. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London with a US office in Austin, the firm operates as the world's only globally operating consulting-specialist recruitment business, serving strategy, operations, business and digital transformation, technology services, and private equity advisory buyers. Its service portfolio spans seven interconnected modules: leadership hires (Partners, Principals, Directors, C-level); team builds for new service lines or geographies; M&A target screening; compensation benchmarking; competitor analysis; leadership and organisational design; and new market entry advisory. Delivery is human-led rather than technology-led; the firm reports no proprietary software platform and instead relies on a curated candidate network of over 38,000 consultants and a team with 50+ combined years of consulting-market recruiting experience.

Revenue is generated on a retained-search and project mandate basis typical of executive search, with services priced as percentages of placed candidate compensation or fixed project fees (exact pricing not publicly disclosed). Sario is sales-led, distributing services exclusively through direct engagement with consulting-firm leadership and talent teams across the US, UK, Europe, and APAC, with native speakers covering seven countries enabling local trust in cross-border mandates. Customers consist of strategy, management, technology, and financial consulting firms from boutique to global scale, alongside private equity firms and PE-backed portfolio companies seeking capability expansion and acquisition-related talent support. The company sits within the Jackson Lombard Group, a diversified professional services recruitment conglomerate that also houses the Jackson Lombard and Executive Research brands, with co-founders Jeremy Mobbs and Ben Latreuille serving as Partners and Board members of the wider group. Sario Partners Limited is privately held, registered in England (Company No: 10862405), and operates with an 11–50 employee headcount.

Name

Sario Partners

Legal name

Sario Partners Limited

Website

https://sariopartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sario Partners is a London- and Austin-based executive search firm founded in 2017 that specialises exclusively in management consulting, placing senior leaders and assembling teams for strategy, operations, transformation, technology, and private equity advisory clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Consulting recruitment
• Leadership hiring
• Talent acquisition
• Management consulting staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Executive Search and Recruitment Services: Sario Partners generates revenue through retained executive search mandates and recruitment services for consulting firms. Services include leadership hires (identifying and attracting Partners, Principals, Directors, and C-level executives), team builds, M&A target screening, compensation benchmarking, competitor analysis, and organizational design. The firm operates on a project/retainer basis typical of executive search firms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sario Partners is a specialist executive search firm that identifies and recruits senior leadership talent (Partners, Principals, Directors, and C-level executives) for management consulting and strategy firms globally. Beyond single executive hires, the firm also assembles full consulting teams, conducts M&A target screening, provides compensation benchmarking and competitor analysis, advises on leadership and organisational design, and supports firms entering new markets through talent market insight. Services are delivered on a retained/project basis across the US, UK, Europe, and APAC using a multilingual team with native speakers across seven countries.

Product overview

Sario Partners operates as a specialist executive search and recruitment firm dedicated exclusively to the consulting industry, offering a unified service portfolio rather than a technology platform. The company's offering comprises seven interconnected service modules: Leadership Hires (senior executive search), Team Builds (full capability expansion), M&A Target Screening, Compensation Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis, Leadership and Organisational Design, and New Market Entry. These services are tailored, scalable, and designed to align with consulting firms' evolving talent needs, ranging from boutique consultancies to global firms, spanning strategy, management, technology, and financial consulting across US, Europe, and APAC regions. Rather than a software product with modules, Sario provides human capital solutions delivered through expert consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Hires Executive search service identifying and attracting senior leadership talent including Partners, Principals, Directors, and C-level executives for management consulting and strategy firms globally, grounded in deep market insight and rigorous candidate assessment. Targets firms scaling a practice area, entering a new geography, or replacing a key leader, with focus on candidates with proven impact and cultural alignment.
• Team Builds Rapid capability expansion service assembling high-performing consulting teams of Consultants through to Directors for launching new service lines, practice areas, or geographic presence, with emphasis on speed without compromise to quality. Designed for consulting firms needing cohesive end-to-end team capability quickly.
• M&A Target Screening Strategic acquisition target identification and evaluation service for consulting firms seeking inorganic growth, mapping potential targets across geographies and niche capability areas with assessment of cultural fit, commercial synergy, and leadership bench strength. Supports PE-backed firms and consulting firms pursuing inorganic growth strategies.
• Compensation Benchmarking Data-driven compensation benchmarking tailored to the consulting industry, segmented by role, seniority, geography, and firm type, enabling informed decisions on competitive positioning and internal equity. Helps consulting firms set competitive pay packages across multiple markets.
• Competitor Analysis Tailored competitor intelligence service profiling key players in market segments, typically including team structures, hiring trends, client focus, go-to-market strategies, and brand positioning. Supports consulting firms' competitive strategy and market positioning decisions.
• Leadership and Organisational Design Advisory service on structuring leadership teams and broader organisation to support growth, including role definition, reporting lines, succession planning, and capability mapping. Designed for consulting firms evolving their structures for growth.
• New Market Entry Talent market insight service for strategic decisions on entering new regions or launching new service lines, assessing talent availability, competitor presence, and cultural nuances for US, UK, Europe, or APAC expansion. Designed for consulting firms planning geographic or capability expansion.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Jackson Lombard GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSario Partners is part of the Jackson Lombard Group. Co-Founders Jeremy Mobbs and Ben Latreuille serve as Partners and Board members overseeing the management and strategic direction of the wider Jackson Lombard Group. The group includes Sario Partners and other related entities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a dedicated consulting practice. Its broad industry coverage and consulting sector presence place it in direct competition with Sario for leadership hires at major consulting firms, while its wider portfolio makes it a broad incumbent.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with deep relationships across consulting, private equity, and technology clients. It competes with Sario for consulting leadership mandates while serving many other sectors, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search leader with a dedicated consulting practice that places Partners and senior leaders across strategy and operations consulting firms. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Sario for larger mandates and PE-backed consulting clients, but it offers many other practice areas beyond consulting.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is one of the largest global organizational consulting firms combining executive search, talent assessment, and leadership advisory. Its consulting practice competes with Sario's leadership hire and organizational design offerings, but its scale and breadth of services make it a broad incumbent.
• Stanton Chase: Stanton Chase is a global executive search firm with a dedicated consulting and professional services practice. It competes with Sario for consulting leadership mandates and team builds, but its full-service multi-industry model positions it as a broad incumbent peer.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a major global executive search firm with a strong consulting practice serving top-tier strategy and operations consultancies. It competes with Sario for senior consulting mandates while serving many other industries, making it a broad incumbent rather than a specialist peer.
• Signium: Signium is a global executive search firm with practice areas covering consulting, technology, and professional services. It competes with Sario for consulting mandates across multiple geographies while serving a broader range of industries, making it a broad incumbent peer.
• Odgers Berndtson: Odgers Berndtson is a global executive search firm with strong UK and European presence and a consulting practice. It competes with Sario in placing consulting Partners and Principals, particularly in EMEA, while operating across many other industries as a broad incumbent.

Direct peers

• ECA Partners: ECA Partners is an executive search firm dedicated to the consulting industry, placing Partners, Principals, and other senior consultants across strategy, operations, and digital transformation practices. It is the closest direct competitor to Sario Partners given its consulting-only specialism.
• The Luminosus Group: The Luminosus Group is a boutique executive search firm focused on management consulting and professional services recruiting. It competes directly with Sario in placing consulting leadership and advising on team builds for boutique and mid-sized firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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