Renovata & Company

What Renovata & Company does

Renovata & Company is a privately held boutique executive search and private equity advisory firm headquartered in London, founded in 2005 with 101-250 employees. The firm operates across the UK, EU (Germany via Renovata Partners GmbH and Dwight Cribb Personalberatung GmbH, and Sweden via Renovata Partners AB), and the USA (Renovata Partners Inc), delivering retained search mandates for Board, C-suite, and operating executive appointments alongside pre-deal diligence and market mapping services for PE sponsors, VC funds, and founder-led technology businesses. Its client base spans SaaS, AI, fintech, e-commerce, AdTech, gaming, and consumer technology, with named engagements at Montefiore Investment, Criteo, King, Anine Bing, ESW, Boost.ai, Roark Capital, and others.

The firm generates revenue primarily through retained executive search fees under quote-based, multi-year engagement structures typical of the retained search industry. Its product surface spans three core lines — Executive Search, Diligence & Advisory (sector development, deal origination, pre-deal market mapping, executive introductions), and a diagnostic Executive Impact Assessment (EIA) tool — augmented by two specialist sub-brands: Zeren (transformational leadership recruitment across the growth cycle) and Renoir (interim and fractional management for investor-backed and listed organisations). The firm makes no proprietary technology products; its value chain is human-capital-intensive and senior-led.

Customer acquisition is conducted via direct enterprise sales to PE sponsors and portfolio boards, supported by content marketing (industry insight articles, the Future CFO 2030 paper) and curated in-person events such as CFO Leadership Dinners co-hosted with Alvarez & Marsal. The firm holds Cyber Essentials certification and is GDPR-compliant with UK IDTA and EU SCCs for cross-border data transfer. Renovata is independently owned with no external funding, parent company, or institutional investment disclosed in source materials.

Name

Renovata & Company

Legal name

Renovata London Limited

Website

https://renovata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Renovata & Company is a London-headquartered, privately held boutique executive search firm providing retained C-suite and senior leadership placements, pre-deal diligence, and the Executive Impact Assessment (EIA) diagnostic to private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, and founder-led technology businesses across the UK, EU, and USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained executive search model delivering C-suite and senior leadership appointments for private equity, venture capital, and enterprise-backed businesses globally. Revenue generated through retained search fees for placing senior executives in technology, digital, product, engineering, finance, and commercial functions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Renovata & Company is a boutique retained executive search firm that places Board, C-suite, Operating Executives and investment professionals for private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, and enterprise-backed businesses globally. It supplements core search with transaction diligence, pre-deal market mapping, executive introductions, and its proprietary Executive Impact Assessment (EIA) diagnostic, and delivers interim and fractional management through its Zeren and Renoir sub-brands.

Product overview

Renovata & Company is a boutique executive search firm offering a portfolio of leadership services. The core offering consists of Executive Search (specialising in Board, C-suite, Operating Executives and investment professionals), Diligence & Advisory (transaction diligence, pre-deal market mapping, and executive introductions), and the Executive Impact Assessment (a diagnostic executive evaluation tool). Specialist services are delivered through two sub-brands: Zeren (talent recruitment and specialized solutions including interim/fractional management) and Renoir (dedicated interim and fractional recruitment). The firm focuses on private equity, venture capital, and companies in transformation, serving digital and technology companies across SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, and energy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zeren: Specialist executive search brand delivering transformational leadership services for growth-cycle companies.
• Renoir

Products and services

• Executive Search Retained executive search assignments placing Board, C-suite, Operating Executives and investment professionals for private equity, venture capital, and enterprise-backed businesses globally.
• Diligence & Advisory Pre-deal market mapping, transaction diligence, executive introductions, sector development, and deal origination support for PE and VC transactions.
• Executive Impact Assessment (EIA) Diagnostic, context-driven executive evaluation designed to align leadership potential with measurable organisational impact for board and executive assessment.
• Zeren (Recruitment & Talent Solutions) Specialist sub-brand building high-performing teams across Venture Capital, Private Equity and Corporate businesses through retained executive search, including next-generation leader recruitment.
• Renoir (Interim & Fractional Recruitment) Specialist sub-brand delivering high-impact interim and fractional management solutions across all functions in investor-backed and listed organisations to bridge leadership gaps.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leadership contributes approximately 53% of investment returns in PE deals

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alvarez & MarsalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Renovata partnered with Alvarez & Marsal to host the Future CFO 2030 CFO Leadership Dinner in Hamburg. The evening focused on transformation challenges for CFOs and brought together senior finance leaders to discuss real-world transformation experiences, trade-offs, and leadership decisions.
• Dwight Cribb Personalberatung GmbHminorOthersAffiliated entity within Renovata Group operating in Hamburg, Germany. Part of the international executive search and talent solutions business comprising several legal entities across UK, EU, and other jurisdictions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stanton Chase:
• True Search: Boutique retained executive search firm focused on PE-backed and venture-backed technology companies; the most direct boutique comparable to Renovata in customer base and search methodology.
• Egon Zehnder: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm with strong PE/VC and technology sector coverage, offering retained search plus leadership assessment and advisory services analogous to Renovata's EIA offering.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global retained executive search firm with deep PE and technology practice coverage; directly competes with Renovata for C-suite and board mandates across the US, UK, and EMEA.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with deep PE-backed technology and digital practice; competes head-to-head with Renovata for senior leadership placements in portfolio companies.
• Spencer Stuart: Premier retained executive search firm serving PE sponsors, portfolio companies, and large enterprises with a similar board and CEO-level mandate focus.
• Odgers Berndtson: International retained executive search firm with strong European footprint and PE/board practice; directly comparable to Renovata on size, geography, and PE focus.
• Boyden: Global retained executive search and leadership advisory firm with comparable cross-border reach and sector practices; competes for mid-to-senior mandates at PE-backed companies.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Larger talent and organizational consulting firm with global executive search, leadership development, and RPO capabilities; competes for the same PE-backed mandates at greater scale.

Others

• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm focused on turnaround, operational improvement, and transaction advisory; partners with Renovata on the Future CFO 2030 initiative and serves a shared PE sponsor customer base for adjacent services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/renovata-executive-search

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 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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