Antal

Name

Antal

Legal name

Антал Таланты

Website

https://antalrussia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Interim Executive & Fractional Leadership Placement (BPACAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Middle management recruitment
• Staff outsourcing services
• HR consulting services
• Salary benchmarking research

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Placement of top and middle management executives. The company follows a two-payment structure: initial prepayment upon contract signing, followed by balance payment after successful candidate placement. Process typically takes 7-14 days to find suitable candidates.
2. Mass Recruitment Services: High-volume staff recruitment for organizations requiring multiple positions filled
3. Outplacement Services: Career transition support for departing employees
4. Staff Outsourcing/Augmentation: Staff leasing and outsourcing services including outstaffing arrangements
5. RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing): Full or partial outsourcing of recruitment processes for client organizations
6. Training Services: Personnel training programs for corporate clients
7. Market Research and Salary Surveys: Specialized labor market research and salary benchmarking studies
8. HR Consulting: Human resources consulting services for organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Antal (Антал Таланты) is a Russian/CIS recruitment and HR solutions agency that places middle and senior management candidates for employer clients across 16 industry verticals. Its offerings span full-cycle personnel selection (executive search, middle management, mass recruitment), workforce management services (staff outsourcing, staff leasing, outplacement, RPO), HR consulting, corporate training, talent mapping, and specialized labor-market and salary research, with candidate evaluation standardized through the Thomas International PPA assessment system.

Product overview

Antal (Антал Таланты) is a leading Russian staffing and HR solutions agency operating across Russia and CIS countries. The portfolio centers on executive and management search (Подбор персонала) with specialization in middle and senior management, complemented by workforce management services including outplacement (Аутплейсмент), staff outsourcing (Аутсорсинг), and staff leasing (Аутстаффинг). The company delivers talent intelligence through Talent Mapping, Salary Research, and specialized labor market research services. Advisory capabilities include HR Consulting and Staff Training programs. Candidate evaluation is supported through psychological testing services using Thomas International PPA methodology, emotional intelligence assessments, leadership skills tests, and general intelligence assessments. The company recruits across 16 industry verticals (manufacturing, IT, finance, marketing, sales, HR, legal, and others) with a network of 20,000 candidates in 60 cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personnel Selection (Подбор персонала)

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% client recommendation rate
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Thomas InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationThomas International provides the PPA (Personality Profile Analysis) assessment system used by Antal Talent for candidate personality and competency evaluation during the recruitment process. This partnership enables standardized psychological assessment of candidates across all placements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: One of the world's largest staffing and HR services groups, offering permanent placement, outsourcing, RPO, and talent advisory. Comparable in breadth of HR services beyond pure search.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm spanning finance, technology, legal, and administrative recruitment. Overlaps with Antal's finance, HR, and middle-management offerings but at significantly larger scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions company with permanent placement, RPO, and talent advisory offerings. Comparable through its RPO and outsourcing capabilities that parallel Antal's non-search service lines.
• Adecco: Global workforce solutions provider with permanent placement, staffing, and outsourcing. Overlaps with Antal's mass recruitment, outsourcing/leasing, and general HR service lines.

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: Pure-play executive search firm with global coverage and senior-leadership placement focus. Closely comparable to Antal's top-management recruitment line at the C-suite and board level.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with a large executive search practice and talent acquisition solutions including RPO. Comparable to Antal at the senior-management end of the market and on RPO offerings.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with deep Russia/CIS presence and strong mid-to-senior management search capabilities across multiple industries. Directly comparable in service mix, vertical breadth, and target client base.
• Michael Page: PageGroup's flagship mid-senior management recruitment brand operating across 30+ countries with sector-specialist consultants. Matches Antal's focus on permanent mid-to-senior placements and 16-vertical industry structure.

Regional players

• HeadHunter Group: Leading online recruitment platform in Russia and CIS with the largest CV database in the region. Competes with Antal on candidate reach and employer brand, though via a self-service marketplace model rather than consultant-led search.
• Antal International: Antal International is the global brand operating outside Russia/CIS, focusing on mid-senior management recruitment worldwide. It is the closest cousin to Antal Russia, sharing the Antal brand DNA and recruitment methodology but covering different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/antalrussia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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