Paccard Balmat

What Paccard Balmat does

Paccard-Balmat is a French executive search and coaching boutique headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serendip, the healthcare-specialist recruitment firm founded by Franck Boissin in 2011. The firm delivers retained and contingency-based executive search, individual and group executive coaching, multi-observer assessment centers, and outplacement/onboarding support for senior leaders. Its primary client verticals are life sciences/healthcare and luxury, with secondary practice in industrial, real estate, and B2B services; candidates are evaluated in English, German, and Spanish for mandates across France and internationally.

The firm's core "products" are codified professional service methodologies rather than software: a direct-approach headhunting process (identification, contact, selection, salary mediation, onboarding tracking), a psychology-based "singularity-centered" coaching framework delivered in roughly 10 sessions over 6-12 months, and a multi-observer Assessment Center that simulates real work situations. The team is approximately five professionals — including a former Director General of Covidien France (Medtronic) surgical activities, an HEC-certified executive coach/psychologist with a luxury background, and a senior consultant with 20+ years in executive search — operating under a holacratic "liberated company" governance model.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on executive search mandates and coaching/assessment engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. The firm markets almost exclusively through professional reputation, word-of-mouth, and Serendip network referrals, supported by a bilingual (French/English) website. There is no proprietary technology platform, no public funding history, and revenue is undisclosed, signaling a small, privately-held professional services partnership rather than a venture-backed or platform business.

Name

Paccard Balmat

Legal name

PACCARD-BALMAT

Website

https://paccard-balmat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paccard-Balmat is a French executive search and coaching boutique, subsidiary of Serendip, serving senior leaders in life sciences, luxury, and industrial sectors across France and internationally with retained search, coaching, and assessment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained or contingency-based executive search fees for recruiting top executives and senior managers for client organizations. The company evaluates employer brands, deploys targeted approaches for managers, recruits best talent, and participates in integration.
2. Talent Management and Coaching: Coaching services including individual coaching (10 sessions over 6-12 months), one-day assessment sessions, group coaching, and outplacement support. Assessment center evaluations are also provided.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Paccard-Balmat is an executive search and coaching firm that recruits top executives and senior managers for client organizations, primarily in the life sciences/healthcare and luxury sectors. Beyond recruitment, the firm provides individual and group executive coaching, assessment center evaluations, onboarding support, and outplacement services. Engagements are delivered through direct consultant-client partnerships in French, English, German, and Spanish.

Product overview

Paccard-Balmat is an executive search and coaching firm offering a unified portfolio of talent acquisition and development services. The core offerings include Executive Search (direct approach recruitment of executives), Executive Coaching (individual and group coaching), and Talent Management (onboarding, outplacement, and assessment). These services are designed for high-potential executives and teams in the healthcare and luxury industries, with a methodology centered on building long-term trust-based relationships between consultants, candidates, and employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Recruitment service by direct approach targeting executives and top managers, covering identification, contact, selection, presentation, salary mediation, and integration support. Candidates are evaluated in English, German, and Spanish. Designed for corporate clients in life sciences, luxury, and industrial sectors needing C-suite, executive committee, business unit, or functional head placements.
• Executive Coaching Coaching services for executives delivered through individual coaching (10 sessions over 6-12 months) and group coaching formats, using a singularity-centered approach to identify strengths and build personalized development plans. Targeted at executives and high-potential managers in healthcare, luxury, and industrial organizations.
• Talent Management Comprehensive talent management offering covering onboarding acceleration, individual outplacement support, and assessment center services. Assessment centers use multiple observers and exercises simulating real work situations to evaluate groups of employees across various competencies. Designed to support organizational transitions and leadership development for clients in healthcare, luxury, and industrial sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ managers recruited in life sciences sector over 10 years
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SerendipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Serendip is the parent company of Paccard-Balmat, founded in 2011 as a recruitment firm specializing in the healthcare sector. Serendip's motto is 'Looking for skills, finding personality.' Paccard-Balmat operates as a subsidiary following this philosophy, extending services to the luxury and industrial sectors while maintaining healthcare specialization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Linxo: French talent and HR technology company enabling recruitment processes; adjacent tech-enabled competitor relevant to Paccard-Balmat's traditional services model in the French market.

Direct peers

• Amrop: Global executive search partnership with strong European presence; comparable boutique-style executive search with vertical practices including healthcare and consumer/luxury.
• Serendip Consulting: Parent company of Paccard-Balmat and a healthcare-specialized recruitment firm founded in 2011 by Franck Boissin; the most directly comparable peer given shared ownership, methodology, and vertical focus.
• Norman Broadbent: UK-based executive search and leadership advisory boutique; comparable boutique positioning serving senior executive mandates across healthcare, industrial, and consumer sectors.
• Hudson Global: International recruitment and talent solutions firm where Paccard-Balmat's CEO previously led the Healthcare business unit; directly comparable business model in executive search and talent management.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm combining executive search with talent management, assessment, and coaching—directly mirroring Paccard-Balmat's integrated service model, but at global scale.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with established healthcare and consumer/luxury practices; competes for senior executive mandates across the same verticals Paccard-Balmat serves.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search leader with strong life sciences and luxury practices; competes for the same senior executive mandates Paccard-Balmat targets, but at vastly greater scale and global reach.
• Egon Zehnder: Privately-held global executive search and leadership advisory firm; comparable for senior executive search across healthcare, industrial, and luxury sectors, with broader geographic presence.
• Spencer Stuart: Top-tier global executive search firm with deep healthcare and consumer/luxury practices; directly competes for C-suite and board-level assignments Paccard-Balmat pursues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paccard-balmat

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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