We had a great day and hope to continue to support such a worthwhile cause.
- 02 December 2009
PER's Class of 2010 MBA CV Book
PER is finalising its Class of 2010 MBA CV Book in the next few days. This is the third annual MBA CV Book and follows from our successful publication of eight specialised CV Books distributed amongst the heads of recruitment at our best client firms.
Given the few jobs available in private equity for MBA’s this year, we have produced our most selective ever MBA book for European roles with the very best candidates with backgrounds in finance and consulting in Europe.
If you are interested in participating in the Class of 2011 MBA book please email us at info@perecruit.com. If you are a prospective client and would like to see any of our CV Books, please email us at urgentclientneeds@perecruit.com
- 23 November 2009
Private Equity Offers
PER is pleased to report 25 private equity offers for candidates since the beginning of September.
- 17 November 2009
We are delighted to announce that we have won the Private Equity News “Recruitment Firm of the Year Award” for the second year running
This award reflects the continuous effort that PER places in delivering excellence. 2009 has been a challenging year and we have remained committed to ensuring we deliver the best service to our clients and candidates.
We are proud of the recognition in the industry for our efforts and are grateful to the Private Equity industry for supporting us.
- 16 November 2009
PER visited IESE
We visited IESE Business School in Spain on Wednesday 11th November.
Our Class of 2010 MBA CV Book will be completed by December. As usual, we will be including only candidates with prior work experience in venture capital, private equity, consulting and investment banking.
- 06 November 2009
PER continued to support the local community by sponsoring the Private Equity Foundation (PEF) on their Annual Day of Engagement last Friday
On 6th November, over 100 members of the private equity industry rose to the Private Equity Foundation’s latest challenge, to take up tools at its 2009 Annual Day of Community Engagement.
The volunteers were involved in developing an outdoor activity site in Newham, London, run by Private Equity Foundation portfolio charity, Community Links, for local 
disadvantaged children and young people. The borough, which has the youngest population in the UK, also has a child poverty rate of 58 per cent.
It was a great opportunity to make a real difference to a project doing vital work to help children and young people get back on track at school or college.
PER were proud to sponsor the sweatshirts for the day.
For more information on the challenge or to support PEF, please visit:
- 27 October 2009
PER in Germany
PER visited Frankfurt and Munich on 21st & 22nd October, meeting with a number of funds from across the buyout, growth, fund of fund and secondaries sectors.
The mood was cautious, reflecting a slower than expected pick-up in quality dealflow over the past quarter. Earlier this year there was real optimism that by Q4 2009 we would see a number of good assets coming on to the market, but it appears the return in buyout candidates in particular has been slower in the German market than anticipated. More positively, funds remain relatively pleased with their own portfolios; although some assets are causing headaches, by and large investors remain satisfied the worst is behind them. Consequently there is a growing confidence for 2010, but concerns remain that deal volume may not pick up again until well into the year.
On the recruitment front, new activity reflected this cautious optimism for the coming year. There are strong signs of a growing number of new positions being recruited for over the coming months, with funds starting to put in place the teams they need for the new challenges they foresee in 2010. The trend will be generally for analyst and associate level hires, with the emphasis being on identifying the best new talent to develop and bring on as new deal activity picks up over the next 12 months. Recruitment levels won’t return to the 2007-8 heyday for a little while yet, but candidates will see a greater range of opportunities than at any time since the summer of last year.
- 13 October 2009
Private Equity Recruitment / HR Professionals, Breakfast Workshop
Investment Banking Analyst and Associate Remuneration Trends, Autumn 2009
HR Professionals from the PE industry met again for the PER HR breakfast workshop on 13th October. The topic was remuneration trends for analysts and associates in investment banking in London.
Gail McManus presented the results from our current analyst and associate remuneration survey and discussed some of the feedback we’ve been getting from this candidate pool on year end bonus expectations.
There was plenty of scope for interaction whilst enjoying the coffee and croissants.
If you would like more information on the topic discussed at our HR breakfast, please email us at amu@perecruit.com.
- 19 October 2009
Offers to Candidates
By the end of September PER were pleased to say that we have had over 70 offers to candidates in the year to date.
- 05 October 2009
PER Annual Business School Visits
We started our annual MBA visits with a trip to INSEAD Business School on 1st & 2nd October, we had an on campus presentation and interviews. We then visited LBS on Thursday 8th October.
Next we will be visiting IESE on Wednesday 11th November.
Our Class of 2010 MBA CV Book will be completed by December.
- 21 September 2009
PE professionals ran in the Berlin Marathon for charity
A team of 10 runners from across the private equity industry ran the Berlin Marathon on 20th September 2009 in aid of the Private Equity Foundation. All the runners completed the full course, with one even finishing running backwards!
PER proudly sponsored the runners and provided their t-shirts for the event.
The Private Equity Foundation (PEF)’s mission is to empower young people to reach their full potential. It does this by investing both money and expertise from the private equity community, to help excellent charities working in the UK and Europe achieve a step-change in their impact. If you would like to support the runners and PEF, please donate here.
For more information on PEF please visit:
- 29 September 2009
Investor AllStars Awards 2009
PER has once again had the pleasure of sponsoring the Venture Capital Personality of the Year Award for this year’s Investor AllStars 2009 and we were delighted to present this award to Sean Seton-Rogers of PROfounders Capital.
We’ve enjoyed taking part in the judging again this year. The awards were held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on Wednesday 23rd September.
Now in its seventh
year, Investor AllStars is one of the most important events in the Venture Capital Community’s calendar offering an unrivalled opportunity for networking and forging new relations. The awards recognise the leading investors and risk takers and have been labelled the “Oscars” for the venture capital community.
- 15 September 2009
PER Candidate Offers
PER experienced a strong August with 10 offers to candidates, including Investor Relations and CFO roles.
- 28 July 2009
PER Placements
PER continues to see growth in the level of activity in the market with another seven placements in June and July, including two Associates, an Analyst, a CFO, an Investment Executive and two Investment Managers.
- 07 July 2009
July HR Breakfast - The benefits of good management team due diligence
HR professionals from across the Private Equity industry got together at a PER breakfast workshop to discuss the benefits of making good due diligence checks on management teams before investing and how a thorough referencing exercise can help predict success and guard against failure.
Our guest speaker was Lisa Williams of Pi Research Services Ltd. Lisa is a corporate intelligence consultant. Over the years, Lisa has managed a diverse portfolio of projects profiling businesses and individuals across industries and geographies. Her work focuses on due diligence checks, Know Your Customer requirements, pre-employment vettings, litigation support and fraud investigations. Lisa told us some fascinating war stories over coffee and croissants.
- 01 June 2009
PER Blog - Launched!
To compliment our hugely popular website, which has the highest number of job postings in Private Equity and Venture Capital in the UK, we have created a private equity blog to be equally popular with our clients.
The PER Blog - http://blog.perecruit.com, has weekly articles on people matters in private equity. In addition to HR related articles provided by PER, you will find interesting contributions by senior industry professionals in the form of “In First Person …” and “PE True Stories” articles.
The PER Blog Site has launched.
- 01 June 2009
PER placed seven candidates in May
Seven candidates, placed by PER, have started their new private equity roles in May, including an Associate, a Financial Controller, a Legal Associate, two Investment Directors, a Director and an Analyst.
- 27 May 2009
PER visited Warsaw in June
Our trip to Warsaw went very well. We had several interesting meetings with local and international private equity and venture capital investors there and now have two current searches for roles in Poland and a pipeline coming for the fall.
We met some outstanding candidates based in Warsaw and it seems we know a good number of the best junior private equity professionals who will become the rising stars in the sector. If you are interested in speaking to us about the private equity industry in Poland and about job opportunities, please contact us on amu@perecruit.com.
- 20 May 2009
PER in Switzerland
PER spent a few days in Switzerland catching up with existing clients and meeting potential new ones.
We had the opportunity to hear their thoughts on the market and plans going forward. Although it is believed that the buy-out market will remain tight for a bit longer, opportunities are still being reviewed and it is expected that deals will increase towards Q4/09. The secondaries space has been quite active with a substantial increase in deal flow which has kept some funds busy throughout the year.
In terms of recruitment, the funds in Switzerland have not experienced substantial lay-offs and teams will be looking to add additional professionals towards Q3-Q4. Areas that will be in demand will be fund of fund and secondaries experience as well as venture, particularly within the renewable energy space.
The funds are open to review candidates with international backgrounds but they must be committed to living in Switzerland and speak the relevant languages required.
If you are interested in working in the Nordic region, please email debbie.eidelman@perecruit.com or view the new roles on our Advanced job search page.
- 12 May 2009
Jeff Grout – Recruitment, Retention and Motivation: Key Factors for Surviving Turbulent Times
Gail McManus attended a very interesting discussion along with four HR professionals from the PE industry. The topics discussed were:-
- Develop recruitment campaigns that identify talent on a budget
- Create a strong Employer Brand to increase staff retention and loyalty
- Increase employee engagement and motivation in difficult times
In the current economic climate it is your people that hold the key to survival. Jeff Grout explored three crucial activities to this end - recruitment, retention and motivation.
The event was organised by the London Business Forum and took place at the Lewis Media Centre, London.
For further information please visit http://www.londonbusinessforum.com/events/recruitment_retention_motivation
- 29 April 2009
PER in Stockholm
PER met with a number of private equity funds in
Stockholm recently across all fund sizes. 
The mood amongst the funds was surprisingly upbeat and there was a real sense of promise for the coming 6-12 months.
Most of the funds had identified particular needs within their business for the coming year, and expected the latter part of 2009 and the start of next year to be busy times for recruitment. These needs ranged right across the experience range. International experience, which could be gained from a spell in London or
New York , was universally highly regarded, but not considered essential.
A willingness to be based in Stockholm, irrespective of nationality, was often regarded as pre-requisite, with offices in Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki not expected to be as active in the near future as the headquarters of larger funds based in
Stockholm .
If you are interested in working in the Nordic region, please email david.richardson@perecruit.com or view the new roles on our Advanced job search page.
- 21 April 2009
April HR Breakfast - Getting The Best Out Of The People You’ve Got
HR professionals from across the Private Equity industry got together at a PER breakfast workshop to discuss “How to get the best out of the people you’ve got” a particularly relevant topic in the current climate
.
Our guest speaker was Rosie Garwood. Rosie is head of Reflection Consulting and specialises in helping teams of all shapes and sizes to work effectively together focusing on performance, motivation and conflict resolution.
The session was both informative and thought provoking.
- 30 March 2009
European Private Equity Personality of the Year Award
PER were pleased to sponsor the Private Equity News, European Private Equity Personality of the Year Award.
Gail McManus presented this to deserving winner Martin Halusa, CEO of Apax Partners at the awards dinner held on Monday 30th March at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, London.
- 03 March 2009
PER were in the Middle East visiting Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Discussions with clients and candidates alike around the UAE showed a clear focus on the portfolio from most of the private equity firms that we met. Arabic speakers with relevant skills are in great demand. On the venture capital front, new funds are being set up, backed by government funding to promote growth into specific sectors or SMEs in the region.
If you are interested in working in the Middle East, please email anamaria@perecruit.com or view the roles in the Middle East on our Advanced job search page.
- 13 January 2009
January HR Breakfast
HR professionals from across the Private Equity industry got together at a PER breakfast workshop to discuss the benefits of coaching in the development of their teams and the managers of their portfolio businesses.
This event was run for PER by Ruth Storm and Frank Neale from IRRfc
- 08 January 2009
Private Equity Workshops
PER's Private Equity Workshops are proving very useful in this current climate. We run free early morning workshops on private equity interview techniques every other Friday in our office. The workshops cover :
- The different roles in private equity and venture capital and the skills required
- Matching your skills to the right firm
- Psychology behind the recruitment process
- What the private equity firms are looking for
- Top tips on how to illustrate these skills
- Answering the key questions
- Selling yourself successfully
Click here to find out our available dates
- 28 November 2008
Private Equity Forum
Lead advisory, transaction services and qualified accountants in corporate M&A have met leading mid-market private equity investors in a forum to discuss current issues and opportunities for private equity
A hands-on industry forum for executives to senior manager level from lead advisory, transaction services, qualified accountants in corporate M&A - met leading private equity investors and discussed current trends in the private equity sector.
This forum followed on from the success of our previous investment banking forum, shown below.
- 10 October 2008
Private Equity Foundation
Volunteers from the private equity industry assembled to add the finishing touches to a new community centre in Newham, London that they helped fund through the Private Equity Foundation (PEF).
Volunteers from firms such as Apax Partners, Bain Capital, Cinven Ltd, Doughty Hanson & Co. Ltd, Ernst & Young, GSC Group, Intermediate Capital Group PLC, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Permira Advisers LLP, Silver Lake, Summit Partners, TPG Capital LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges rolled up their sleeves to get involved in tasks ranging from gardening and painting to building a challenge course and play house.
They worked alongside some of the facility’s young beneficiaries, as well as representatives from Community Links, PEF’s partner charity in the venture. Thank you also to Private Equity Recruitment who sponsored the sweatshirts keeping everyone warm throughout the day.