Placing
Personalities

The right personalities change what is possible. We find them.

Executive Search and Leadership Advisory for owner-led businesses and private equity in the DACH region.

Hire the Personality, Not the Profile
Private Equity Leadership: What Makes a Portfolio Company CEO Succeed
Value Creation Starts with Leadership Transformation
Insights
Hire the Personality, Not the Profile
Insights
Private Equity Leadership: What Makes a Portfolio Company CEO Succeed
Insights
Value Creation Starts with Leadership Transformation
Retention
+90%
Of candidates we place
remain after 24 months.
Relationships
80%
Of our work comes from
repeat clients.
Reputation
9/10
New mandates result from direct
recommendations.
Focus
100%
DACH. Sector-
focused.
Services

Where we engage

We partner with management teams, owners, and private equity investors on critical leadership decisions. From CEO successions and board placements to building high-performing leadership levels and teams.

Board Advisory / CEO Search

CEO succession. Board placements. Leadership transitions

Executive Search

C-Level, VP, Director roles. Cross-functional key positions. Interim executives

Leadership Advisory

Leadership decisions grounded in analytics
Why us

What sets us apart

01

Mid-market
roots

Long-standing collaboration with business owners and investors.
02

Strategic
perspective

Holistic view based on work in execution roles, consulting, and PE environments.    
03

Personal
accountability

One mandate, one point of contact. From first conversation to completion.
04

Evidence,
not gut feeling

Personal judgement, sharpened by AI-powered diagnostics.
Focus

Mid-Market DNA

We work with businesses where accountability is personal, and leadership has a direct impact on results.

Private Equity
& Portfolio Companies

Building leadership structures and teams that accelerate growth, professionalize structures and deliver measurable value creation.

Family & Owner-led Businesses

Support for growth, succession, and transformation. With emphasis on culture, continuity, and entrepreneurship.

Software & Digital

SaaS businesses and platforms, vertical software providers, digital infrastructure and IT services providers, tech-based businesses.

Consumer & Health

Consumer product companies, healthcare services providers, medical technology businesses, consumer health and regulated product companies.

Industrial Tech

SaaS scale-ups and platforms, vertical software providers, digital infrastructure and IT services providers, tech-based businesses.

Business Services

Specialized B2B service providers, multi-site service platforms, outsourced service companies, professional services firms

Meet the Team

Search craft with strategic depth. For placements that fit the situation, not just the job spec.
Sebastian Leonhard

Sebastian Leonhard

Managing Partner
Philipp Paul

Philipp Paul

Managing Partner
Theresa del Alamo Iglesias

Theresa del Alamo Iglesias

Director
Björn Gerstner

Björn Gerstner

Director
Steffen Greiner

Steffen Greiner

Manager
Charlotte Hering

Charlotte Hering

Manager