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NICHE SEARCH FIRM
DEDICATED TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS AND THEIR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Set up in 2000, Cobalt Partners are high impact head hunters and our clients are Private Equity firms, big, medium and small and their portfolio companies.

We work at board level, where our focus is on identifying proven leaders; Chairmen, Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and other board members.

We act more as advisors than traditional head hunters drawing on a powerful network of authentic, entrepreneurial and proven business leaders to provide our clients with pre deal, post deal and exit support.

We work across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Services

We work under retainer for a group of non-competing Private Equity firms, big, medium or small, minority or majority. We also work with other clients on a project by project basis. We support our clients in identifying entrepreneurial and high impact business leaders who will take their portfolio companies through the next stages of growth.

Executive Search

We search for Chairs, Chief Executives, full C-suite, Operating Partners and Non-Executive Directors.

In each case the emphasis is on high impact individuals who bring very specific skills to the table.

Pre-Deal Work

We focus on identifying sector specific senior advisors to help our clients validate an investment thesis and guide our clients on the challenges, dynamics and growth opportunities within a specific sector or target.

We also identify incoming board and management team.

Management
Due Diligence

We do full team or individual Due Diligence for our clients on individuals they are seeking to put their money behind. Our work is tailored to the context and is a mix of “on list” and “off list” referencing. It is 360° and extremely comprehensive.

Exit Due Diligence

We provide Exit Due Diligence services to validate an intended exit strategy. Our approach is customised to the specific context and we cover all relevant aspects to deliver a 360° view, ensuring that our clients can confidently navigate their exit strategies.

Sectors

We are sector specialised and provide our clients with in-depth industry knowledge and expertise through our sub-sector deep dives, focusing on high growth and innovative areas.

Agribusiness

Business Services

Consumer

Education

Industrial

Healthcare

The healthcare team is 5 people strong and we hold a successful track record in the following sub-sectors:

COBALT AT A GLANCE

2000
established

3000+
searches executed

€200 Bn
client AUM

11
partners

9
languages spoken

50
countries covered

Our Differentiators:

A cohesive and international blue chip team
A powerful network of entrepreneurial business leaders
In-depth knowledge and expertise within our respective sectors
Intimate understanding of the dynamics of Private Equity
No corporate off limits
No time wasting and no politics

Our Values

We look for:

Blue chip entrepreneurs
who have a proven track record of value creation within large to medium sized corporates,
Rounded and commercial business people
who have the full range of operational and strategic skills,
Authentic, apolitical, straight forward business people
who are value not title focused,
Energetic self-starters
who are hands on and action and results orientated,
Charismatic communicators
who know how to lead and motivate their teams,
Long term business builders
who are not only interested in value creation but also in building a sustainable business.

NICHE SEARCH FIRM DEDICATED TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS AND THEIR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

WE ARE AGILE EXPERIENCED MULTICULTURAL MULTILINGUAL PROACTIVE