Whilst it is our clients who pay for our services, we feel it is an important part of our role to help and support candidates in several ways:

• organising a range of networking events (in London and regionally)
• organising various sector-specific events
• organising conferences with a focus on the private equity sector
• providing an online channel through which registered candidates can be approached by clients with regard to deal origination, due diligence, consultancy projects in addition to recruitment opportunities

A dangerous thing?

A little knowledge may be a dangerous thing, but having no knowledge at all is reckless in the extreme!

This is particularly so for candidates hoping to find an opportunity in a private equity backed business. Over and above the usual rigours of any executive recruitment process, these candidates also have to cope with:

• a prolonged search for the right opportunity
• a rigorous referencing and due diligence regime
• assessing a personal investment in the business
• risk that our client’s transaction may not complete

It is for this reason that we commissioned a MORI survey into MBIs from the candidates’ perspective – see finding a deal. This report assesses the personal challenges of undertaking an MBI search and provides a wealth of insights into the process and the possible rewards.

The other articles in this knowledge base section are similarly an attempt to provide some basic advice for candidates contemplating an MBI.