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Grow Your Recruitment Business
Hamilton Bradshaw provides all of the tools, capital and expertise to take your business to the next stage and ultimately to create real personal value
With the backing of Hamilton Bradshaw, you access a dedicated team with expertise in recruitment, finance, operations, media, marketing, strategy, talent and exit planning. Furthermore, you tap into a network of entrepreneurs, who have first-hand experience of the path you are on, because they’ve been there themselves.
Accessing best-in-class and shared learnings not only from the HB team but also that of 30 industry leading CEOs from across the portfolio provides you with an incredible platform from which to accelerate growth to create value in your business.
Our team has a track record of exiting through public listing, trade sales and secondary sales to private equity firms.
Through buy-and-build platforms, we are able to leverage the scale of the group and create synergies between businesses to achieve maximum value for all shareholders at the point of sale.
Case Studies
DRC Locums
Hamilton Bradshaw invested in DRC Locums in 2009 to partner with the management team to scale their existing operations. In partnership with HB, the management team was strengthened by bringing in Jason Stewart as the CEO to lead the business through a transformational period.
In 2011 HB facilitated the joint venture with Rachel McKenzie to form Retinue, an MSP proposition which has become one of the leading MSP providers to the NHS. In 2013, the business expanded its offering and launched a nursing division which has been the fastest growing division in the company.
Eden Brown - Sold
Hamilton Bradshaw invested in Eden Brown in 2007 as the cornerstone investment in the Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG), their flagship buy-and-build platform in the staffing sector.
At the point of investment, Eden Brown covered the construction and technical sectors and had grown to profits just shy of £2m. Today, through HCIG’s organic and M&A strategy, the group has increased both net fees and profits significantly, and has built its contractor book to over 5,000 temps paid each week, and now has 16 brands in its portfolio. They have made a number of acquisitions including Resourcing Group and Synergy, and have backed start-ups including Caritas.
Eden Brown was sold as part of the MBO of the Human Capital Investment Group, backed by Graphite Private Equity in November 2014.
Gemini People
The company grew from 3 people to more than 55 in a short space of time and has won many awards, including Mara Best Integrated Agency and coming 8th in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. Hamilton Bradshaw recently supported the company to purchase one of its main competitors Purple Consultancy, giving the business it’s first acquisition, a faster growth rate and an even broader footprint in the sector.
Voyage
Hamilton Bradshaw backed entrepreneur Simon Fellowes to fulfil his ambition to create a leading recruitment business in the energy sector.Hamilton Bradshaw has helped Simon to build a quality team and to grow the business internationally in a turbulent market, with a focus on quality of service and a diverse range of sub-sectors.
With its tailored approach to client service delivery, today the company is proud to be a key supplier to some of the world’s largest energy clients placing contractors in over 50 countries each year. Voyage is achieving its growth both organically and through acquisition. Hamilton Bradshaw has supported the company in the purchase of two recruitment companies in the space, providing specialisms in two key sub-sectors and further scale/diversification to the growing group business.
Meet The Experts
Meet our Investment Experts who work directly with the management teams in our portfolio
Deepak Jalan
Chief Investment Officer
Deepak is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from London Business School. Since 2004, he has been involved in every transaction, serving as the Investment Committee and responsible for structuring every deal. His financial expertise is exemplary, working with our management teams to ensure financial health and stability to support further growth. He sits on the boards of a number of our businesses including HCIG, and has been instrumental in the structuring of our buy-and-build platforms as well as our exit strategies.
His financial expertise is exemplary and often works with our management teams to ensure financial health and stability to support further growth. He sits on the boards of a number of our businesses including HCIG, and has been instrumental in the structuring of our buy-and-build platforms as well as our exit strategies.
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dj@hbpe.com
Stephen Mix
Investment Manager
Stephen worked within two startups that achieved partial exits, before obtaining an MBA at Imperial College and joining HB in 2009 as an investment manager. Stephen was involved initially in the early-stage businesses that James invested in on Dragons’ Den, before managing some of the first recruitment businesses that HB was investing in.
Today, Stephen manages a number of high performing staffing businesses including Exsurgo, DRC Locums and HB Retinue. He provides strong business expertise from marketing and strategy to financial and operation control. He is also very involved in identifying senior talent and investment opportunities for his portfolio companies. Furthermore, Stephen is leading our investment strategy into the Payroll Services sector, managing our current portfolio including Walker Smith and IPRS.
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smix@hbpe.com
Eliot Darcy
Investment Manager
After graduating from Nottingham University with an MSci in Chemistry and Molecular Physics, Eliot trained as a Chartered Accountant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers in London. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in London, Eliot Joined the London Technology Fund as an Investment Manager, where he played an active role in new investments, managing portfolio companies and engineering exits.
Since joining HB, as an Investment Manager at HB, Eliot has developed a thriving portfolio of businesses that he manages. He sits on the boards of a number of our start-up brands including Gemini Search, Voyage Global Energy and HB International as well as Euromedica. Eliot provides the management teams with the tools they need to accelerate growth and continue to build value for themselves as owners of the businesses.
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ed@hbpe.com