The Global Investor Specialising in Recruitment
We create value for business founders
We are a global private equity investor who works alongside experienced recruitment business leaders to establish themselves as entrepreneurs and help them successfully start, scale, and exit their recruitment business.
Our overall objective is to support our joint venture partners to maximise the value of their business, by improving existing processes and developing a strategic plan toward a profitable exit.
Benefits of Partnership
With a diverse network of industry leaders and experts across the world, many of whom have built and scaled their own businesses, Recruitment Entrepreneur provides the knowledge, strategic support, mentorship, operational infrastructure, and expert resources required to cover all areas of your business:
- Overall review and strategy of your planned or existing recruitment business
- Support with talent attraction
- Employee learning and development program
- CEO coaching and mentoring
- Brand development and marketing support
- Advice on customer acquisition strategies
- Guidance on finance and reporting
- Set up and management of operational infrastructure
- HR & Legal advice and resources
Our objective, through our ever-expanding international network, is to provide every founder with the support and resources needed to develop a recruitment business with real value at every stage of their journey.
Outside the UK, and alongside our local partners, these are the countries we currently support to start up or scale a successful recruitment business: India, the Middle East, New Zealand, and the USA.
Our founder & Chairman
James Caan CBE
Having founded Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014, former Dragons' Den star and serial entrepreneur James Caan CBE plays a pivotal role in shaping each business within our portfolio.
James has been in recruitment for over 30 years and invests in recruitment companies of all sizes across various geographies and sectors.
Alexander Mann, his first recruitment business, sold in 2013 for £260 million. His second recruitment venture, Humana International, grew to 140 offices across 30 countries.
With 3 million followers, James was named LinkedIn’s second most influential voice of 2017. His global network, both online and offline, has assisted our current CEOs in attracting the best talent, clients and candidates to their businesses.
