Empowering Recruitment
Entrepreneurs to Lead the Market
Strategic capital and proven expertise to overcome your growth challenges.
About Our Recruitment Focus
Growing a recruitment business brings big opportunities — and real challenges.
From finding top talent to scaling ops and managing costs, you need more than clients to grow — you need the right support behind you.
At Hamilton Bradshaw, we bring deep industry insight, hands-on experience, and smart capital to help you scale with structure, maintain quality, and lead with confidence.
We know recruitment — and we back founders who are serious about building something exceptional.
How We Help You and Your Business
Scaling a business comes with its own set of challenges. Whether you’re tackling operational inefficiencies, looking to innovate, or planning an exit strategy, Hamilton Bradshaw provides the expertise and guidance you need to navigate these stages with confidence.
It’s not just about attracting clients – it’s about attracting the right talent. With our extensive network, we connect you to top-tier candidates and industry leaders who can drive your business forward, giving you an edge in an increasingly competitive market.
Our vast network of industry experts, consultants, and business leaders gives you access to the best talent and resources. We connect you with the right people who can help you elevate your service offerings and expand your reach.
Our vast network of industry experts, consultants, and business leaders gives you access to the best talent and resources. We connect you with the right people who can help you elevate your service offerings and expand your reach.
Scaling a business comes with its own set of challenges. Whether you’re tackling operational inefficiencies, looking to innovate, or planning an exit strategy, Hamilton Bradshaw provides the expertise and guidance you need to navigate these stages with confidence.
It’s not just about attracting clients – it’s about attracting the right talent. With our extensive network, we connect you to top-tier candidates and industry leaders who can drive your business forward, giving you an edge in an increasingly competitive market.Our vast network of industry experts, consultants, and business leaders gives you access to the best talent and resources. We connect you with the right people who can help you elevate your service offerings and expand your reach.
Our vast network of industry experts, consultants, and business leaders gives you access to the best talent and resources. We connect you with the right people who can help you elevate your service offerings and expand your reach.
Case Studies
Joshua Robert
Josh Roberts is a specialist recruitment firm providing permanent and executive search solutions in property, construction, facilities management and social housing. With deep expertise in talent acquisition, the firm partners with high-growth businesses to deliver strategic hiring across legal, finance, and commercial functions.
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Founder: Josh Powell -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Property & Construction -
Status: Current
Darwin Hawkins
Darwin Hawkins is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on the Accounting & Finance sector. Established in 2018 by chartered accountants Niall O’Kelly and Mark Baker, the firm combines technical financial expertise with deep recruitment insight to deliver exceptional talent solutions to a diverse client base.
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Founder: Niall O’Kelly and Mark Baker -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Accountancy & Finance -
Status: Current
Beaumont Bailey
Established in 2019 with offices in London and New York, Beaumont Bailey is a highly specialised search partner to industrial and manufacturing organisations that are transforming the future of the built environment.
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Founder: James Pope -
Sector: Executive Search -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Meraki Talent
Meraki Talent is a recruitment and selection business founded in 2015 which focused on serving the hiring needs of employers in the Financial Services, Professional Services and Industry & Commerce sectors in the UK and Internationally.
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Founder: Andrew Welsh -
Sector: Finance & Professional Services -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Venatrix
Venatrix is Europe’s No 1 SaaS sales talent partner, placing sales and business development professionals in the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies.
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Founder: Elaine Tyler -
Sector: SaaS -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
IGA Talent Solutions
Leeds-based, IGA Talent Solutions, was founded in 2018 and is now operating across three sites in the UK and Switzerland. The IGA team are true specialists in their chosen sectors, covering insurance, actuarial, investments, technology and change & transformation.
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Founder: Peter Knowles & James Craven -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Alexander Mann Solutions
James launched his first recruitment venture in 1987, targeting niche markets with growth potential, which he grew to a multinational group with revenues of £130m, and 160 staff across 30 offices in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. James sold his interest in Alexander Mann Solutions to Advent International in 2002. Alexander Mann Solutions was most recently sold to OMERS for US$1 billion.
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Founder: James Caan track record prior to founding Hamilton Bradshaw -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
Humana International
In 1993, James co-founded the executive headhunting firm Humana International. Within 6 years, James and the Humana team were generating £50m of revenues, with 147 offices in 30 countries; with profits doubling year on year, the business quickly established itself and was included in the Virgin Fast Track 100 fastest growing UK companies. The success and geographical breadth of Humana attracted overseas interest, with a sale completed in 1999 to CDI Corp (the parent company of the recruitment giant MRI), giving significant return on the original investment.
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Founder: James Caan track record prior to founding Hamilton Bradshaw -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
nGAGE (formerly Human Capital Investment Group)
HCIG started in 2008 with an investment in Eden Brown, creating the platform for growth; over a period of 6 years to 2015, the platform completed two acquisitions and launched 9 start-ups. At the point of sale, CIG’s investment portfolio comprised 7 JVs and 3 existing businesses, generating £50m recruitment net fee income. The platform was sold to Graphite Capital, the London-based private equity firm, in 2014. Post the acquisition, the business was rebranded as nGAGE, and continues to do very well today.
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Founder: Richard Croft -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
VIDA
VIDA focuses in recruitment in sectors with innovation with technology in their core. VIDA’s clients represent some of the most exciting start-ups and scale-ups that are disrupting the status quo and innovating to create new markets and value networks in life sciences and disruptive technologies globally.
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Founder: Andy Preston -
Sector: MedTech & Biotech -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Recruitment Entrepreneur
Market leading provider in recruitment business funding and investment, supporting start-ups and established business that are looking to scale. RE partners with and empower budding entrepreneurs to build world-class recruitment businesses, capable of achieving a high equity value on exit. Since 2014, RE has invested in more than 32 talented founders, enabling them to launch and scale successfully.
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Founder: David Goldberg -
Sector: Recrutiment -
Industry: Recrutiment -
Status: Current
Adamsons & Partners
With a brand established for over 35 years, Adamson & Partners is recognised as a market leader in its sector, operating in Executive Search, recruitment and M&A transactions for IP and Legal. The team are headquartered in London with a second office in Munich. With a long standing, loyal and impressive blue chip client base the majority of the assignments are across Europe with a growing activity in the US.
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Founder: Julian Adamson -
Sector: Legal & intellectual property (IP) -
Industry: Executive Search -
Status: Current
Damicor
Founded in 2022, Damicor is a specialist recruitment partner providing tailored workforce solutions in Airport Construction, Engineering, and Supply Chain sectors.A specialist recruitment firm focusing on the property sector, providing tailored staffing solutions across residential and commercial real estate.
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Founder: Daniel Ellis-Bland -
Sector: Airport Infrastructure & Operations -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
GKR International
A specialist recruitment firm focusing on the property sector, providing tailored staffing solutions across residential and commercial real estate.
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Founder: Grant Kaveney -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Property -
Status: Current
SF Recruitment
UK-based specialist recruiter across finance, technology, and executive sectors, providing tailored recruitment services.
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Founder: Saira Demmer -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Finance, Tech, Executive -
Status: Current
Walter James
Walter James, co-founded in 2015, quickly became a leader in recruitment, specialising in consumer/retail, life sciences, and chemical sectors. In December 2021, US-based ZRG acquired Walter James, enhancing ZRG’s global talent advisory capabilities.
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Founder: James Absalom -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Executive Search -
Status: Realised
Ignata Finance
Launched in 2017, Ignata Finance is a leading executive search & finance recruitment business. US-based ZRG acquired Ignata Finance in March 2024, enhancing ZRG’s global talent advisory capabilities.
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Founder: Ben Searls & Vikki Searls -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Finance & Accountancy -
Status: Realised
Joshua Robert
Josh Roberts is a specialist recruitment firm providing permanent and executive search solutions in property, construction, facilities management and social housing. With deep expertise in talent acquisition, the firm partners with high-growth businesses to deliver strategic hiring across legal, finance, and commercial functions.
-
Founder: Josh Powell -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Property & Construction -
Status: Current
Darwin Hawkins
Darwin Hawkins is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on the Accounting & Finance sector. Established in 2018 by chartered accountants Niall O’Kelly and Mark Baker, the firm combines technical financial expertise with deep recruitment insight to deliver exceptional talent solutions to a diverse client base.
-
Founder: Niall O’Kelly and Mark Baker -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Accountancy & Finance -
Status: Current
Beaumont Bailey
Established in 2019 with offices in London and New York, Beaumont Bailey is a highly specialised search partner to industrial and manufacturing organisations that are transforming the future of the built environment.
-
Founder: James Pope -
Sector: Executive Search -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Meraki Talent
Meraki Talent is a recruitment and selection business founded in 2015 which focused on serving the hiring needs of employers in the Financial Services, Professional Services and Industry & Commerce sectors in the UK and Internationally.
-
Founder: Andrew Welsh -
Sector: Finance & Professional Services -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Venatrix
Venatrix is Europe’s No 1 SaaS sales talent partner, placing sales and business development professionals in the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies.
-
Founder: Elaine Tyler -
Sector: SaaS -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
IGA Talent Solutions
Leeds-based, IGA Talent Solutions, was founded in 2018 and is now operating across three sites in the UK and Switzerland. The IGA team are true specialists in their chosen sectors, covering insurance, actuarial, investments, technology and change & transformation.
-
Founder: Peter Knowles & James Craven -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Alexander Mann Solutions
James launched his first recruitment venture in 1987, targeting niche markets with growth potential, which he grew to a multinational group with revenues of £130m, and 160 staff across 30 offices in the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. James sold his interest in Alexander Mann Solutions to Advent International in 2002. Alexander Mann Solutions was most recently sold to OMERS for US$1 billion.
-
Founder: James Caan track record prior to founding Hamilton Bradshaw -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
Humana International
In 1993, James co-founded the executive headhunting firm Humana International. Within 6 years, James and the Humana team were generating £50m of revenues, with 147 offices in 30 countries; with profits doubling year on year, the business quickly established itself and was included in the Virgin Fast Track 100 fastest growing UK companies. The success and geographical breadth of Humana attracted overseas interest, with a sale completed in 1999 to CDI Corp (the parent company of the recruitment giant MRI), giving significant return on the original investment.
-
Founder: James Caan track record prior to founding Hamilton Bradshaw -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
nGAGE (formerly Human Capital Investment Group)
HCIG started in 2008 with an investment in Eden Brown, creating the platform for growth; over a period of 6 years to 2015, the platform completed two acquisitions and launched 9 start-ups. At the point of sale, CIG’s investment portfolio comprised 7 JVs and 3 existing businesses, generating £50m recruitment net fee income. The platform was sold to Graphite Capital, the London-based private equity firm, in 2014. Post the acquisition, the business was rebranded as nGAGE, and continues to do very well today.
-
Founder: Richard Croft -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Realised
VIDA
VIDA focuses in recruitment in sectors with innovation with technology in their core. VIDA’s clients represent some of the most exciting start-ups and scale-ups that are disrupting the status quo and innovating to create new markets and value networks in life sciences and disruptive technologies globally.
-
Founder: Andy Preston -
Sector: MedTech & Biotech -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
Recruitment Entrepreneur
Market leading provider in recruitment business funding and investment, supporting start-ups and established business that are looking to scale. RE partners with and empower budding entrepreneurs to build world-class recruitment businesses, capable of achieving a high equity value on exit. Since 2014, RE has invested in more than 32 talented founders, enabling them to launch and scale successfully.
-
Founder: David Goldberg -
Sector: Recrutiment -
Industry: Recrutiment -
Status: Current
Adamsons & Partners
With a brand established for over 35 years, Adamson & Partners is recognised as a market leader in its sector, operating in Executive Search, recruitment and M&A transactions for IP and Legal. The team are headquartered in London with a second office in Munich. With a long standing, loyal and impressive blue chip client base the majority of the assignments are across Europe with a growing activity in the US.
-
Founder: Julian Adamson -
Sector: Legal & intellectual property (IP) -
Industry: Executive Search -
Status: Current
Damicor
Founded in 2022, Damicor is a specialist recruitment partner providing tailored workforce solutions in Airport Construction, Engineering, and Supply Chain sectors.A specialist recruitment firm focusing on the property sector, providing tailored staffing solutions across residential and commercial real estate.
-
Founder: Daniel Ellis-Bland -
Sector: Airport Infrastructure & Operations -
Industry: Recruitment -
Status: Current
GKR International
A specialist recruitment firm focusing on the property sector, providing tailored staffing solutions across residential and commercial real estate.
-
Founder: Grant Kaveney -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Property -
Status: Current
SF Recruitment
UK-based specialist recruiter across finance, technology, and executive sectors, providing tailored recruitment services.
-
Founder: Saira Demmer -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Finance, Tech, Executive -
Status: Current
Walter James
Walter James, co-founded in 2015, quickly became a leader in recruitment, specialising in consumer/retail, life sciences, and chemical sectors. In December 2021, US-based ZRG acquired Walter James, enhancing ZRG’s global talent advisory capabilities.
-
Founder: James Absalom -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Executive Search -
Status: Realised
Ignata Finance
Launched in 2017, Ignata Finance is a leading executive search & finance recruitment business. US-based ZRG acquired Ignata Finance in March 2024, enhancing ZRG’s global talent advisory capabilities.
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Founder: Ben Searls & Vikki Searls -
Sector: Recruitment -
Industry: Finance & Accountancy -
Status: Realised
Our Approach
Our approach is straightforward, transparent, and designed to cater to your unique business needs. Here’s how we work together:
01
Proposal Submission
Start by submitting your business proposal, outlining the challenges you face, your growth objectives, and areas where you need support. We’ll carefully assess your submission to understand how we can best assist you.
02
Initial Consultation
After reviewing your proposal, we arrange a meeting to discuss your business in more detail. We take the time to understand the specific challenges and opportunities your firm faces within the real estate services sector.
03
Partnership and Growth Support
Once we’ve aligned on your goals, we offer not just the capital, but also operational expertise, strategic guidance, and access to our networks, ensuring that your real estate services business scales effectively.
04
Realising the Value You’ve Built
When the time comes, we help you capitalise on the business you’ve grown. Whether you’re pursuing a sale, secondary buyout, or IPO, we guide you through the exit process—ensuring your achievements are recognised and the value you’ve created is fully realised
The outcome? You scale faster, lead your market, and exit on your terms — with a partner who’s been there before.
Start your entrepreneurial journey now
Is your real estate professional services business ready to scale? Hamilton Bradshaw is here to support you with the capital, expertise, and networks you need to achieve sustainable growth.
Submit your business proposal today, and let’s begin discussing how we can help you achieve your business goals.