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Group CFO Opportunity – Private Equity backed software business, based in London. We are working on behalf of a c£20m revenue PE backed software business who are looking to bring in a permanent CFO. The business is growing both organically and via M&A, and boasts strong EBITDA margins. Software sector experience is preferred but we will also consider sectors with aligned recurring revenue business models. Private Equity is a must have and exit experience is preferred but not essential. Contact yasminramada@bronzegate.co.uk for further details. 

In our latest Private Equity Bulletin, Tom Birch provides an overview of the private equity market.Adam Akbar and Aled Homer also share their thoughts on how the CFO role is becoming more dynamic, and the unique challenges facing finance leaders at PE-owned businesses. 

2024 saw a welcome return to PE investing across Europe and we are already seeing a robust start to 2025 with an increased demand for value-creating PE CFOs and finance leaders. This buoyant market has resulted in the Bronzegate team growing to become the largest in Europe dedicated to the CFO and finance leadership agenda of PE-backed businesses. Here are some of our highlights from last year and we are looking forward to another exciting year in 2025! https://lnkd.in/eC3vwp3r

Welcome to Muneeb Mir to the Bronzegate team. Muneeb joins as a Senior Consultant, supporting with the research and assessment of CFOs across the mid- and large-cap PE markets. He has over four years of search experience in private equity businesses across EMEA. Muneeb is a great addition to our research and development team, further strengthening our ability to deliver original research to our 95 private equity clients across Europe.

We are delighted to announce that Georgina Cormack has joined the Bronzegate team. Georgina joins as a new Consultant in our research function and brings a wealth of CFO executive search experience to Bronzegate. She will be supporting our partners in the research and assessment of portfolio CFOs across mid-market and large-cap private equity sector. It is a great time for her to join our growing team as it has been a busy start to the new year as we working with several of Europe’s leading private equity firms on CFO and finance leader appointments in their portfolio companies. Welcome Georgina Cormack!

The days of CFOs just doing the numbers are long gone: finance leaders at PE-backed businesses increasingly need to add value in other areas beyond finance, according to recruitment specialists Bronzegate. We spoke to Adam Akbar and Aled Homer at our recent CFO Forum, for their take on how the CFO role is becoming more dynamic and what this means for portfolio companies looking to recruit and retain the best talent. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e5Dx46Kp #Privateequity #CFO

Our Finance Leadership team are working on a number of exciting roles in leading Private Equity backed businesses across Europe. For details on any of the below opportunities please reach out to Ella Trafford for a confidential conversation. - Group Financial Controller Professional Services €200- €300M Revenue (France) - VP Finance – SaaS, circa £20M Revenue (UK) - Group Financial Controller – Digital/Tech, circa £100M Revenue (UK) - Divisional CFO – SaaS, circa €100M Revenue (Netherlands) - Head of FP&A - Professional Services, circa £300M Revenue (Europe) - Director of Finance Operations - Professional Services, circa £300M Revenue (Europe)

We are delighted to welcome Louis Peace Pearce as a new Consultant at Bronzegate.   Louis has significant executive search experience and will be supporting with the research and assessment of CFOs across the mid- and large-cap PE sector. Louis is a great addition to our growing team, establishing Bronzegate as the largest team in Europe exclusively focused on delivering finance leadership talent to private equity backed companies.

We are delighted to share that Bronzegate has been shortlisted for the ‘Executive Search Firm of the Year’ at the Private Equity Wire European Awards. Voting is open for just one week and we would appreciate your support. Casting your vote should only take a moment. Vote here: https://lnkd.in/eVakJzTr The deadline for voting is Monday 13th January. - Please select the ‘Executive Search Firm of the Year’. - For your vote to be verified, please put your full name and company name in the comment box. This can be found by clicking on the company and 'add comment'. You only need to do this once. - You are not obliged to vote in every category. - Once you have voted for your preferred supplier(s), you can exit the page by clicking 'log out' in the bottom left hand corner. Your votes will automatically be saved. #PEWawards

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas. Thank you to the private equity and portfolio business who partnered with us this year. We look forward to working with you in 2025. #executivesearch #cfo #interimmanagement #happynewyear #privateequity