It’s true, we’ve come a long way from a single desk, in a spare bedroom. But we’ll never lose sight of where we came from – or forget the agility, the passion, and the people-first approach that defines us.
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June
2018
Sean Bourke founds Pearse Partners, after 7 years at Michael Page, the FTSE 250 recruitment firm. He names the company after his super-hero mum, taking her family name ‘Pearse’.
August
2018
New places, new faces. Pearse Partners moves into its first home, sharing office space with Rutherford Search.
December
2019
A little DIY never hurt anyone – especially in the name of business growth. Pearse Partners knocks down walls (literally and figuratively) to expand its office-floor space.
July
2021
Pearse Partners relocates to Metal Box Factory, outgrowing the old office space. Fortunately, it’s only across the road – a short distance for the office chairs, which in true Pearse Partners fashion the team wheel across themselves.
August
2021
Business booms. Processes evolve. New departments are born. For the first time, Pearse Partners divides into two distinct specialisms: Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity.
October
2021
Pearse Partners continues to expand, with the addition of an expert and fast-growing Hedge Fund team.
April
2022
Bigger. Better. Definitely slightly noisier. Pearse Partners doubles its office size, moving from a 1000 sq. ft to a 2000 sq. ft office space, within the Metal Box Factory.
May
2022
More results. More specialists. The new Pearse Partners Debt team begins operating. Hitting the ground running with big clients and impressive candidates.
October
2022
Pearse Partners continues to go from strength to strength. Forging new industry relationships, entering new geographies, and matching the best candidates with the right clients.
October
2022
We expand operations again and welcome the ESG team to Pearse Partners. This has allowed us to work with talented professionals in all areas of ESG, from influential leaders to push sustainable investment and corporate citizenship agendas, to analysts and reporting practitioners.
October
2022
Powered as part of Pearse Partners, Pearse Professionals is born as a specialist search firm focussing exclusively on Portfolio and Senior Finance mandates across Private Equity and the Financial Services industry.
January
2023
Quite possibly our proudest moment to date, we secure our first official home! Next to the OXO Tower, right on the Thames, we are excited to invite clients and candidates to come and meet us!
It’s that simple, we love the financial services industry. And as a team, we bring our enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity to every search.
As specialists in Front Office Financial Services, we make it our business to possess the most thorough and up-to-date industry knowledge. Always.
We’re a business run by real people for real people. That means listening to the needs of our clients and candidates – and always being at the end of a phone, for any advice.
Our approach is considered and methodical. It combines our profound industry knowledge with extensive experience and trusted relationships to achieve great results.
All
Corporate Finance
Private Equity
Investor Relations and Fundraising
Credit
ESG
Operations
Favourite Pearse Partners memory?
Clay pigeon shooting, driving around in a McLaren and relaxing in a 17 bedroom house in the cotswolds for our incentive trip!
How do you try to approach the job differently?
Bring some personality into everything you do it will pay dividends
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?
Rockstar
Top three dinner guests? (can be anyone, dead or alive)
Jack Grealish, Louis Theroux and Ricky Gervais
What did you want to be when you were older?
An M&A recruiter
If you could swap lives with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Elon Musk, would love to know what goes on in his head
Why are you in search?
Didn’t make it as professional tennis player.
Favourite Books?
Animal Farm- George Orwell
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas – Hunter S Thompson
Junky – William S Burroughs
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
Where have you lived?
Coventry, Bath, NY, London
Favourite Pearse Partners memory?
Doing the Yorkshire 3 peaks.
What do you think is the key to successfully executing a mandate?
Communication, transparency/honesty
Favourite travel destination?
Sri Lanka – the food/people/scenery
Also Japan & India
How do you try to approach the job differently?
I most value my personal connections with clients and candidates alike.
Favourite Film?
Batman Begins
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?
F1 Driver
Why are you in search?
Matching clients to candidates, finding someone their dream role in a market I’m passionate about is a great job to have.
What’s something that most people don’t know about you?
Well, the people I drove mad for sponsorship know, but I completed the London Marathon, RideLondon 100 and Swim Serpentine (The London Classics) all in one year all for Haematology Cancer Care at UCLH.
Favourite Books?
It by Stephen King, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Basically anything as long as they’ve made a film of it!
Why are you in search?
I’m passionate about the Debt markets that I cover, and enjoy the thrill of helping to advance careers and improve the businesses that I work for by placing top tier talent.
Favourite Book?
If I’m trying to impress I’d say Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, if I’m honest it’s probably the lord of the rings trilogy given the amount of times I’ve read them.
Favourite travel destination?
As a proud Kiwi it’s hard to beat Central Otago in the South Island
Why are you in search?
The blend of competition, a people focus and teamwork is pretty much me in a nutshell.
Favourite travel destination?
Anywhere without the kids. I love them but parents will understand.
Where have you lived?
Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, London, Los Angeles, Phoenix & Arizona
What is your favourite holiday destination?
Egypt as I really enjoyed snorkelling in the Red Sea, however I love the sun, so anywhere hot!
What did you want to be when you were older?
I always wanted to be a Police Officer or a Barrister.
If you could swap lives with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Rhianna, I would love to share her wardrobe!
If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
I would drive an F1 car around a race circuit for a day.
Favourite destination to travel too?
During winter it would be New York, for summer Hawaii is hard to beat!
How many languages do you speak?
I speak two languages, German and English
What is your favourite holiday destination?
Rainforest
Friends character that most resonates with you?
Chandler or Ross, depending on the day
What is your biggest goal to achieve within your new role?
To build out the ESG division within Pearse Partners and add ESG and Impact Recruitment as an offering to clients
Favourite Pearse Partners memory?
Making our first placement, proved we could do it
How do you try to approach the job differently?
People want to work with people so I make sure I’m myself
Favourite Book?
Great Gatsby, Long Walk To Freedom
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?
Professional jockey
Where have you lived?
Wales, Australia, New Zealand, now London!
What’s something people don’t know about you?
I tripped King Charles whilst helping him in his garden. (this was before he was King, but still counts) also goes down as one of my most embarrassing moments.
Is your glass half full or half empty?
Half full for sure
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
London has always been at the top of my list but, I’d love to have a second home in The Netherlands or Spain
What’s something that most people don’t know about you?
I used to play the flute, saxophone and piano when I was younger but, I gave them up because I wanted to be a horse rider instead of a musician
Looking for a challenge? Want to join an exceptional team of dedicated professionals? Here at Pearse Partners, we’re still at the beginning of our journey, but our ambition is giant.
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