BSG Team Ventures

BSG Team Ventures is the retained executive search business known as BSG, which recruits senior leaders for growth-stage companies worldwide. It concentrates on what it calls builder-leaders, people suited to scaling a business, and has placed candidates since 1997. Working with its sister brands Talent Sequencing and TalentBench, it designs, recruits and coaches leadership teams.

What BSG Team Ventures offers

• Retained executive search — searches for chief executives and other senior roles, handled on a retained basis rather than contingency.
• Interim executives — the iExec service places interim leaders.
• Team design and coaching — shaping and developing leadership teams through its companion brands.
• Candidate support — guidance for executives going through a search.

Who it works with

Two in three of its retained searches have been for private equity-backed businesses, mostly in the middle market. Sector knowledge covers SaaS software, for-profit education, healthcare services and technology, business process outsourcing, manufacturing and retail.

Key facts

• Placing candidates since: 1997
• External hire rate: 90.2% of searches end in an external hire
• Team experience: An average of 24 years in executive search
• Track record: More than 300 senior-level searches