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Challenges such as technological innovation, increasing regulation and rising consumer expectations constantly redefine company needs and priorities. We help firms find senior executives who successfully navigate these challenges and drive value creation.
The ideal candidate must have unique personal qualities, cultural fit, and drive. We work closely with our clients to develop a deep understanding of their specific needs, values, and goals.
Our recruiting process is client-driven and shared in real time through our state-of-the-art web portal to foster high collaboration and full transparency resulting in the best hiring decisions.
Unexpected changes in leadership, inefficient or inequitable boards, and poorly designed compensation strategies disrupt company operations and undermine productivity. Our advisory services help companies overcome these challenges.
Effective succession planning is crucial for a smooth leadership transition and continued success. We help companies to assess their talent pool, design long-term succession plans, and manage next steps following an unexpected leadership departure.
High-performing boards are innovative, pragmatic, and diverse. We help companies to identify and recruit the talent that will bring effective leadership to the boardroom and drive value creation.
We analyse the relevant experience, compensation, and availability of potential talent in any given industry and geography.
Developing compensation strategies that attract and retain top talent is essential for an effective leadership team and a high-performance culture. We conduct extensive analysis of company compensation structures and craft strategies that support our client goals and values.
Evaluating the leadership team of a target company is a crucial, yet often neglected, aspect of M&A due diligence. We collect detailed confidential third-party references and evaluate executives, both before and after acquisition, to decrease the people risk in M&A transactions.
Challenges such as technological innovation, increasing regulation and rising consumer expectations constantly redefine company needs and priorities. We help firms find senior executives who successfully navigate these challenges and drive value creation.
The ideal candidate must have unique personal qualities, cultural fit, and drive. We work closely with our clients to develop a deep understanding of their specific needs, values, and goals.
Our recruiting process is client-driven and shared in real time through our state-of-the-art web portal to foster high collaboration and full transparency resulting in the best hiring decisions.
Unexpected changes in leadership, inefficient or inequitable boards, and poorly designed compensation strategies disrupt company operations and undermine productivity. Our advisory services help companies overcome these challenges.
Effective succession planning is crucial for a smooth leadership transition and continued success. We help companies to assess their talent pool, design long-term succession plans, and manage next steps following an unexpected leadership departure.
High-performing boards are innovative, pragmatic, and diverse. We help companies to identify and recruit the talent that will bring effective leadership to the boardroom and drive value creation.
We analyse the relevant experience, compensation, and availability of potential talent in any given industry and geography.
Developing compensation strategies that attract and retain top talent is essential for an effective leadership team and a high-performance culture. We conduct extensive analysis of company compensation structures and craft strategies that support our client goals and values.
Evaluating the leadership team of a target company is a crucial, yet often neglected, aspect of M&A due diligence. We collect detailed confidential third-party references and evaluate senior executives, both before and after acquisition, to decrease the people risk in M&A transactions.
The private equity industry is experiencing unprecedented growth and transformation. We have deep experience in the sector and understand how investors think and what drives equity value creation. We help recruit senior investment professionals as well as portfolio company executives who create value and make a real difference for the business. Our clients include:
Rising customer expectations, evolving regulatory requirements, and the rise of Big Data create new leadership challenges in the financial services sector. We help financial organizations to build and develop effective leadership teams to address the uncertainties of tomorrow. Our clients include:
The scope of the CFO role has expanded significantly. It is crucial that they also provide strategic perspectives, have a deep understanding of their industry, and demonstrate strong leadership. We help companies across industries and geographies hiring exceptional CFOs who are well-equipped to drive value creation.
The diversity and local character of real estate markets presents both challenges and opportunities. We work with businesses across all asset classes to hire, evaluate, and retain top executives who drive business transformation and create long-term value. Our clients include:
Skill Equity Partners is an owner managed independent boutique for bespoke leadership advice and executive search assignments for the alternative asset management industry. Operating out of Frankfurt and London, we and have deep experience in the sector and understand how investors think and what drives change and equity value creation. We help recruit senior investment professionals, portfolio company executives and advisors who create value and make a real difference for the business. Our recruiting process is client-driven and shared in real time through our state-of-the-art web portal to foster high collaboration and full transparency resulting in the best hiring decisions.
Before launching Skill Equity Partners in April 2021, Olaf spent over four years as a Partner at Spencer Stuart where he successfully built and led the Real Estate and Private Equity Practices in Germany and was a core member of the Global Financial Services Practice. Olaf has over two decades of experience in corporate finance, real estate and private equity, and has worked both as an adviser and investor. He brings a comprehensive, global industry perspective to the work with his clients.
Hands-on operational experience in private equity, real estate and financial services
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Olaf was a senior director at AlixPartners, where he served on the turnaround and performance improvement team in London and executed complex operational and financial restructurings across various industries. He also led multiple due-diligences and portfolio company transformations with leading private equity firms. Prior to that, Olaf spent over five years at Oaktree Capital Management, where he successfully closed multiple large transactions and played a major role in the operational and financial restructuring of several portfolio companies, including acting as interim CFO of a listed real estate company. Olaf started his career with Morgan Stanley in M&A.
Before joining Skill Equity Partners in December 2023, Jane spent over seven years as the Head of Strategic Hires for FTI Consulting (FTI) where she successfully built and led the talent acquisition function in EMEA to support the investment for double digit growth across FTI’s diverse portfolio of businesses. Prior to joining FTI, Jane was Head of Talent Acquisition EMEA at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for eight years.
Unique expertise as C-suite talent advisor, executive search consultant and brand ambassador
Her leadership in-house roles have shaped Jane into a very strategic search consultant. She is an expert both in attracting and hiring the best talent and getting the cultural fit just right for long-term success. Having worked for two of the largest restructuring firms in the world, Jane has a rich network of Chief Restructuring Officers, turnaround professionals, operating partners, M&A rainmakers and experts across the consulting market. Prior to working in-house, Jane worked for a boutique search firm specializing in management consulting and strategy operations, and on first arriving in the UK from Singapore, Jane worked for Korn Ferry.
