Building the teams behind the world’s leading retained search organisations.
North America | EMEA | APAC
Maiden Marc Advisory is a specialist executive search-to-search firm, founded out of London by Brendan Roycroft in 2011.
From our inception, we have worked exclusively with retained search businesses across North America, EMEA and APAC — placing Associates, Senior Associates, Principals and Partners into high-performing boutiques and global platforms.
This isn’t transactional recruitment.
It’s long-term, strategic talent advisory for the executive search industry.
Why executive search firms choose us?
We know your world and how retained search firms operate, understanding team dynamics, succession planning and platform growth strategy.
We advise clients on:
- Team composition
- Salary and bonus benchmarking
- Market positioning and competitor intelligence
- Long-term succession and revenue growth strategy
When we represent firms in the market, we pride ourselves on acting as genuine brand ambassadors, with context for what they're building and the industry credibility to deliver the message with impact.
300+ placements across 4 continents
15+ years focused exclusively on the executive search-to-search market
95% repeat business rate
15 countries successfully placed in
We are a relationship-led business with a majority of our work coming from long-standing partnerships and personal referrals.
From emerging boutiques building their first Associate team, to established platforms hiring Equity Partners, we partner with retained search firms operating across:
- Financial Services (Hedge Funds, Banking, Asset Management)
- Private Equity and Portfolio Company Search
- Professional Services (Consulting, Legal)
- Tech as a sector (including VC-backed, SaaS, Fintech)
- Industrials, Energy & Commodities (Financial and Physical)
- Consumer (Board, C-Suite and Management)
- Functional specialisms (CFO, digital, data and technology, corporate functions, GTM, etc.)