Our Focus

Founded in 2016, for almost a decade Equity Executive have been hiring business leaders for PE backed, tech-led companies across the UK. Equity Executive was founded by Danny Vanner, a Law graduate and experienced executive search professional in the worlds of tech and PE. Today Danny continues to run the firm with the support of a small, superstar team. Below is a list of the positions we focus on, sectors we focus on and PE situations we focus on. Visit the “Our Focus” page listed above to learn more.

Positions we focus on:

Chairperson

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Commercial, Sales, Marketing

Tech-led sectors we focus on:

Software & Data

Tech Infrastructure & Comms

Media & Information

Consumer Internet

Fintech

PE situations we focus on:

Professionalisation

Expansion

Exit Preparation

Turnaround

 

Positions We Focus On

Chairperson

A high calibre Chairperson is ideally placed to lead the board, optimise decision-making, prioritise strategy, ensure appropriate governance, manage investor relations and support fundraising activities, guide and mentor the CEO, build and develop the leadership team, ensure impartiality and accountability and act as custodian to the business.

Chief Executive Officer

An effective CEO will develop an optimal strategy, attract and allocate capital, build and develop a high performance leadership team, review, monitor and improve company performance, develop and maintain a strong company culture and effectively manage relationships with investors and other key parties.

Chief Financial Officer

A strong CFO can provide accurate, forward looking figures for the board, devise and support the company’s strategy through the provision of financial insight, partner the CEO with fundraising and investor relations, develop metrics that focus behaviours towards customer value and encourage the prudent use of capital.

Commercial, Sales, Marketing

A strong Commercial Leader shapes the customer strategy, drives profitable customer behaviour, grows the customer base, revenues and profits and works with the CEO to communicate the company vision and use this as part of their long-term strategy for creating new opportunities and markets.

Tech-led Sectors We Focus On

Software & Data

ERP

CRM

Accounting & Finance

Human Resources

Outsourcing

Procurement & Supply Chain

Business Process Management

Business Intelligence

IT, Data Storage, Information Security

Media & Information

Online Media

Publishing

Information Services

Adtech

Martech

Consumer Internet

Online Retail

Direct to Consumer

Subscriptions

Marketplaces

Affiliates

Payments

Tech Infrastructure & Comms

Telco

IT Managed Services

Data Centres

Cable & Fibre

Network Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Internet of Things

IT Hardware

Fintech

Retail Banking

Investment Banking

Payments

Personal Financial Management (PFM)

Wealth

Lending

PE Situations We Focus On

Professionalisation

Senior executives who know what good looks like and can quickly innovate to improve output and meet the expectations of your new investors through process improvement, systems change and people development

Expansion

The next generation of leadership ideally placed to scale further through new product development, sales and marketing development, new market entry, international expansion and strategic M&A activity

Exit Readiness

Chairmen, CEOs & CFOs that have led successful exits through trade sale, buyout and IPO and can maximise returns by assessing a company’s readiness to enter a sale process, taking actionable steps to position the business favourably to potential acquirers, play a key role in the due diligence process and see the company through to exit.

Turnaround

Experts in turnaround to take control of cashflow, reduce costs, refinance and restructure debt if necessary, improve the business proposition, finance the turnaround plan and make sure the right team is in place to execute the plan