Executive Search · Mayfair, London
Connecting business with exceptional talent.
A discreet, relationship led executive search practice placing C suite leaders and advisors across the world's most demanding industries.
About ACA
Professionalism is the foundation of our business.
We are a boutique executive search firm built on three decades of relationships across the City of London and international markets.
Our consultants are experienced professionals drawn from senior positions across the industries they now serve. They combine firsthand operating insight with a discreet, consultative approach, working as a trusted extension of our clients' leadership teams to identify and secure the people who define a business's next chapter.
The strength of our practice is reflected in a single statistic: more than three quarters of our work originates from repeat clients and personal referrals.
More about usOur Practice
Specialist sectors. Senior mandates.
We place C suite leaders, non executive directors and senior advisors across thirteen specialist sectors, each served by consultants with firsthand operating and advisory experience.
Alternative Asset Management
Private equity, hedge funds, private credit, infrastructure and venture: leadership talent for asset gathering, investment and operations.
02Hedge Funds
Global macro, long/short, multi strategy and quant platforms: CIOs, Portfolio Managers and Heads of Research.
03Private Equity
Senior investment professionals and value creation leaders for PE firms and their portfolio companies.
04Venture Capital
Partners, principals and founder ready CEOs and CTOs for early and growth stage investors.
05Asset Management
CIOs, fund managers, distribution heads and product leaders across traditional and alternative managers.
06Wealth Management
CEOs, CIOs, Regional Heads and Senior Relationship Directors for private banks and wealth advisors.
07Family Office
CIOs, investment directors and governance advisors for single and multi-family offices across the UK and Europe.
08Insurance
Chief Underwriting Officers, Chief Actuaries and Operations leaders across Lloyd's and the London market.
09Legal
General Counsel, Managing Partners and Heads of Compliance for law firms and in-house teams.
10Technology, AI & Data
CTOs, CIOs, VP Engineering and Chief AI/Data Officers for scale ups and enterprise platforms.
11Life Sciences
CEOs, Chief Medical Officers and R&D leaders for healthcare providers and biotech ventures.
12Energy
CEOs and transformation executives for renewables, conventional power and utilities.
13Real Estate
Senior investment professionals and asset management leaders across commercial, residential and alternative classes.
In the Room
Senior people. Senior conversations.
Every mandate is led personally by a partner, from the first briefing through to the candidate's first 100 days.
That is how we have built three decades of trust with the firms, founders and family principals we work for. It is also why three quarters of our work returns to us, year after year, through the doors of clients who already know how we operate.
Our approach
"Our role is to find the leaders who define what comes next, and to do it with the discretion the appointment deserves."
ACA Executive SearchOur Approach
A disciplined search, built on relationships.
Every mandate is led by a partner. Every shortlist is the product of original research, deep sector knowledge and three decades of network.
Define
We work with you to articulate the role, the success profile and the cultural context the appointment will operate within.
Research
Bespoke market mapping combined with our long standing network produces a longlist grounded in evidence, not databases.
Engage
We approach candidates discreetly, assess against the brief, and present a considered shortlist with full diligence.
Secure
We support negotiation, onboarding and the first 100 days, protecting the appointment long after acceptance.