About Us

About Us

Our business involves building long-term relationships between private equity investors and industry management teams. We are organised into specialist country and sector teams and work hard to earn the status of trusted advisor in our markets.

Business at a Glance

Who we are and what we do

Skillcapital is a global executive search firm focused on the private equity industry.

Our History

Skillcapital's story

Skillcapital was founded in 1998 by CEO Tim Macready, with backing from Soros Private Equity Partners.

Leadership Team

our partner group

Skillcapital is run as a partnership led by our COO Jamie Oppenheimer and our CFO Barrie Poulter. Our partner team includes a range of sector and country specialists.

Where We Operate

Europe and North America focus

We are a global firm with our headquarters in London and offices in New York, Paris and Munich.

Testimonials

in the words of our clients

Views from a few private equity fund clients.