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In Conversation With… Federico Charosky, CEO of Quorum Cyber: The Impact of AI on Cyber Security

It’s clear that almost every industry is experiencing a degree of disruption as a result of AI. To ...

Fairgrove Ranked Among UK’s Leading M&A Consulting Providers

Fairgrove is delighted to announce that it has been named by Consultancy.uk as one of the UK’s leading ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2023

Our expertise in our four core sectors (Business Services, Technology, Industrials, and Consumer) has continued to grow in ...

Diversity, (private) Equity, and Inclusion: Why Investors are Betting on DE&I

From the #MeToo movement to Black Lives Matter, the past few years have brought issues of diversity, equity, ...

Net Promoter Score® – How Do Ewe Like Yours?

There have been various policy shifts this week, including changes to the way the police must handle protests ...

Hasta La Vista, Manual Processes: Key Technologies and Trends in the Intelligent Automation Market

As automation technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, businesses are exploring new ways to streamline their ...

International Women’s Day 2023

To mark International Women’s Day at Fairgrove, we asked a few of our female colleagues to share stories ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2022

Our expertise in our four core sectors has continued to grow in the second half of 2022. We ...

HR Technology: Boring? AI don’t think so…

Investment in HR Technology has skyrocketed in recent times, with VC investment increasing almost fourfold from Q1 2020 ...

Be Audit You Can Be: Accounting Firm Consolidators Demonstrate Room For Growth

"Accountants work to shed ‘boring tag’ amid hiring crisis” was a recent headline in the FT1. However, with ...

Home-To-Lab Health Testing: Lockdown Fad or Here to Stay? 

Smartwatches have become almost ubiquitous, virtual GP appointments allow patients to access medical advice from anywhere, and apps ...

Fairgrove’s Summer Offsite Team Building

On Wednesday, Fairgrove made the most of the UK heatwave for our summer offsite team-building event, spending the ...

Team Fairgrove Runs J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge

On Wednesday, Oli Lestner, Sophie McGurk, and Sophie Paine represented Fairgrove at the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 5.6km run around Battersea Park in London. ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2022

The first half of 2022 saw Fairgrove continue to build on its expertise in its four core sectors. ...

Spotlight on Business Services Private Equity Deals in 2021

Fairgrove has done an in-depth review of private equity deals in business services, segmenting deals by area and ...

Fairgrove Annual Strategy Offsite

Fairgrove Partners recently returned from its annual strategy offsite after spending Thursday 28th and Friday 29th April at ...

Title Sealed in Fifth Fairgrove Six Nations Competition

Congratulations to Steve Douglas of Arden Partners, who has won the fifth annual Fairgrove Six Nations Predictor Competition. Contestants ...

Plenty More Phish: Opportunities for Private Equity in Cyber Security

There are two types of company, so the saying goes: those that have been hacked and those that ...

Introducing Our “Women at Fairgrove” Initiative

Here at Fairgrove, we aim to cultivate an environment where everyone has the support and guidance they need ...

Fairgrove Recognised as a Finalist for Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year

Fairgrove Partners is delighted to announce that it has been recognised as a finalist for Commercial Due Diligence ...

Fairgrove’s Climate Positive Workforce

We are pleased to announce that Fairgrove Partners now has a climate positive workforce. Through partnering with Ecologi, ...

The Evolving Consumer Journey

It takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days to form a habit1, and given that we have been ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2021

The second half of 2021 saw Fairgrove work on a number of new assignments in various industries and ...

Fairgrove Completes the Soldier 30:30 Race

Six members of the Fairgrove team, Oli Lestner, Chris Anguelov, Will Slynn, Henry Biddlecombe, Calvin Kong, and Nikhil ...

New Offices for the Growing Fairgrove Team

As Fairgrove Partners continues its growth journey, and welcomes new joiners to the team, we are delighted to ...

Fairgrove Team Impresses on the Racing Track

The Fairgrove team enjoyed a day out go-karting, for the annual summer away-day.  (Almost all) team members demonstrated ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2021

In the first half of 2021, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

Private Equity: Sport’s Newest Fans

The global sports industry is estimated to be worth between $400-500bn, having grown steadily at c.6% per annum ...

Title Sealed in Fourth Fairgrove Six Nations Competition

Congratulations to Matthew Holmes, of Chiltern Capital, who has won the fourth annual Fairgrove Six Nations Predictor Competition. ...

Buy-and-Build Strategies in Human Capital Management

The increasing importance of digitalised and automated processes following the outbreak of COVID-19 is probably best summed up ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2020

In the second half of 2020, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

Are UK SaaS Businesses Investing in Enough Product Development to Support Upsell Growth?

Recent years have seen significant growth in private equity interest and investment in “software as a service” businesses ...

Title Sealed in Third Fairgrove Six Nations Competition

Paul Skipworth, of Inverleith LLP, has won the third annual Fairgrove Six Nations Predictor Competition. Contestants had to ...

Price Comparison Websites: Britain’s Next Export?

Financial services, period dramas, and queuing are obvious. But as an answer to the question “What is Britain ...

The State of Surveillance

Rising crime (and cost of crime), shrinking police numbers, technological innovation and an associated fall in production costs ...

Spotlight on the Impact of Coronavirus: Consumer Trends in a Post-COVID World

Crisis can drive structural changes in consumer behaviour: the UK recession in 2008-09 spurred demand for value-for-money, which ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2020

In the first half of 2020, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

Fairgrove Donates to the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Appeal

Fairgrove has made its annual charitable donation to the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Appeal. The Covid-19 Urgent Appeal ...

Rail SME Suppliers are on the Right Track

The last funding cycle (Control Period 5, which ran from April 2014-19) brought significant levels of investment into ...

First Five-a-Side Outing for Fairgrove FC

Thursday marked the company’s first sporting escapade with a 5-aside football match against Atheneum Partners. The result didn’t ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2019

In the second half of 2019, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

New Offices

As Fairgrove Partners continues its growth journey, we are pleased to announce we have moved to new offices, ...

Riding the Cycle in Executive Search

This material was originally developed as part of a recruitment round table hosted by Livingstone Partners. It features ...

Traditional Law: Losing Its Appeal?

Whilst the image of court rooms packed with barristers in wigs and gowns isn’t naturally associated with dynamic ...

Fairgrove Celebrates Flurry of H1 Activity with Clay Pigeon Shooting Away-Day

Fairgrove Partners celebrated a strong first half to 2019 with all staff enjoying a day out of the ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2019

In the first half of 2019, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

Title Sealed in Second Fairgrove Six Nations Competition

Gareth Davies, of Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, has won the second annual Fairgrove Six Nations Predictor Competition. Contestants ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2018

In the second half of 2018, Fairgrove has been busy working on assignments in the following industries and ...

Fairgrove Enjoys Summer Away-Day

Fairgrove’s consultants enjoyed a day out of the office last week for our summer away-day. A leisurely morning ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2018

Fairgrove has enjoyed a strong start to 2018, working on assignments in the following industries and sectors: BUSINESS ...

Fairgrove Crowns Winner of the Six Nations Predictor Competition

Oli Lestner (Left - Fairgrove Partners) awarding Dan O'Neill (Right - Rubicon Partners) the Fairgrove Trophy and Champagne ...

Fairgrove Visits the Alps in Search of New Heights

Fairgrove Partners recently visited Morzine, in the French alps, for its annual strategy off-site meeting. Following a day ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2017

Fairgrove has been working on assignments in the following industries and sectors this half-year: BUSINESS SERVICES Aircraft Leasing ...

A Busy Autumn for Fairgrove’s Growth Strategy Team

Fairgrove's growth strategy practice has had a busy few months with a number of exciting projects recently completed. ...

New Offices for Fairgrove Partners

As Fairgrove Partners continues to grow and bring new members onto the team, we are excited to announce ...

New Senior Appointment as Fairgrove Partners Goes From Strength to Strength

Fairgrove Partners is delighted to announce that Allan Gasson has joined the team as a Senior Advisor, taking ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2017

Fairgrove has worked in the following industries and sectors this half-year: BUSINESS SERVICES Contact Centre Outsourcing Contract Lawyers ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2016

Fairgrove has worked in the following industries and sectors this half-year: INDUSTRIALS Electric Powertrains BUSINESS SERVICES Driver Training ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2016

Fairgrove has enjoyed a strong start to 2016, working on assignments in the following industries and sectors: BUSINESS ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2015

Fairgrove has had a strong finish to 2015, working on assignments in the following sectors: BUSINESS SERVICES Employment ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2015

Fairgrove has been busy this half-year, with assignments in a variety of sectors: BUSINESS SERVICES Automotive Aftermarket Consulting ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2014

Fairgrove's work in the second half of 2014 has primarily been on assignments in Industrials, amongst other sectors: ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H1 2014

The first half of 2014 has seen Fairgrove work on the following industries and sectors: BUSINESS SERVICES Premium ...

Fairgrove Assignments in H2 2013

Within months of its founding, Fairgrove has delivered projects across a number of industries and sectors: BUSINESS SERVICES ...