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Bespoke Partners, the largest retained executive search and leadership advisory service firm for software companies, is pleased to welcome Ampersand Leadership Group, a preeminent leadership advisory firm for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, to our partner ecosystem. In doing so, Bespoke continues to demonstrate our commitment to enhancing our partnership with our private equity clients and placed executives.

Recognizing both firms’ expertise optimizing talent to drive value for private equity portfolio companies, this collaboration will give clients streamlined access to tailored talent solutions spanning the investment lifecycle. These include leadership and organizational diligence, as well as new leader search, assimilation, onboarding, and ongoing assessment and development.

Eric Walczykowski, CEO of Bespoke Partners, adds, “Bespoke understands what private equity-backed software and SaaS businesses need from their management teams. Through our data-driven, AI-powered executive index, we source and recruit the industry’s top executives to fill open roles in less than 100 days on average, with a placement success rate of over 95%. By partnering with Ampersand, we can further invest in the success of our candidates by equipping them with direct access to Ampersand’s suite of organizational and executive assessment and development offerings.” 

“We especially appreciate the holistic approach Bespoke brings to adding value for the clients they serve, whether that be during a due diligence process, in the first 100 days post-close, or mid-hold,” said Matt Richburg, Managing Partner of Ampersand Leadership Group.

“Joining this ecosystem creates a natural extension for us to support their efforts and maintain an open dialogue when we encounter clients with a need for Bespoke’s unique, direct access to the software/SaaS candidate market.”  

Bespoke Partners and Ampersand Leadership Group have always aimed to build high-performing leadership teams that drive organizational transformation and generate outsized returns for their investors. Together, this ecosystem partnership reinforces both firms’ commitment to this goal and the success of their clients.

About Bespoke Partners

Bespoke Partners is the largest firm focused exclusively on executive recruiting for software and SaaS companies in the United States. The firm is the leadership talent partner of choice for public, private, private equity and venture backed software companies.

Bespoke’s unique, data-driven services complete searches in typically half the industry average time with a 95% placement success rate. The firm’s unique methodology identifies leaders who will accelerate growth and cuts the risk of C-suite mis-hiring.

Learn more at www.bespokepartners.com.

About Ampersand Leadership Group

Ampersand’s leadership advisory practice supports investors, boards, and executive teams of private equity-backed organizations to accelerate value creation. Their expertise and offerings span the investment lifecycle, from organizational and executive diligence through individual leader and team development, enabling ongoing talent reviews and dynamic action planning.

You can read more about how Ampersand partners to optimize individual and collective leadership talent at www.ampleader.com.

Contacts

Dominique Lombardo
dominique.lombardo@bespokepartners.com