About the Group


The Hanover Search Group is one of the largest and most recognised Executive Search brands both in the UK and Internationally within the Financial Services sector. Established in 1996, Hanover has consistently featured as one of the top 10 boutique search firms within the Executive Grapevines annual survey of the global recruitment market. The group currently consists of 7 separate companies all operating within the Global Financial Services Search industry. These comprise of;

Hanover Search Actuarial & Risk
Hanover Search Asset Management
Hanover Search Commodities
Hanover Search Corporate Banking
Hanover Search Financial Markets
Hanover Search Financial Services                                                                                                                                                • Hanover Search Technology                                                                                                                                               

In 2009, the Hanover Search Group launched a Venture Capital company called Saam Group to look at further expansion and acquisitions within the recruitment sector. Since Saam’s inception it has acquired Napier Scott, a 17 year old Investment Banking and Legal recruitment business and in 2010 launched 2 new brands, Executive Search Associates (ESA) and Cavendish Brown to provide Executive Search capabilities outside of the Financial Markets sectors.