A global private equity investor specialising in recruitment
Empowering recruiters to build something for themselves.
Recruitment Entrepreneur is one of the most successful private equity investors in recruitment businesses. Our mission is to help founders globally, launch, scale, and eventually exit their own recruitment businesses, generating a wealth creation event. We invest in all sectors within the recruitment industry, which provides a diverse portfolio of businesses, each one a specialist in its own niche.
We have fostered a community of businesses that benefit from the expertise of our dedicated team who provide; funding, financial expertise, operational strategy, back-office support, legal advice, marketing, and talent attraction solutions, all of which enable our partner businesses to flourish.
Our founder & Chairman
James Caan CBE
Having founded Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014, former Dragons' Den star and serial entrepreneur James Caan CBE plays a pivotal role in shaping each business within our portfolio.
James has been in recruitment for over 30 years and invests in recruitment companies of all sizes across various geographies and sectors.
Alexander Mann, his first recruitment business, sold in 2013 for £260 million. His second recruitment venture, Humana International, grew to 140 offices across 30 countries.
With 3 million followers, James was named LinkedIn’s second most influential voice of 2017. His global network, both online and offline, has assisted our current CEOs in attracting the best talent, clients and candidates to their businesses.
Meet the leadership team
James Caan CBE
Chairman
James Caan CBE
Chairman
As Chairman, James takes an active role in the investment process, working closely with the Recruitment Entrepreneur team to support you and your company. His hands-on approach enables entrepreneurs to learn from his considerable experience in founding and scaling recruitment businesses.
Nitin Bhatia
Country Manager
Nitin Bhatia
Country Manager
Nitin has over 25 years experience in India in diverse industries comprising of start-ups and established brands. This includes 10 years experience with leading recruitment firms ManpowerGroup and Quadrangle - Search and Selection division of Info Edge India Ltd (Naukri.com)
Having worked in a highly competitive recruitment space in India, Nitin strongly believes that a team’s success lies in its ability to attract top talent and consistently acquire/build deep relationships with key customers.
Sunaina Gera
Local Partner
Sunaina Gera
Local Partner
Vipul Prakash
Local Partner
Vipul Prakash
Local Partner
Vipul is Managing Director of wowjobs, a Dubai and Delhi headquartered Search firm which has a strong presence across Africa, Europe and the Middle-East.
As an active early-stage investor, he is currently supporting multiple businesses focused on the HR space which include:
- HUM a platform for helping retired people get jobs and other related information
- WEN or women Entrepreneur network which is platform for lady Entrepreneurs who are looking to offer services like HR, Content etc to corporate clients.
- He Co-founded the Indian Staffing federation and worked as its first vice-president
- He has also been actively associated with NASSCOM as mentor in the Orbit shift Program run by them.
He also served on the board of:
- Action for India
- The Delhi Chapter of the Entrepreneur Organization.
As Local Partner for Recruitment Entrepreneur India, Vipul and his team focus on supporting recruitment professionals that look to build a business with value and recruitment business owners that are looking to scale.