The Financial Times & Hunt Scanlon Media once again recognize JM Search for its impressive organic growth
April 3, 2025 (King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) —JM Search, the leading retained executive search firm for private equity, and other growth-oriented private and public organizations, is once again recognized for its continued impressive organic growth.
JM Search was named on the prestigious Financial Times list of The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2025 and ranked 11th in this year’s Top 50 Recruiters list published by Hunt Scanlon Media.
Now in its sixth year, the Financial Times ranking places a special emphasis on companies that are primarily growing organically. More than 20,000 companies were invited to participate and the top 300 that met the criteria were ranked.
The Top 50 Recruiters list published by Hunt Scanlon Media highlights the largest, fastest growing executive search firms in the Americas. JM Search was the only firm in the top 11 who exclusively provides executive recruiting services and specializes in building leadership teams for private equity-backed businesses.
JM Search believes that its commitment to hiring highly-specialized and deeply connected recruiting experts coupled with the firm’s dedication to scaling without sacrificing culture are some of the key drivers of its continued growth and success. In 2024, the firm grew its team of experienced Partners and Principals by nearly 20% with a continued focus on hyper-specialization within functions and industries. Recent expansion has included three highly experienced executive recruiters to support the consumer sector, as well as welcoming new Partners dedicated to supporting the growing financial services and professional services sectors.
“We’ve carefully built a considerable, highly experienced, and well-connected team that understands the critical importance of getting it right when working at the C-level. We care deeply about our work and are dedicated to supporting the ever-evolving needs of our clients, and I’m proud of the tremendous results we are continuing to see,” stated John Marshall, CEO of JM Search.
JM Search placed nearly 1,500 executives in the past 24 months for high-growth businesses and was named one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America in 2024 and was also named to the Financial Times list of The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2024. The firm has consistently been ranked in the Top 50 Recruiters list published by Hunt Scanlon Media, as well as recognized in Hunt Scanlon’s PE Power 100 list.