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At AlphaSights, we recruit ambitious people who want to make an impact. Our mission is to connect the world’s top professionals with the world’s best knowledge: to empower decision-makers, drive progress and improve the quality of life.

With a huge opportunity in front of us, we’re just getting started. We’re seeking those who want to join us and build their own businesses on the AlphaSights platform.

What we do

Starting back in 2008, we have pioneered a faster, better way for professionals to access highly specific business knowledge. We do so by connecting our clients – decision-makers at the world’s top private equity firms, hedge funds, strategy consultancies and corporations – with industry practitioners who possess the exact frontline knowledge and expertise needed. Through our service, we help our clients access precisely the knowledge they need quickly and effectively, enabling confident decision-making and eliminating the need for slow market research or costly consultancy engagements.

Seamless global teamwork across our offices in New York, London, Dubai and Hong Kong allows us to rapidly deliver on the most challenging client demands effectively, confidentially and across all industry sectors and geographies.

AlphaSights in numbers

  • 5000+
    interactions per month
  • 300+
    Professionals globally
  • 35+
    Languages spoken
  • 2000+
    Client projects per month
  • 100+
    Countries with AS interactions
  • 48hrs
    Average project turnaround

Our case studies

At AlphaSights, we enable the world’s leading professionals to drive business forward, make better decisions and execute more confidently. See below for examples of how our service helps a wide diversity of clients: from investment managers at major private equity funds to heads of strategy at multinational corporations in deadline-driven, high-pressure situations.

Here’s a glimpse into our service and the impact we have with our clients:

Healthcare
Private Equity
Gas Turbo Machinery
Strategy Consultancy
Parking Services
Credit & Distressed

Gas Turbo Machinery

A consulting firm formulating a market entry strategy on behalf of a major industrial client requires insight into the gas turbo machinery space in Europe, the US and selected emerging markets.

Key Requirements

  • Market structure and competitive landscape for both gas compressors and turbines
  • Sales channels in the different regions
  • Technical quality of existing technologies
  • Future demands from different customer segments

Solution

AlphaSights rapidly facilitates 14 interactions, including:

  • Managing Director (former) - Global leader in compressor manufacturing, Sweden
  • Sales Director (former) - Global leader in compressor manufacturing, USA
  • Regional Director Europe & Africa - Compressors (former) - Worldwide energy company, Netherlands
  • Director & General Manager (Turbine Division) - Major corporation in power generation market, USA
  • Executive Management, Sales Directors, Regional Directors
  • Compressor & turbine manufacturers in Asia-Pac, EU, South Africa, UAE, USA

Impact

  • Global Reach: The consulting firm gains access to deep domain intelligence from relevant executives dispersed across four continents
  • Targeted Expertise: Client is able to underpin their strategic recommendations with highly nuanced information on all relevant markets
  • Client Strategy Consultancy
  • Project type Market Entry Strategy
  • Project Geography Hong Kong

Parking Services

A multi-strategy asset manager is assessing a potential investment in one of the USA's largest parking services providers. Having no existing investments in the space, the client must quickly ramp-up their knowledge of the market dynamics, competitive landscape and industry trends.

Key Requirements

  • Time-critical delivery
  • Client requires specific insights into the operating models of the target company and a major privately held competitor
  • Technical quality of existing technologies
  • Future demands from different customer segments

Solution

Within 38 hours of project kick-off AlphaSights arranges interactions with five qualified professionals including:

  • President & Chief Executive Officer (former) - Target company - Headed the firm for 6 years. Left 18 months prior to consultation
  • Chief Financial Officer (former) - Target company - 13 months out of the target company following 11 years tenure
  • Chief Operating Officer - Key competitor - Currently operating in the space

Impact

  • Authoritative Expertise: In-depth consultations with present and former executives close to the situation allow for a rigorous analysis of both current and future operating dynamics in the space
  • Actionable Insight: Client's assumptions are challenged by the information gathered during these interactions and they decide against progressing with the investment
  • Client Credit & Distressed
  • Project type Due Diligence
  • Project Geography USA

Life at AlphaSights

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Our business model works

We are regularly ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the world by notable publications such as Inc. 5000 and the Sunday Times. Given that we operate at the heart of the global multi billion-dollar professional services industry, there is plenty of room for growth ahead.

We are now approaching 300 professionals worldwide, but it remains as important as it was on day one that every individual who joins us shares our passion for what we do, understands what they will be doing day by day, and is excited by the prospect of how their career at AlphaSights will evolve.

Awards & Recognition
For the third year in succession, we've taken our place amongst the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the UK. To read more, click here.
In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked us inside the top 5% of the fastest­ growing companies headquartered in Europe
We earned a spot on Crain's list of the fastest growing companies in New York at #13 with 1,273% growth over the past three years. To read more, click here.
By working with Acumen through our Knowledge for Good initiative, we bring expertise to bear on critical investment decisions in the non-profit space. To read more, click here.
Named one of the "Best Companies to Work for in New York State" by The New York State Society for Human Resource Management.
Awarded Company of the Year by the Best in Biz Awards 2014. This award recognizes top companies, teams, executives and products for their business success. To read more, click here.
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