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Oliver Gilkes is a Principal Consultant at PER, Private Equity Recruitment Ltd since June 2008, with a passion for psychology, leadership, and helping individuals reach their potential. Oliver's team engages with clients across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and sovereign wealth funds in London, mainland Europe, and the Middle East. As the Founder and Investor of Gilkes Group since March 2008, Oliver focuses on sustainable, growing sectors within UK property and SME investments. Prior experience includes serving as an M&A Manager at Deloitte from February 2006 to August 2008, where Oliver was key in new business origination related to M&A deals, and as a Consultant at CIL from 2004 to 2006, specializing in private equity commercial due diligence. Oliver holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Leeds and is furthering education at Stanford University.
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We are the leading retained search and recruitment specialists for private markets professionals. We work across investment strategies, in-house functions and geographies. Whether you are building your team or seeking a vital strategic hire, we go to extraordinary lengths to identify and attract exceptional professionals for private equity, venture capital, private credit, secondaries and real assets. Every day we bring people together who will shape the future of this dynamic, international industry. We are a people business, sharing knowledge and know-how across private capital. We live and breathe private markets every day, talking to people, gathering information and contributing to industry conversations. We understand what makes each firm different, so we can represent the distinctive features of your fund in the competition for great people. We know what it takes to identify and attract the right person. That’s because our experience has shown us what works. We are always honest, determined to succeed and creative in our approach. We never give up and you can rely on us for inspired ideas and a diligent approach that will secure the right person for your team.