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Retained Executive Search

AI-driven executive search for PE-backed healthcare platforms.

Parzival Partners is a retained executive search firm placing senior leadership into PE-backed, multi-site US healthcare platforms.

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✓One focus, six sectors — each led by a named specialist.
✓Approached by one of our desks? Conversations are always confidential — for candidates.
Six specialist desks.
One connected market.
Retained mandates only
Trusted by leading private equity sponsors
Summit PartnersSummit Partners
General AtlanticGeneral Atlantic
TThurston Group
Northcastle PartnersNorthcastle Partners
Cortec GroupCortec Group
Varsity Healthcare PartnersVarsity Healthcare Partners
LetterOneLetterOne
OOak Hill Capital
TThomas H. Lee Partners
Linden Capital PartnersLinden Capital Partners
Shore Capital PartnersShore Capital Partners
Mereo Capital PartnersMereo Capital Partners
UUnited Health Investment
Sorenson CapitalSorenson Capital
RiverGlade CapitalRiverGlade Capital
Summit Partners
General Atlantic
TThurston Group
Northcastle Partners
Cortec Group
Varsity Healthcare Partners
LetterOne
OOak Hill Capital
TThomas H. Lee Partners
Linden Capital Partners
Shore Capital Partners
Mereo Capital Partners
UUnited Health Investment
Sorenson Capital
RiverGlade Capital
And the platforms they back
CityVetCityVet
Encore Vet GroupEncore Vet Group
VetEvolveVetEvolve
O'Brien Veterinary GroupO'Brien Vet Group
Emergency Veterinary Care CentersEmergency Veterinary Care Centers
Companion Pet PartnersCompanion Pet Partners
Small Door VeterinarySmall Door Veterinary
AArista Advanced Pet Care
Options Medical Weight LossOptions Medical Weight Loss
SSensorium Clinical Research
USOSMUSOSM
Smile DoctorsSmile Doctors
Innovate 32Innovate 32
Swish DentalSwish Dental
HHealthLINC
GoodSide HealthGoodSide Health
LLumino Dental
Kids Care Dental & OrthodonticsKids Care Dental & Orthodontics
CityVet
Encore Vet Group
VetEvolve
O'Brien Vet Group
Emergency Veterinary Care CentersEmergency Veterinary Care Centers
Companion Pet PartnersCompanion Pet Partners
Small Door Veterinary
AArista Advanced Pet Care
Options Medical Weight Loss
SSensorium Clinical Research
USOSM
Smile Doctors
Innovate 32Innovate 32
Swish Dental
HHealthLINC
GoodSide Health
LLumino Dental
Kids Care Dental & Orthodontics
Why Parzival

One focus. PE-backed healthcare.

Private equity is consolidating US healthcare faster than the executive market can keep up — and the search firms serving it are generalists. Parzival is the opposite: a specialist firm that maps its markets continuously and brings clients the leaders they could not have found themselves.

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Specialists, not generalistsEvery desk is run by a consultant who works one sector, all day, every day.
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Data-driven market mappingContinuous, AI-enabled mapping of each market gives us speed and coverage no contingent firm can match.
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Balanced, diverse shortlistsA commitment on every search — a value we hold, not a product we sell.
Our Sectors

Deep in six connected markets.

Senior leadership for PE-backed, multi-site healthcare — each sector led by a named specialist.

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Veterinary

Ollie Tyler

Executive search placements across PE-backed veterinary platforms.

Learn more → 02

Dental / DSO

Elle Bowers

Executive search placements across PE-backed dental service organisations.

Learn more → 03

Behavioural Health

Tom McGrath

Executive search placements across PE-backed behavioural health, SUD and ABA platforms.

Learn more → 04

Clinical Research Sites

Ollie Tyler

Executive search placements across clinical research site networks.

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Women's Health

Seb Finch Hatton

Executive search placements across PE-backed women's health platforms.

Learn more → 06

Fund-Level Relationships

Ollie Tyler

Direct PE sponsor relationships aimed at repeat, portfolio-wide mandates.

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Our Approach

The best executives are not looking.
Our job is to know them anyway.

We map continuously

Every vertical is mapped all year round — every platform, every senior operator — whether or not a search is running.

We know candidates before mandates

The best leaders are met before anyone is hiring them — discreetly, one by one. When a brief lands, the conversations have already happened.

We present short, referenced slates

A handful of referenced leaders who were not looking — checked, benchmarked, balanced and ready to engage. Not a stack of CVs.

Where the technology fits: continuous, AI-enabled market mapping gives us the speed and coverage of a much larger firm — but every approach, every assessment and every shortlist is made by the specialist who runs the desk. More on how we work →
The engine underneath

Every market, mapped continuously.

Every platform, every senior operator, every move — tracked before any mandate exists, and verified by the desk that knows the market. That map is why our searches start ahead.

Track Record

Recent mandates.

A sample of recent searches, anonymised to protect clients and candidates.

Chief Veterinary OfficerPE-backed veterinary platform, multi-state, 2026.Veterinary
Chief Financial OfficerVeterinary group, ~$190M revenue.Veterinary
Chief Operating OfficerBehavioural health platform, ~90 sites, pre-exit.Behavioural Health
Head of MedicineSpecialty & emergency veterinary group, including equity structuring.Veterinary
Corporate Development LeadHealthcare platform building proprietary deal origination.Cross-sector
CFO SuccessionMulti-site veterinary group, succession-planned ahead of need.Veterinary

Client and candidate names are shared in conversation, with permission, not on websites. See the full track record →

What Clients Say

What our clients say.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Oliver at Parzival Partners. He was very personable and was a great resource throughout the recruiting process. It is obvious why my company utilizes his services for all of our searches.

Ami AndersonChief Marketing Officer, CityVet

Parzival Partners are fast, efficient, clear communicators who understand unique talent needs to help a fast-growing new business. Delivering one strong candidate after another — without their partnership our company would not have been able to grow as much, or as fast, as it has.

Miranda ZamarripaVillage PetCare

They take the time to hear your career and professional aspirations and work to find that perfect fit while making sure you are presented with all relevant options. I recommend Oliver and Parzival Partners with the highest level of confidence.

Dr Pamela HaleChief Veterinary Officer

Ollie and their team are the most knowledgeable recruiters in the veterinary market. Their use and knowledge of AI has assisted us immensely with a project that will help shape the industry as a whole.

Dr Terry FossumFounder, Dr Fossum's Pet Care
Our People

Sector specialists, led from the front.

Ollie Tyler

Ollie Tyler

Managing Director / Co-founder · Private Equity & Veterinary

Ollie co-founded Parzival Partners and leads the veterinary desk, placing C-suite and VP-level executives into PE-backed veterinary platforms across the US. He also works directly with PE groups across their wider multi-site healthcare portfolios, with searches spanning CVO, CMO, COO, CFO and corporate development mandates for platforms from regional groups to 200+ site consolidators.

"The best executives are not looking. Our job is to know them anyway."
Full profile → oliver.tyler@parzivalpartners.com LinkedIn
Elle Bowers

Elle Bowers

Executive Search Manager
Dental / DSO — managerial to senior placements across PE-backed dental service organisations. Email Elle →
Tom McGrath

Tom McGrath

Consultant
Behavioural Health — executive placements across PE-backed behavioural health, SUD and ABA platforms. Email Tom →
Seb Finch Hatton

Seb Finch Hatton

Consultant
Women's Health — executive search placements across PE-backed women's health platforms. Email Seb →
Tom Bennett

Tom Bennett

Chief Technology Officer
Leads the data and technology behind Parzival's market mapping. Email Tom →
Lisa Glydon

Lisa Glydon

Head of Marketing
Marketing & brand — firm-wide marketing and thought leadership. Email Lisa →

Your next leader is already out there.
We probably know them.

Tell us about the role — or the gap you can see coming. Your enquiry goes straight to the desk lead.

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