Medexec and Consult Join Compass Recruitment Solutions with Investment from Cow Corner
Consult and Medexec have officially joined Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS), following new investment from Brighton Based private equity group Cow Corner.
The move marks a significant milestone in the growth journey of both of our companies, strengthening our ability to deliver high-quality recruitment solutions across the Health, MedTech, Life Sciences, and Executive Search markets.
As part of CRS, Medexec and Consult will benefit from a larger, well-resourced platform, while continuing to operate as specialist brands with a strong focus on our respective sectors.
The partnership is designed to unlock greater opportunities for our clients and candidates, expand market reach and support long-term growth.
Leveraging a team of over 150 global specialist consultants, Medexec will continue to support our high-growth clients with critical executive mandates with enhanced marketing, data and research capabilities.
About Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS)
CRS was founded in 2010 by Mike Jeffreys, Chris Russell and Sam Leighton-Smith and is headquartered in Portsmouth, with offices in London, Manchester and Raleigh (US), employing 130 people.
Today it is an award-winning recruitment solutions business focussed on companies and investors across the health, care, education, and life sciences markets in the UK and increasingly internationally. In March 2024, CRS announced an investment from Cow Corner, a private equity firm investing in UK based services and software businesses, to accelerate organic and inorganic growth to build scale in the health, life sciences, and social care sectors.
CRS operates through the Compass Carter Osborne, Compass Associates, and Carrot Recruitment brands to provide a full, integrated service offering from retained executive search through to the contingent recruitment of skilled managers and head office appointments. In the last fifteen years, the group has facilitated more than 10,000 placements and has built a reputation in the sector for exceptional knowledge, delivery which adds immediate and long-term value to the businesses they join.
CRS and its operating brands are proud to have been recognised at a number of the most revered industry awards as winners of the recruitment, and executive search categories, on multiple occasions.
About Cow Corner:
Cow Corner is a Brighton-based private equity investor established in 2018. The firm focuses on building long-term partnerships with growing UK businesses, primarily in the software, services, and specialist sectors.
Unlike traditional private equity models, Cow Corner invests with a founder-friendly, growth-oriented approach, combining its own capital with that of its fund investors. Its strategy centres on supporting management teams to scale sustainably, prioritising organic growth and long-term value creation over short-term gains.
By providing both capital and strategic support, Cow Corner helps businesses strengthen their platforms, expand market presence, and achieve their full potential.