Focused on technology, TMT and investor-backed growth, we identify exceptional finance, deal, value creation and legal leaders.

Springwood combines over 50 years of experience scaling and exiting Software and IT services businesses with more than a decade of global executive search across private equity and growth markets—bringing both the investor’s perspective and the operator’s understanding to every search.

Where Our Journey Begins

Springwoods Roots

Our Story

Our Purpose

Meet Our Leadership

Our role is to bring certainty to high-stakes decisions. Through speed, transparency and precision, we identify the finance, deal, value creation and legal leaders who help turn investment strategy into results.

We solve a critical challenge for investors and growth businesses: securing the right leadership at the right time. Our investor and operator perspective gives every search greater focus and precision.

The firm is built on the purpose to become the most trusted source of leadership in technology across our global markets.

Our Leadership

Springwood Executive is founder-led, combining global private equity search expertise with decades of technology operating experience.

60+ Years

Combined Experience

Seb has spent more than a decade in executive search, specialising in placing CFOs and finance leaders into private equity-backed businesses worldwide. He has successfully led mandates across 15+ countries, building a reputation for his deep understanding of investor needs.

Sebastian Osborne

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paul brings over 50 years of entrepreneurial and operational experience in Software and IT services, having founded, scaled and successfully exited multiple businesses. His insight into the challenges of growth, transformation and exit gives Springwood a rare operator's perspective.

Paul Osborne

Co-Founder & Advisor

Our Story

At the Root of Our Work

Investment Rigor:

We mirror investor discipline – market mapping, benchmarking and structure evaluation – driven by data not assumptions.

Execution Pace:

In private equity, time is value. We deliver shortlists in weeks – fast, focused, and without compromise on quality.

Talent Precision:

In high-growth businesses, leadership decisions demand accuracy. We identify proven leaders aligned to the demands of growth, transformation and value creation.

Strategic Partnership:

We work alongside investors and management teams, aligning every search with the investment thesis and value-creation plan.

Sector Focus:

Focused globally on Technology, TMT and investor-backed growth, spanning Software, IT Services, FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, GovTech, Industrial Technology and Digital Infrastructure.

At the Source of Growth

We Connect Capital With Leaders Who Drive Growth.

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