Nick Gordon

Nick Gordon is the founder and chairman of Meraki Capital, a UK investment group building a portfolio of specialist recruitment businesses. He started Meraki to grow by acquisition at a point when much of the sector was waiting for organic growth to return. In two years the group has completed9 acquisitions, 7of them since the start of 2026. The portfolio now spans the UK and Europe, including Tessero, a pan-European staffing business operating across six markets, alongside Magnus Search, HW3 and SERT. Gary Elden OBE is Group CEO. Nick leads the deals himself, from first approach through to completion. Integration then sits with the group, which is a deliberate split rather than an accident. He is candid about the deals that did not work as well as the ones that did. He speaks on buy-and-build, market timing, and what makes a recruitment business worth acquiring.