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Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.)
AbbreviationGLG
Formation1998 (1998)
FounderMark Gerson, Thomas Lehrman
TypePrivate company
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
  • United States
Services
CEO
Gemma Postlethwaite
Revenue (2021)
$650,000,000[1]
Staff3,000+ (1,200,000 freelance experts) (in 2021)
Websiteglginsights.com

GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) is a financial and global information services consulting company headquartered in New York City. The company provides financial information and advises investors and consultants with business clients seeking expert advice.[2] It is the world's largest expert network, with over 1,000,000 freelance consultants.[3] GLG's experts include asset managers, investors, consultants, physicians, scientists, engineers, lawyers, senior current and former c-level executives, and former government members.[4][5] GLG's clients include strategy consulting corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, professional service firms, and non-profit organizations.[6][7][8][9]

The firm was founded in 1998 and has been backed by private equity firms Silver Lake Partners,[10] Bessemer Venture Partners,[11] and SFW Capital Partners.[12][9] GLG is headquartered in New York City, with offices in 22 cities in 12 countries. [9]

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  2. ^ "Review: Gigs with consulting firm GLG are sporadic but pay well". Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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  4. ^ John Bruton"John Bruton - Professional Activities Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine"Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  5. ^ German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce "‘Austerity must be softened’ - former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine", Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "Gerson Lehrman Seeks New Image as Investor Cashes Out". The New York Times. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Investors Are Paying $1,300 Per Hour for 'Expert' Chats". Bloomberg.com. 2018-02-28. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  8. ^ "GLG's Richard Socarides Believes In The Power Of Learning". CMO. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Cooper, Laura (21 December 2015). "Gerson Lehrman Gets New Private-Equity Backer". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Portfolio Companies - Prior Investments". Silver Lake Partners. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Portfolio - Gerson Lehrman Group". Bessemer Venture Partners. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "SFW Capital Partners Invests Over $200 Million in GLG". SFW Capital Partners. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

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