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Candesic is a healthcare and life sciences consultancy based in London. The firm provides strategy, commercial due diligence and M&A/growth consulting services to clients. Candesic’s clients include healthcare corporates, global private equity funds and other private investors, as well as its portfolio companies and public sector organisations like the NHS.
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Vault Verdict
A true boutique firm, Candesic offers a supportive environment where senior leaders invest in consultants’ success. The firm provides early responsibility, high visibility, and access to projects across clients and sectors.
Insiders highlight the firm’s culture and people as key strengths, although they would like to see the firm update promotion policies they see as fair but rigid. If you’re looking for a small, agile firm to call home while working alongside leading clients in the healthcare space, Candesic is a strong option to consider.
About the Company
Nimble, efficient and practical are words that you might use to describe London-based consultancy Candesic. The privately owned company is a boutique practice in every sense of the word, anchored around 35 experienced consultants. This number doesn’t limit its expertise, however, as the firm is able to draw on the experience of a pool of around 150 independent experts and consultants across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The company just opened an office in New York to serve the U.S. market.
With over two decades of experience, the firm specializes in all subsectors of healthcare, care, pharma, MedTech, and life sciences.
Punching above its weight
Candesic came into being in 2002. Along with a crew of other McKinsey alumni, Dr Shapiro set abo...
Employee Reviews
- “The people are honestly nice and not competitive or false, as in other consulting firms.”
- “Diversity is key in a multicultural environment!”
Getting Hired Here
- “The first-round interview involves two cases. The second round requires you to present on a real business case.”
- “After each interview, we call the person if they pass to the next round or receive an offer. Otherwise, we send an email. In general, we expect good answers during the case studies, but we focus more on determining how each person thinks and approaches problems.”
- “A good candidate has a STEM and consulting background.”
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