Practices
Asset & wealth management
We work with a variety of asset and wealth managers, sovereign wealth and pension funds, and family offices. We have enjoyed particular success in leadership and management roles, as well as in investment, distribution and operations. We also enjoy a strong reputation for discreet corporate introductions. Our record and expertise extend across public and private markets.
Board advice and appointments
We find independent non-executive directors for both public and private (especially early stage and growth) companies in all areas of financial services, as well as professional services, technology and the public sector. We are known for consistently presenting diverse, thoughtful and differentiated shortlists, and in particular and as necessary offer robust counsel on the candidate selection process.
Capital markets
The specialist team has a 20-year track record of placing executives across all capital market disciplines in EMEA and North America. We are recognised for our work across both debt and equity capital markets, as well as leveraged finance, real estate, project, infrastructure and structured finance.
Successful assignments extend from global heads of divisions through to associate level.
Corporate & investment banking
We have one of the most active and well-known corporate and investment banking teams in the market. We have been instrumental in some of the most high-profile appointments in the UK and Europe, delivering leading coverage and advisory teams for investment banks and corporate finance boutiques. Our team has more than 50 years' combined experience of working in corporate and investment banking and has focused on whole business acquisitions and entire team moves.
Corporate officers
We work with established, growing and nascent firms to find the best executives for all corporate functions (CFO,COO, CPO/CHRO, CRO, CIO, CTO).
We also partner with individuals in these roles to help them build effective senior leadership teams. We advise not only on key hires, but also growth and succession planning.
Insurance
We have one of the most active international Insurance teams in the market with unrivalled access to the talent in the Life and Non-Life industry. As a team, we have handled more than 600 executive and board searches in the UK, Bermuda, the US, continental Europe and Asia. Our partners have more than 25 years combined experience of broking and underwriting and more than 50 years in search.
In 2013 we combined our London Insurance Practice with US-based Sterling James.
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Not for profit
Recognised for bringing new talent into charities, NGOs and other not-for-profit enterprises at Chairman, CEO and CFO level. In this way our shortlists are usually made up of some candidates who have a great deal of experience in not-for-profit and others who will bring different experience to one of these roles, if they are selected.
Private markets
We work directly with private companies across multiple sectors to assess and refresh board and management teams. We also work with our clients’ portfolio companies to assess board and management teams and to provide effective succession plans.
Sales, trading & research
We have been responsible for the formation and build-out of leading investment banks in both Europe and the USA across cash and derivatives. Sainty Hird & Partners has an unparalleled track record within secondary markets, its partners having been responsible for approximately 1,000 hires over the past 20 years. Working across cash and derivatives, PT and Electronic, it has been responsible for the formation and build-out of a number of leading investment banks in both Europe and the USA.
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Technology
We build executive teams (VP Development, Revenue, Product, Pre-Sales) in technology firms and fill technology roles across established, growing and nascent financial services firms in the UK, Europe and North America.
As active investors, we have particular expertise in digital transformations, scale-ups and advising boards of portfolio companies, and we have a growing record in building management teams for private and PE-backed technology businesses.
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