Are headhunter inbounds ramping back up?
I was just curious what other people were seeing. I haven't seen a material increase in headhunter post-Labor Day like I expected. Are funds just busy?
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Feel like info sessions have been ramping up slightly more from CPI specifically. Anyone hear news of any interviews kicking off?
For 2026 start I’m assuming?
Bump
Not seeing an increase at all... strap in.
Seconding.
You think it’s because of them waiting until post-election?
I'm seeing a lot of low-quality inbounds (one-offs from independent HH's) that go nowhere but nothing particularly useful.
Assuming you’re talking lateral opportunities, it’s really quiet right now. There’s a few of the usual suspects floating around but not a real uptick.
Moreso 2025 start, ASO1 positions. Getting like ~7 inbounds a week total, which seems low?
Gotcha so not lateral positions. That doesn’t surprise me a ton and 7 is a pretty decent volume. Any HH’s you’ve found to be active? For lateral I’ve seen the most from CarterPierce and GoldCoast
Mostly low quality stuff. Pretty meek as far as mid-level goes.
That’s what I’ve also seen - I’ve been surprised by the lack of quality inbounds.
PE / VC is once again consolidating and growth is slowing, which means fewer funds and leaner teams at the funds that are still growing. The past five years created an overflow of every banking analyst / undergrad / and big 4 transactions advisory analyst trying to break in, with most able to easily do so because of the number of shit funds raised at the LMM and MM level. With many of these now contracting or no longer raising subsequent funds, the # of opportunities for HHs to bring to market and generate fees from is also decreasing. At some point, people need to realize this is the new normal, especially in the MM and LMM. Top funds will continue to go on cycle across the top banks, and off cycle will be sporadic based on limited hiring needs. Even UMMs and MFs aren’t hiring at the same pace. And that’s just for new ASOs. Lateraling is even tougher because nobody in there right mind that thinks they want to stay in PE is leaving a relatively solid fund.
I’ve seen very few 2025 A1 opportunities so far. Not sure if any processes will kick off until closer to the election
Same here. It’s weird.
Any updates from everyone? Feels like I’ve heard from everyone at least once except for CPI.
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