London recruiting firms
Which recruiting firms are good for London based roles? I have been getting a ton of DMs from firms that don’t seem to have real mandates….
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KEA, PER and Walker Hamil are good places to start
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Key ones you can trust: KEA, Blackwood, Dartmouth, Walker Hamill, PER, Norbridge. Others like Arkesden, Hinton Rose, Fairfax, H.W. Anderson etc. for more credit/HF.
KEA is best for Large Cap, Blackwood has some names but annoying, Dartmouth also couple strong ones (but too big of an organization to be consistently good), Walker Hamill is great (consultant focus), PER doesn't have the names in London, Norbridge is good for EU names but takes some work to get in front of them.
Edit: there are also a bunch of one-man shops (that are at times very legit) where I would advise asking your colleagues if they came across them
Think Arkesden is probably better for Real Estate and maybe junior level private credit? But I def don’t think they do hedge fund stuff since I tried to speak to them a while back about roles (coming from a hedge fund background) and basically got an email saying not worth a convo.
On one-man shops - Melrose Partners is one of the best out there.
what has he helped you with? he told me no mandates only inflexion and not doing visa
when yo usay takes work to get in front of them, what does that mean? whenever i email they say they have no mandates, pretty much the same for every HH actually. im at a good bank and came from new york so i have done a million deals, i do not know what to do with no HH helping. it is because i only speak english and am a bit older / associate 2... what is your experience as i see you are also an associate, are you getting interviews / where / how?
Previous comments pretty comprehensive, only one I'd add is Goodman Mason.
Total CV blasters. Wouldn’t use. They’ll just randomly send your stuff out to random people within funds
I didn't say they were good ;)
where do they help for
I work in Special Sits at a MF and used Pearse Partners. They are pretty good for Special Sits and Distressed/Credit HFs, as well as cover some of the larger Credit shops (like Ares and Oaktree)
Who at Pearse would be good to reach out to, and do they do mid level/senior roles? I’ve almost exclusively used Squire and Paragon for distressed credit roles after leaving the junior ranks but looking for more that could be useful
Would say either Sydney Hazarika or Andy Miller. Had a very good experience with them. Plus they really negotiated hard for a higher total comp
Can you please pm me? Work in London in PC and would like to shift to Special Sits. Thank you
What are the best agencies for lateral IBD moves? Especially interested at Analyst level
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Options Group is also good for blue-chip hedge fund names (think Citadel, Elliott and a bunch of Tier 1 credit funds). Hinton is quite good for more credit focused roles. Armstrong can also be good across various mandates. Korn Ferry has the odd good mandate (they did have Elliott in the past for certain roles)
Thought Options were quant-focused roles, thanks. Happen to know if Options still do other HFs aside Elliott?
who at korn ferry for PE?
anyone heard about Pretaga Partners?
Good experience with PER and Leverton, stay away from Venture Search and Mondrian, complete loss of time. I also would not recommend Dartmouth.. snobbish attitude without real substance. Their process was frustratingly slow and inefficient. Applications could progress without any communication, leaving you completely in the dark - very disappointing
what does leverton have?
Anyone with views on Paragon, Maven Search, Options Group, Forge Partners, Hinton (previous posts indicate good for Credit, anyone know any specific mandates?)
Anyone know who do growth/crossover investors in London (TCV, Sequoia, QIA, ME SWFs, DST Global etc)?
Venture Search are absolute fraudsters. Be very of them saying they have roles / fishing to know what processes your currently in
Thanks for the rec on Melrose Partners. For HHs you're going to get a real mix. Sadly some funds don't seem to care about the candidate experience so you have to put up with less than professional behaviour. Best advice: connect with main ones, also have a few smaller top ones you know well. You need access to the best jobs really. Only be totally candid with HHs who check out properly. Definitely avoid the cowboys ... their business model is spray and pray so before you know it, your CV will be with a ton of PE firms ... without your knowledge! Outrageous but they do it. And there are a few very good HHs out there so keep in touch, ask their advice. You'll get a good sense of which HH you can trust in the first few calls.
any luck with melrose? fantastic guy but have yet to get any intros. also -- who is hiring right now and thru which HH?
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