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Search, mapping and market research for private markets managers.

100%
Retained search success
86%
Contingent search success
165+
Completed searches
3
London, Dubai, New York
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A senior search conversation

Blackbrook Alpha: Retained search

Limited spaces. Select clients. For the hires that move revenue and enterprise value.

100%retained search success rate
Recent retained searches
  • Head of European Direct LendingPlaced
  • Head of European CLOs and Capital MarketsPlaced
  • Managing Director, Fundraising and Business DevelopmentPlaced
  • Head of European FundraisingPlaced
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Contingent Search

Typically working with the largest global asset managers, from single hires to whole team builds.

86%contingent search success rate
Recent contingent searches
  • Associate, Specialty Lending team build, large US manager8 placed
  • Associate, Investor Relations and Product team build, large US manager7 placed
  • Analyst to VP, Investor Relations team build, global credit manager7 placed
  • Analyst to Associate, Private Credit and Private Equity, global asset manager10 placed
  • Associate, Direct Lending, Special Situations and Portfolio, European credit manager4 placed
  • Associate, Private Credit team build, US private markets manager4 placed
  • Director, Special Situations, MadridPlaced
How a search runs

Clear steps, no surprises

A typical senior search moves from brief to shortlist in a few weeks.

  • Brief: the role, the team and what good looks like
  • Map: every relevant person in the market, not just who is looking
  • Approach: confidential conversations, led by the consultant who knows the market
  • Shortlist: written assessments and clear recommendations
  • Close: interviews, references, offer and the notice period handled for you

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