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Growth Equity
Executive Search.

Investors and operators backing category-defining companies at scale — minority growth capital, late-stage venture, and the increasingly active crossover between the two.

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What We Cover

A market that sits between worlds.

Growth equity is the most fluid corner of the alternative investment universe. Investors here come from late-stage venture, traditional PE, public equity hedge funds, and increasingly from operating backgrounds. The talent pool is global, mobile, and increasingly compensated like a hybrid of the two markets it sits between.

Our growth equity practice helps clients navigate that ambiguity: which kind of investor profile actually fits the strategy? Should the next senior hire come from public markets or traditional buyout? Who, in this specific sector, has done the kind of investing that matches your check sizes and decision style?

Roles Placed

Investors & operators.

Investment Team

  • Managing Partner · Partner
  • Principal · Director
  • VP · Senior Associate
  • Sourcing Lead

Sector Leads

  • Software & Vertical SaaS
  • Consumer & Marketplace
  • Healthcare Services
  • FinTech & FinServices
  • Industrial Technology

Value Creation

  • Operating Partner
  • Portfolio Talent Lead
  • Go-to-Market Operating Partner
  • Product & Technology Advisor

Capital Formation

  • Head of LP Relations
  • Family Office Lead
  • Co-Investment Director

Portfolio C-Suite

  • CEO · COO · CFO
  • CRO · Chief Marketing Officer
  • Head of People

Fund Operations

  • Fund CFO · General Counsel
  • Head of Compliance
  • Head of Data & Analytics

Recent Mandate Types

Representative engagements.

Mandate A

Partner — Vertical SaaS

$2B growth fund recruiting a partner with operator-led SaaS experience.

Mandate B

Operating Partner — GTM

Cross-portfolio Go-to-Market operating leader to scale revenue functions.

Mandate C

Healthcare Services Lead

Senior investor for an emerging growth fund building healthcare specialization.

Mandate D

CEO — Late-Stage SaaS

Founder-replacement CEO for a portfolio company scaling toward IPO readiness.

Mandate E

Fund III Build-Out

Multi-hire programme — Principal, VP, two Senior Associates — for fund III launch.

Mandate F

Talent Map — Crossover

Pre-mandate mapping of senior crossover investors with public + private experience.

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