Private Markets
Specialist search across the investment lifecycle
We support private markets firms across the investment lifecycle, from deal team appointments to fundraising and portfolio liquidity specialists. Our work draws on long-standing networks, disciplined research and a deep understanding of how firms deploy and steward capital.
Asset Class Coverage
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Private Equity
We recruit across the full spectrum of private equity strategies, including mid-and lower-mid-market buyouts, growth equity, large cap buyouts and secondaries.
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Alternative Credit
Our credit practice covers direct lending, asset-backed lending, infrastructure debt, special situations and secondaries – reflecting the increasing sophistication and specialisation within private credit markets.
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Infrastructure
We serve clients across core and core+ strategies, digital infrastructure, sustainable infrastructure and the growing secondaries market.
Functional Expertise
Our expertise includes
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LPs and Fund Allocators
We recruit investment professionals for pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, family offices and private banks. What’s more, we cover both traditional fund commitments and co-investment teams across all asset classes.
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Sales and Investor Relations
In an increasingly competitive fundraising environment, access to exceptional investor relations and capital raising talent is critical. We recruit across all major markets and investor channels, serving both institutional fund strategies and newer evergreen and semi-liquid structures.
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Investment Professionals
We build high-performing investment teams across credit, private equity and infrastructure, from senior deal originators and sector and geographic specialists through to execution-focused analysts and associates.
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Product Development and Strategy
As competition for capital intensifies, fund managers need strategic talent to drive product innovation and differentiation. We recruit for firms launching new strategies, structuring semi-liquid vehicles, executing team lift-outs and making minority GP investments.
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Secondary Markets
As the secondary market has become a standard tool for portfolio management and an increasingly allocated strategy, demand for specialists has never been greater. With 15 years of international experience and a network spanning Europe, North America and Asia, we recruit for GP and LP secondary investors, secondary advisory firms and dedicated secondary fund platforms across all asset classes.
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Portfolio Management and Data Science
Private markets firms are increasingly leveraging technology and data to enhance portfolio management, deal sourcing, and operational efficiency. At Carpenter Farraday, we recruit the specialists who turn data capabilities into competitive advantage, from portfolio operations and value creation, to analytics and fund technology. We combine disciplined research with human judgement to identify individuals whose capabilities and behaviours align closely with a client’s strategic goals.
Deep understanding of market dynamics
Executive search within Private Markets demands clarity, discretion and a nuanced understanding of how firms compete for talent. We map global networks continuously, giving our clients visibility across key financial hubs and enabling us to advise on compensation, competitor activity and shifting hiring trends.
Appointments designed for long-term impact
We focus on the qualities that create sustainable value: technical capability, cultural alignment and the commitment needed to support multi-year investment cycles. Our approach ensures that new hires strengthen deal execution, fundraising momentum and portfolio outcomes over the long term.
Meet the Team
"We have partnered with Carpenter Farraday on a number of searches spanning geographies and seniority level across both client facing roles and senior investment positions. Carpenter Farraday have consistently delivered high quality candidates from their deep networks, and run smooth efficient search processes through to successful conclusion."
Who we work with
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