How you can work with us

Executive search built for private banking

We work with a select number of clients on senior mandates — as a retained partner or through an ongoing rolling engagement.

Retained Assignments

Full-cycle executive search for high-profile banking roles.

Best for: Single, critical senior hire

Focus: Precision and depth

  • Targeted search for a clearly defined role
  • Ideal for confidential or strategic appointments
  • Curated shortlist of best-fit candidates
  • Fully dedicated to delivering one key hire

Outcome: One high-impact placement

Rolling Retainer

Flexible, ongoing recruitment support for key positions.

Best for: Multiple hires over time/Banks scaling teams or entering new markets

Focus: Scale and continuity

  • Ongoing access to senior private banking talent

  • Flexible coverage across London, Geneva, Zurich and Dubai

  • Flexible prioritisation across roles and locations
  • Long-term partnership across multiple mandates

Outcome: Consistent delivery of multiple hires bringing commercial impact and long-term growth

Contingent Search

Targeted candidate identification for specific vacancies.

A flexible, discreet approach to introducing high-performing private bankers to relevant opportunities, where there is a strong mutual fit.

Rolling retainer

Ongoing search partnership for building high-performing private banking teams over time

Our rolling retainer model is designed for banks undertaking team build-outs, market expansion or sustained hiring across multiple roles.

Rather than treating each hire as a separate search, we act as a long-term search partner, providing continuous access to senior private banking talent and high-calibre candidates.

When to use a rolling retainer:

  • Expanding into new markets or regions
  • Building out teams or coverage areas over time
  • Hiring multiple senior bankers across locations or specialisms
  • Requiring ongoing access to high-performing, off-market talent

What you can expect:

  • Proactive access to top talent: A live view of senior private bankers with established client relationships, strong reputations and transferable books.
  • Discreet, relationship-led engagement: Confidential, credible approaches to high-calibre individuals not actively on the market, ensuring your search remains strategic and private.
  • Flexible, multi-location coverage: Support for hiring across key private banking hubs, including London, Geneva, Zurich and Dubai.
  • Strategic hiring, not reactive recruitment: Flexibility to prioritise roles by market, location or business need as your strategy evolves.
  • Consistent delivery across multiple hires: A single partner managing ongoing mandates, ensuring continuity and efficiency.
  • Commercial impact: Placements bring established client relationships, supporting revenue generation and long-term growth.
Example outcome

Global pure-play private bank — MENA expansion

A global pure-play private bank retained us to support the expansion of its Middle East and North Africa divisions across London, Zurich, Geneva and Dubai. Over the course of the mandate, we identified and engaged senior private bankers with self-generated client books across MENA markets, delivering a series of high-impact hires.

  • 8 senior private bankers placed.
  • Hires across multiple international locations.
  • Each individual brought a transferable client book, supporting revenue generation within the first year.

This model enables banks to scale, strengthen and evolve senior teams efficiently, without repeatedly restarting the search process.

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Retained search

Focused search for critical senior hires where the right individual is essential

Our retained search model is designed for high-impact, business-critical roles, where securing the right individual is essential.

We partner closely with clients on single senior mandates, typically where the hire is strategic, confidential, or requires access to individuals not actively on the market.

When to use retained search:

  • Hiring a senior private banker or executive
  • Building or launching a new market, desk or capability
  • Replacing a key individual confidentially
  • Requiring access to top performers not visible through traditional channels

What you can expect:

  • Highly targeted search focused on a clearly defined profile
  • Access to top-performing private bankers with transferable client relationships
  • Selective, discreet engagement with relevant individuals
  • A curated shortlist, not a volume-driven process
  • Full ownership of the mandate through to successful completion
Example outcome

Multi-billionaire family office — Managing Partner appointment

A multi-billionaire family office in the Middle East retained us to appoint a Managing Partner to develop a new strategy and grow their investment management business across the Middle East, London, Switzerland, and the US.

Through a targeted global search, we identified senior professionals from asset management, private banking, and investment management with the experience, network, and entrepreneurial drive to deliver this transformative mandate.

  • Shortlist presented: 5 highly qualified candidates.
  • Hire successfully made: 1 Managing Partner.
  • Impact: Positioned the firm as a leading boutique platform able to execute its global growth strategy.
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