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Two seats. No compromise.

We search for the two roles that decide a hedge fund's returns - and nothing else.

01

Seat one

Chief Investment Officers

For funds building or rebuilding at the top. We search for leaders who can own the investment process, the risk framework and the team around them.

When funds call us

  • -A founder steps back from day-to-day investment decisions
  • -A platform launches a new strategy or region
  • -Performance or governance calls for new leadership

What we assess

i.

Investment philosophy

A process that is clear, repeatable and owned.

ii.

Risk discipline

How drawdowns were handled - not only how returns were made.

iii.

Team leadership

A record of hiring, developing and keeping investment talent.

iv.

Governance fit

Alignment with the fund's owners, board and investors.

Discuss a CIO search

“The right Portfolio Manager is rarely looking. Our work starts where job boards end.”

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02

Seat two

Portfolio Managers

For multi-manager platforms and single-strategy funds adding capacity. We introduce managers whose track record and edge fit the fund's strategy, capital and risk limits.

Strategies we cover [to confirm]

Equity Long/Short Global Macro Credit Quantitative Multi-Strategy Event-Driven Commodities Fixed Income RV

What we assess

i.

Verifiable track record

Attributable returns, across cycles.

ii.

Risk-adjusted quality

Sharpe, drawdown, correlation and capacity.

iii.

Portability

What moves with the manager: strategy, data, team.

iv.

Platform fit

Risk limits, payout structure and culture.

Discuss a PM search

03 · Confidentiality

Discretion is not a policy. It is the service.

Consent first

A manager's name goes to a fund only with explicit consent, one introduction at a time.

Need to know

Mandates and track records are shared only with the people deciding.

Paid by the fund

Candidates never pay. Our advice to them is independent and free.

Start a confidential search.

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