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defining role?
Whatever your next step, we'll guide you through every stage — application, interview and beyond. Let's find the opportunity that moves your career forward.
Find exceptional roles
We place excellence.
Most recruiters have to go looking for the right people. We already know them. Welcome to the finance and professional services recruitment partner that does things differently.
Our Campus to C-Suite model means we meet the sharpest talent early — from outstanding students and graduates through to the executives shaping the industry's leading firms — and we stay with them at every step of the journey.
We identify promising individuals, match them with finance roles where they can flourish, and support them as their careers unfold.
Clients come to us for partnerships that last. Over years rather than months, they gain access to a network of talent that grows more experienced alongside them, sharing insight, solving problems and celebrating wins together.
Our expertise
Our sectors
CFO & Senior Finance
Bespoke CFO and senior finance appointments that underpin investor-backed value creation, delivered by integrated permanent and interim teams.
Opportunities
Latest roles
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Investor Relations & Distribution
IR Analyst, Private Equity
Join the global investor relations team of a large-cap private equity house as it scales its LP coverage.
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Private Equity
Investor, Secondaries & Co-Investment
A leading secondaries fund is adding junior investors to its New York team, with immediate start.
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Equities & Multi-Asset
Stewardship Analyst, Asset Management
Drive ESG engagement and stewardship strategy at one of Europe's leading asset managers.
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Equities & Multi-Asset
Healthcare Equity Analyst, Long-Only
A boutique investment manager with a concentrated, high-conviction book seeks a healthcare specialist.
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Real Assets
Vice President, Energy Infrastructure
Lead origination and execution across the energy transition for a global infrastructure investor.
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Corporate Finance & M&A
Investment Banking Associate, Healthcare
Independent global investment bank with a market-leading healthcare franchise seeks an experienced Associate.
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Strategy & Corporate Development
Group Strategy Director
Retained search for a listed international group operating across a diverse portfolio of sectors.
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Strategy & Corporate Development
Corporate Development Manager
Identify, develop and qualify new business opportunities that support the group's growth ambitions.
What we do
Our services
From short-term cover to long-range succession planning, every engagement is shaped around your needs, goals and timeline — never the other way round.
Permanent solutions
Long-term hiring that keeps pace with a changing industry — helping you build exceptional teams for what comes next, not just what's needed now.
More about permanent solutionsOur credentials
Built on results,
measured over years
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Countries placed in
Our teams work across borders, placing talent and building teams wherever in the world they're needed.
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Candidates placed
Since our founding we've placed thousands of people into roles where they thrive, supporting clients across every major region.
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Expert consultants
Based in three of the world's most dynamic financial centres, our growing teams bring deep sector knowledge to every search.
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Partnering clients
Long-term trusted advisor to funds, banks and corporates — setting the standard by challenging how hiring is done.
Client stories
Hear it from
our clients
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Senior Associate
More than a recruiter, they became a sounding board — helping us sharpen exactly what the team needed, then finding IR talent that matched on culture, attitude and technical depth. I couldn't recommend them more highly for building out an IR function.
Specialist private equity platform
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Co-Founder
Ashcombe take the time to understand you, your firm and what makes it distinctive. That focus on culture and people has translated into several high-calibre hires who have settled into our team seamlessly.
Mid-market private equity firm
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Director
I've relied on them for almost every move of my career — from law into a bulge-bracket bank, then into a boutique tech M&A house. Now I use the same team to hire my own analysts. Whichever side of the table you're on, they deliver.
Investment bank
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Interim CFO
A sharp, efficient process from first call to first day. They had the interim role scoped, agreed and up and running with no friction whatsoever.
Data management consultancy
Which industries do you recruit for?
We specialise in finance and professional services across twelve practice areas: CFO & Senior Finance, Corporate Finance & M&A, Credit, Early Careers, Equities & Multi-Asset, Finance into Funds, Interim Solutions, Investor Relations & Distribution, Private Equity, Real Assets, Strategy & Corporate Development, and Technology Leadership.
Why work with a specialist recruiter?
The best people in finance are rarely on the open market. A specialist partner brings a warm network built over years, an honest read on compensation and culture, and the judgement to know who will genuinely succeed in your environment — saving you time and reducing the risk of a costly mis-hire.
What does your process look like?
For candidates, it starts with a proper conversation about where you want to go, followed by curated introductions, interview preparation and support through offer and onboarding. For clients, we take a detailed brief, map the market, present a qualified shortlist and manage every stage through to a successful placement.
What is the Campus to C-Suite model?
It is our approach to building relationships early and keeping them for the long term. We meet exceptional people while they're still students and graduates, help them into their first roles, and continue to advise them as they progress — so when a client needs a senior hire, we already know the person, not just the CV.
Get in touch
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exceptional?
Building the right team takes more than a search. It takes market intelligence and a trusted network. Our experts will find the talent that makes your team unstoppable.
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Whatever the challenge or ambition, speak to one of our consultants and let's find the right way forward together.
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