partnership,
focus,
expertise

Junior Level Investment Professional Recruiting

CPI partners with each client, managing a customized recruiting process in an increasingly complex recruiting environment.  We identify candidates from 50+ investment banks and consulting firms and assess them through an in-depth quantitative and qualitative evaluation process.  We thoughtfully represent and strategically counsel clients throughout all phases of the search, including guidance on market trends, timing, velocity and compensation.

Mid-to-Senior Level Investment Professional Recruiting

CPI has executed hundreds of post-MBA projects from Senior Associate to Senior Partner resulting in an industry leading track record.  We have developed meaningful relationships with talent at all levels based on mutual trust, essential to recruiting.  We gather and analyze information including references, compensation, deal experience and sector expertise.  To ensure clients hire the most talented private equity professionals who are optimal fits, CPI’s post-MBA team manages an informative, consultative, professional and efficient process.

Real Estate Investment Professional Recruiting

CPI’s Real Estate Investment Professional Recruiting Practice partners with top firms across the country to place highly qualified, competitive talent ranging from the Junior Analyst through Senior Partner levels.  In addition to leading the market in Real Estate Equity & Debt Acquisitions placements, our team also has an extensive history working with development, asset management, capital markets, and investor relations teams within the real estate sector. 

 Our clients represent a range of fund sizes, strategies, and geographies.  Our innovative recruiting technologies, outreach strategies, and continued candidate engagement create a uniquely strong and diverse candidate base.

Administrative, Accounting & Finance Recruiting

CPI sources, assesses, and places Office Support candidates as well as Accounting & Finance professionals.  We deliver this talent across the private equity, portfolio company, hedge fund, family office, sovereign wealth and endowment universe with the same level of thoughtfulness, professionalism and expertise as our core investment professional business.

Non-Investment Professional Recruiting

CPI partners with firms to recruit for non-investing, operational roles at the Fund level. Our engagements range from senior leadership positions, including first-time functional hires, to team buildouts across all key functions:

• Chief Financial Officers/Chief Operating Officers

• Investor Relations and Fundraising

• Business Development/Deal Origination

• Capital Markets

• Human Capital and Talent

• Operating Partner and Value Creation Teams

Our team also has extensive experience recruiting executive and professional level talent for our clients’ portfolio companies, with a particular focus on the strategic finance vertical, including CFOs, Corporate Development (M&A), Chiefs of Staff, and IPO readiness. CPI has a strong network of diverse board member candidates.

Additional Services

Investor Relations & Fundraising Professional Recruiting

CPI partners with clients to execute investor relations and fundraising professional searches across investment strategies. We have successfully completed projects at all levels from Analyst to Partner/Head of IR. We work with each client to assess the firm’s current team and specific needs in order to create a target candidate profile. From there, we identify, engage, compel and place talent from relevant pools including current IR/fundraising professionals, placement agents, and alternative investments/marketing teams within banks.

Diversity

CPI’s core business provides investment firms and their portfolio companies an opportunity to diversify their firms and make a meaningful impact.

Consultative Services

CPI partners with its clients to analyze compensation, firm structures, expansion into different strategies, succession planning and other important issues.

Compensation Analysis

Utilizing CPI’s extensive resources, CPI collects and analyzes compensation information through our countless discussions with candidates and firms. Additionally, CPI conducts compensation surveys which includes data from firms across multiple fund sizes, strategies and industry verticals.

Team Build Outs

CPI has completed a number of team building projects for leading global firms. 

MBA On-Campus Recruiting

CPI partners with each client to identify, engage and hire exceptional MBA talent. Each Fall we re-meet and assess MBA talent at top business schools, including Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford and Wharton. We advise clients on market trends, manage the assessment, screening and referencing processes and we provide insight into candidate intentions who are in multiple processes.