Why You Need Alpha Search Long-term success requires creativity, diversification and growth. To consistently improve margins in a maturing market, you need to expand beyond your Rolodex to source and build specialized high performance teams. Following the rise of the alternative asset class over the last decade, Alpha Search professionals have been working with our clients to build and source successful investment teams for leveraged buyout funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and fund of funds. Alpha Search is focused on the human capital that drives the bottom line - the talent that enables hedge funds and proprietary trading desks to enhance returns, grow and diversify for long-term success. From Equity Long/Short to Market Neutral to Proprietary Hybrid strategies, our professionals find the talent that can execute with precision. We concentrate in placing in the following investment areas: Global Macro, Emerging Markets, Statistical Arbitrage, Capital Structure & Convertible Bond Arbitrage, Energy & Utility Arbitrage, Fixed Income Arbitrage, Relative Value, Event Driven, Risk Arbitrage, Distressed Debt, Credit Strategies, Equity Long/Short, Real Estate and Fund of Hedge Funds. In addition to the recruitment of traders, investment professionals and senior management staff, Alpha Search has also successfully placed the Marketing, Legal & Compliance, Quants, Risk Management and Senior Technology professionals necessary to support sophisticated trading operations. A proven leader in recruiting talent and building teams in the hedge fund world, Alpha Search has a deep understanding of the hedge fund environment - especially the challenges faced at its current level of maturity. We are able to act quickly, recruit top talent and negotiate compensation structures that make sense for the long-term effectiveness of the entire team. Alpha Search concentrates on sourcing the best human capital for our clients in the alternative investment industry and is dedicated to establishing long-term creative and intellectual synergy. Headhunting Alpha Search Advisory Partners has a well-respected recruitment track record with alternative and traditional asset management firms, as well as investment banking and proprietary trading desks. We have successfully completed global senior-level search assignments for firms ranging from some of the most mature in the industry to newly formed funds, across a variety of investment strategies and sector focuses. We are sensitive to the unique requirements and dynamics of the alternative investment and proprietary trading businesses and how they impact the recruitment process. Alpha Search Advisory Partners leverages a broad network of exceptionally talented financial professionals, industry service providers and academics to bring particular expertise to your organization. Organizational Strategy and Development We are trusted advisors to our clients beyond recruitment, advising them on issues such as compensation framework and philosophy, employment law, corporate branding and culture as well as succession planning. We are continually speaking to a broad network of contacts in the alternative investment management industry regarding industry trends, organizational issues, growth, new strategies, direction, performance and compensation - enabling us to share our insights on many facets of human capital management. In order to assist our clients with broader organizational and business requirements that may not require full-time staff, Alpha Search Advisory Partners also sources and employs top industry insiders as consultants for project and/or short-term assignments. We have successfully placed many high-level consultants, including senior sales & marketing and marketing communication professionals as well as information technology, legal and organizational consultants.