Practice 02 — Investment Functions

Front Office

The revenue-generating heart of every bank, asset manager and fund. Mandates across investment banking, sales and trading, research, portfolio management, quantitative strategies, structuring and front office leadership.

Mandate Coverage

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Front office search is a discipline of its own. Compensation moves faster than convention, the talent pool is global and largely passive, and the cost of a wrong hire compounds across a portfolio or a deal slate. We have spent years mapping the analysts, traders, PMs and researchers that move the needle at the institutions clients want to compete with.

i.Investment Banking

  • M&A Analyst / Associate / VP / MD
  • Equity Capital Markets (ECM)
  • Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
  • Leveraged Finance & Sponsors
  • Restructuring & Special Situations
  • Industry Coverage — TMT, FIG, Healthcare, Energy
  • Private Capital Advisory
  • Head of Investment Banking

ii.Trading

  • Equity Trader / Sales Trader
  • Fixed Income Trader — Credit & Rates
  • FX Trader — Spot, Forwards, Options
  • Commodities Trader — Energy, Metals, Ags
  • Derivatives Trader
  • Programme & Algorithmic Trader
  • Cross-Asset Trader
  • Head of Trading

iii.Research

  • Equity Research Analyst
  • Senior / Lead Analyst — Sector Coverage
  • Fixed Income & Credit Research
  • Macro & Strategy Research
  • Economist
  • Buy-Side Research Associate
  • Head of Research

iv.Portfolio Management

  • Equity Long-Only PM
  • Long / Short Equity PM
  • Credit PM — Investment Grade & High Yield
  • Macro PM
  • Multi-Strategy PM
  • Systematic Portfolio Manager
  • CTA / Managed Futures PM
  • Sub-PM & Strategy Lead

v.Quantitative Research & Strategy

  • Quantitative Researcher — Equities
  • Quantitative Researcher — Futures & Macro
  • Statistical Arbitrage Researcher
  • Machine Learning Researcher
  • Alternative Data Strategist
  • Options & Volatility Researcher
  • Cross-Asset Strategist
  • Head of Quantitative Research

vi.Execution & Microstructure

  • Algorithmic Trader
  • Execution Strategist
  • Smart Order Routing Engineer
  • Market Microstructure Researcher
  • Transaction Cost Analyst
  • Low-Latency Engineer (C++ / Rust / FPGA)
  • Quantitative Developer
  • Head of Execution

vii.Structuring & Solutions

  • Equity Structuring
  • Fixed Income Structuring
  • Cross-Asset Solutions
  • Quant Investment Strategies (QIS)
  • Securitisation & Structured Credit
  • Derivatives Solutions

viii.Front Office Leadership

  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Head of Trading
  • Head of Research
  • Head of Investment Banking
  • Head of Portfolio Construction
  • Head of Trading Technology
  • Front Office COO
  • Founder / Partner — Hedge Fund
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