CPI (Career Partners Inc.)

Name

CPI (Career Partners Inc.)

Legal name

CPI (Career Partners Inc.)

Website

https://cpiny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Executive Search/Recruiting Services: CPI operates as an executive search firm placing investment professionals from Analyst to Partner level. The firm works with private and public investment firms across various strategies including Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Distressed, Credit, Real Estate, and Venture. Revenue is generated through placement fees, typically a percentage of the placed candidate's compensation, consistent with retained executive search industry standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CPI is a global executive search and recruiting firm dedicated exclusively to the investment management industry. It places investment professionals at every level, from pre-MBA Analysts through Senior Partners, across strategies including Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Distressed, Credit, Real Estate, Venture, and Growth Capital. In addition to core recruiting, CPI provides non-investment professional placement for fund-level and portfolio company roles, compensation analysis, team build-outs, and on-campus MBA recruiting partnerships.

Product overview

CPI is a global investment professional recruiting firm offering specialized recruiting services across multiple verticals including junior and mid-to-senior level investment professional recruiting, real estate investing, administrative/finance functions, investor relations, and non-investment professional roles. The firm operates seven specialized practice areas and has developed proprietary technology called 'Pillar' for candidate submission and review. Services include consultative offerings such as compensation analysis, team build-outs, and MBA on-campus recruiting at top business schools. The company assesses over 3,000 pre- and post-MBA candidates annually and has placed talent in over 65 cities and 14 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Level Investment Professional Recruiting Retained search service identifying junior investment talent from 50+ investment banks and consulting firms and assessing candidates through in-depth quantitative and qualitative evaluation for pre-MBA Analyst and equivalent junior roles.
• Mid-to-Senior Level Investment Professional Recruiting Post-MBA recruiting service placing professionals from Senior Associate to Senior Partner levels, managing consultative search processes for private equity and other investment firms.
• Real Estate Investment Professional Recruiting Specialized recruiting service placing talent from Junior Analyst through Senior Partner levels in real estate equity, debt acquisitions, development, asset management, capital markets, and investor relations.
• Administrative, Accounting & Finance Recruiting Placement service for office support candidates and accounting and finance professionals across private equity, hedge funds, family offices, and portfolio companies.
• Non-Investment Professional Recruiting (Fund & Portfolio Resources) Recruiting service for non-investing operational roles at fund level including CFOs, COOs, Investor Relations, Business Development, Capital Markets, Human Capital, and Operating Partner teams, plus portfolio company executive talent.
• Investor Relations & Fundraising Professional Recruiting Search service for investor relations and fundraising professionals across investment strategies, from Analyst to Partner or Head of IR level.
• MBA On-Campus Recruiting Partnership service that identifies and recruits MBA talent from top business schools including Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford and Wharton, with on-campus assessment and screening each Fall.
• Compensation Analysis Analysis service collecting compensation information through candidate and firm discussions, including compensation surveys across multiple fund sizes, strategies, and industry verticals.
• Team Build Outs Consultative service that executes team building projects for leading global investment firms across functions and seniority levels.
• Pillar Proprietary candidate submission and review technology developed internally to streamline CPI's data collection, candidate onboarding, and search process management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assesses over 3,000 pre- and post-MBA candidates annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MBA Business Schools (Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford, Wharton)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPI partners with top MBA programs including Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford and Wharton for on-campus recruiting. Each Fall they meet and assess MBA talent at these schools, advising clients on market trends, managing assessment, screening and referencing processes, and providing insight into candidate intentions who are in multiple processes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a deep Financial Services practice placing investment and alternatives professionals. It competes directly with CPI on mid-to-senior PE and hedge fund mandates, but operates at much broader scale and geographic reach.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with a dedicated Financial Services Practice covering private equity, hedge funds, and asset management. It competes with CPI for senior investment mandates while also addressing board-level engagements that CPI does not cover.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with a strong Financial Services sector practice spanning asset and wealth management, investment banking, and private equity. It competes head-to-head with CPI on senior investment roles and CFO/COO placements for funds and portfolio companies.
• Long Ridge Partners: Boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on alternative-investment firms (PE, HF, credit, real estate), placing both investment and operating professionals from pre-MBA through Partner. It has a near-identical service model to CPI at smaller scale and is the closest head-to-head boutique competitor.
• Glocap Search: Specialist executive search firm dedicated to the hedge fund and private equity industry, placing investment and non-investment professionals across functions and levels. It directly competes with CPI's hedge fund and fund-level search practices.
• Options Group: Global executive search and consulting firm focused on financial services and banking, covering capital markets, sales/trading, and alternative investments. It overlaps with CPI on trading, quantitative, and select hedge fund mandates at the senior end.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search firm with a Financial Services Practice covering asset management, private equity, and hedge funds. It competes with CPI for senior investment leadership roles while also offering broader board and CEO advisory.
• Odyssey Search Partners: Boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on investment management and alternatives, placing portfolio managers and senior investment professionals. It overlaps with CPI's mid-to-senior investment professional coverage at the partner level.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and executive search firm with a Financial Services search practice across asset management, investment banking, and alternatives. It has a much broader scope than CPI and competes on senior mandates while also providing RPO and consulting services.
• Caldwell Partners: Executive search firm serving Financial Services including asset and wealth management. It competes with CPI on financial-services mandates while also addressing consumer, industrial, and technology verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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