What David Barrett Partners does

David Barrett Partners, operating as BraddockMatthewsBarrett (BMB), is a boutique retained executive search firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Boston/Wellesley and London. The firm exclusively serves the global asset management and wealth management industries, recruiting senior executives — Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Investment Officers, Investment Professionals, and Heads of Human Capital — across seven practice areas: Asset Owners, Private Equity, Private Credit, Hedge Funds, Multi-Asset/Public Equities & Fixed Income, Real Assets, and Wealth Management.

The firm's offering is a single, unified partner-driven executive search service delivered through a team of 29 professionals. Each engagement is led personally by senior partners with decades of specialized experience, supported by what the firm describes as a "rigorous research process." Over the past five years the firm has completed more than 850 retained searches, placing candidates across 115 cities in 11 countries. The firm holds no proprietary technology platforms; its underlying asset is the relationship network with senior investment professionals and the credibility accumulated through nearly two decades of exclusive focus on the asset management sector.

The business model is classic retained executive search: engagements are won through direct partner-led relationships and referrals rather than marketing, with fees structured as a percentage of placed executives' first-year compensation. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and relies on industry presence, partner reputation, and a referral network rather than digital channels or marketing campaigns.

Name

David Barrett Partners

Legal name

BraddockMatthewsBarrett

Website

https://davidbarrettpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Barrett Partners (dba BraddockMatthewsBarrett) is a boutique retained executive search firm founded in 2005 that exclusively recruits senior leadership for the global asset management and wealth management industries across seven practice areas, delivered through 29 professionals in New York, Boston, and London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Retained Search: Retained executive search engagements for senior-level positions in the asset management industry. Partner-driven approach with senior leadership involvement throughout the search process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

David Barrett Partners is a boutique retained executive search firm that places senior professionals (CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Investment Professionals, Sales/IR leaders, and Human Capital executives) across the global asset management industry. The firm delivers partner-led, retained search engagements across seven practice areas: Asset Owners, Hedge Funds, Multi-Asset/Public Equities & Fixed Income, Private Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets, and Wealth Management.

Product overview

David Barrett Partners operates as a single, unified executive search offering for the asset management industry. The firm provides specialized recruiting services across seven core practice areas—Asset Owners, Hedge Funds, Multi-Asset/Public Equities & Fixed Income, Private Credit, Private Equity, Real Assets, and Wealth Management—placing senior-level professionals including Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Investment Professionals, and Human Capital/Talent leadership roles. The service is delivered through a partner-driven approach with global reach spanning up to 115 placement cities across 18 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Services

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Odgers Berndtson:
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a leading global executive search firm with deep Financial Services and Asset Management practices. It serves many of the same buy-side clients as BMB but with a much broader functional and geographic footprint, including Board and CEO advisory services.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is the largest global organizational consulting firm, combining executive search with talent assessment, RPO, and consulting. Its Financial Services practice competes with BMB on C-suite mandates, particularly at large multi-national asset managers seeking integrated talent solutions.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong Financial Services practice, including asset and wealth management. It competes with BMB on senior leadership mandates but offers a wider range of leadership consulting services beyond pure executive search.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a dedicated Financial Services practice covering asset management, investment banking, and insurance. It competes with BMB for senior asset management mandates but operates at much larger scale with broader sector coverage.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with a significant Financial Services practice covering asset management, private equity, and hedge funds. Like other large incumbents, it competes with BMB for senior asset management mandates at the CEO and CIO level.

Direct peers

• Glocap Search: Glocap is a boutique executive search firm focused exclusively on alternative investments — including hedge funds, private equity, and asset management. Like David Barrett Partners, it is a specialist serving the same narrow client base with a relationship-driven, partner-led delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/david-barrett-partners

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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