What Laz Partners does

Laz Partners is a London-based executive search and talent advisory firm founded in 2018 by Alex Lazaridis, a former Macro Sales professional with nearly a decade of buy-side coverage experience across London, New York, and Continental Europe. The firm specializes exclusively in placing front-office investment professionals — portfolio managers, traders, strategists, quants, and analysts — across five dedicated practice areas: Macro, Credit, Equities, Private Credit, and Insurance Investments. Its client base spans hedge funds, alternative investment managers, sell-side institutions, asset managers, insurers, and private wealth managers, with named engagements at organizations including Apollo, BNP Paribas, GIC, Pictet, Wellington, Moore Capital, Aviva Investors, and UBP.

The firm delivers services through three engagement models — Retained Search (for senior leadership and specialized mandates), Engaged Search (dedicated proactive recruitment), and Contingent Search (no-win, no-fee for junior-to-mid-level roles). Underlying delivery is described as a data-led search methodology that quantifies placement metrics to optimize fill ratios and time-to-complete searches, combined with deep in-house domain expertise in financial markets. The firm reports 230+ cumulative placements, a 100% retained search success rate, 96% success across all exclusive searches, and 82-85% of business generated via inbound referrals, with an average 11-week time from client intake to placement. Supporting the core service are a public Job Board and an Insight Hub thought leadership platform.

Operationally, Laz Partners runs a lean team of 9 employees headquartered in London, delivering global mandates with active searches underway across the UK, France, UAE, Ireland, Singapore, the US, and Switzerland. The company is privately held and founder-owned with no disclosed external investment. Its distribution is relationship-driven rather than marketing-driven, leaning heavily on referral networks within the investment management community.

Name

Laz Partners

Legal name

Laz Partners Limited

Website

https://lazpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laz Partners is a London-based executive search firm founded in 2018 that places front-office investment professionals — portfolio managers, traders, strategists, and analysts — across hedge funds, asset managers, insurers, and sell-side institutions via five specialist practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retained Search: Premium retained search service for critical hiring needs including senior leadership and specialized positions. Clients commit to the service ensuring prioritized attention and thorough candidate evaluation.
2. Engaged Search: Dedicated proactive recruitment approach with single point of contact, promoting client brand to market while streamlining the hiring process for qualified candidates.
3. Contingent Search: No-win, no-fee model for junior to mid-level roles without requiring niche expertise, utilizing broad candidate network for quick identification and placement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Laz Partners is an executive search and talent advisory firm placing senior front-office investment professionals (portfolio managers, traders, strategists, analysts, economists, and CIOs) into hedge funds, alternative investment managers, asset managers, insurers, sell-side institutions, and private wealth managers globally. Services are delivered through three engagement models — Retained Search (priority-focused senior mandates), Engaged Search (dedicated proactive recruitment with a single point of contact), and Contingent Search (no-win, no-fee for junior to mid-level roles) — organized around five specialist practice areas covering Macro, Credit, Equities, Private Credit, and Insurance Investments.

Product overview

Laz Partners operates as a single unified executive search and talent advisory service, not a multi-module software platform. The core offering is recruitment and placement services organized around three engagement models (Retained, Engaged, and Contingent Search) and five specialist practice areas (Macro, Credit, Equities, Private Credit, and Insurance Investments). Supporting these core services are a public Job Board for candidate outreach and an Insight Hub for thought leadership content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retained Search Priority-focused retained executive search service for critical senior leadership and specialized front-office investment positions with limited talent pools. Provides comprehensive market coverage, cultural fit assessment, and regular client updates on candidate availability and market perception. For enterprise financial institutions (hedge funds, asset managers, insurers, sell-side banks).
• Engaged Search Dedicated proactive recruitment service providing a single point of contact that promotes the client brand in the market and streamlines the hiring process. Delivers a focused shortlist of highly qualified candidates through a quality-over-quantity approach. For enterprise financial institutions hiring front-office investment talent.
• Contingent Search No-win, no-fee executive search service for junior to mid-level front-office investment roles that do not require niche specialist expertise. Leverages the firm's broad candidate network for rapid identification and placement of suitable candidates. For mid-market and enterprise financial institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% retained search success rate with candidates remaining in roles at 12 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is the largest global organizational consulting firm with a substantial executive search practice including financial services. Serves similar end markets but offers broader talent, consulting, and RPO services.
• Odgers Berndtson: Odgers Berndtson is a UK-headquartered global executive search firm with a strong Financial Services Practice. Comparable in geographic base (London) and FS specialization but broader in scope and scale than Laz Partners.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search firm with a Financial Services Practice covering asset management, banking, and private equity. Broad incumbent competing for senior investment leadership mandates.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search leader with a dedicated Financial Services Practice covering asset management, banking, and insurance. Overlaps significantly with Laz Partners' niche but operates at much greater scale and broader scope.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm with a Financial Services Practice covering asset management, banking, and private equity. Operates at broader scale and wider functional scope than Laz Partners.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a leading global executive search firm with a strong Financial Services Practice serving asset managers, banks, and insurers. Broad incumbent that competes for senior investment mandates but serves a wider range of industries and functions.

Direct peers

• Options Group: Options Group is a financial services-focused executive search and talent advisory firm with practices across capital markets, asset management, and quantitative finance. Closely comparable in specialization and target client base to Laz Partners.
• JM Search: JM Search is an executive search firm focused on financial services, private equity, and functional leadership. Comparable specialization in placing senior investment and operating leaders across asset management and financial services institutions.
• Selby Jennings: Selby Jennings is a specialist financial services recruitment firm placing front-office investment professionals across banking, asset management, and hedge funds. Direct competitor in the same niche of front-office investment search with comparable target customers and roles.
• Glocap Search: Glocap is a financial services headhunting firm specializing in placements across investment management, hedge funds, and private equity. Directly comparable niche focus on front-office investment talent with similar customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laz-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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