Specialized Executive Search for Private Equity & Venture Capital Funds
Private equity and venture capital funds face intense competition for elite investment talent. From sourcing bulge bracket analysts for Associate roles to recruiting seasoned professionals for Principal and Managing Director positions, every hire shapes your fund's ability to originate, execute, and create value.
Pacific Executive Search (PES) specializes in identifying and recruiting investment professionals across the full spectrum of private markets — Buyout/LBO, Growth Equity, and Secondaries strategies.
We understand the nuanced requirements of each investment strategy and career level:
For pre-MBA Associates, we source top-tier talent from elite investment banks and leading consulting firms, identifying analysts and associates ready to transition to the buyside.
For post-MBA through Managing Director roles, our network includes accomplished investment professionals from leading PE/VC firms seeking career-defining opportunities with funds that offer superior economics, deal flow, and partnership track.
With deep presence across San Francisco, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto, we understand the competitive landscape for investment talent in the nation's most active private equity markets.
Whether you're building your first fund or expanding a proven platform, PES delivers investment professionals who bring both technical excellence and cultural alignment to drive superior returns.
From Analyst through Managing Director across all private equity strategies.
Deep Relationships Across Leading West Coast Investment Firms
We leverage deep industry relationships and proprietary research to identify passive candidates currently excelling across the West Coast private equity ecosystem. Our approach emphasizes confidential outreach, thorough assessment of investment experience, and seamless interview coordination.
Our recruiting process focuses on three core investment strategies:
Buyout and LBO funds seeking investment professionals with experience in traditional control-oriented private equity, operational value creation, and financial engineering across middle market and large cap transactions.
Growth equity funds requiring investment talent skilled in majority and minority growth investing, particularly in scaling technology and healthcare companies seeking expansion capital.
Secondaries funds needing professionals experienced in LP stake acquisitions, GP-led transactions, and VC secondaries with direct co-investment capabilities.
We understand that each fund's culture, investment thesis, and partnership structure requires specific talent profiles. Our specialized approach ensures alignment between candidate experience and fund strategy.
More Than Executive Search — Strategic Investment Talent Partners
Pacific Executive Search brings decades of experience recruiting investment professionals for leading private equity and venture capital funds. We understand the competitive dynamics, compensation structures, and cultural factors that drive top talent decisions in private markets.
Our specialized approach combines deep industry knowledge with relationship-driven recruiting to identify and attract exceptional investment professionals who create sustainable competitive advantage.
Why Leading Funds Choose PES:
Connect with specialized recruiters who understand private equity and venture capital talent markets.
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See how our specialized approach compares to traditional recruiting methods for accounting and finance roles.
Staffing firms prioritize speed and volume — we focus on alignment, long-term value, and impact.Our search process is calibrated for quality, not just availability. We don't fill seats — we find problem-solvers.We specialize narrowly in Accounting & Finance, which means we can assess nuance staffing firms often miss.Because we actively source and re-engage known candidates, we deliver faster without compromising fit.
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