The slowdown in private equity dealmaking since 2022 has left many junior executives without experience they need to secure new positions in the industry. This lack of "deal reps" is having a dire effect on their career prospects, said Bill Matthews, a partner at executive search firm BraddockMatthewsBarrett.

Family offices, once informal operations run by advisers or accountants, are becoming more institutional as rising global wealth, liquidity events and growing complexity of managing multi-generational fortunes increase demand for experienced professionals, intensifying the race for talent. BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partner Elizabeth Havens underscores the importance of emotional intelligence.

In a recent Q&A with Family Wealth Report Editor Tom Burroughes, BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partner Elizabeth Havens shares her perspective on how hiring priorities are evolving across family offices, RIAs, and alternative asset managers.

Movement between pension funds and endowments has historically been limited, but evolving career paths and institutional priorities are beginning to create new opportunities across the asset owner landscape.

Our latest insight piece explores how organizations are positioning for growth in an increasingly complex environment and the key themes defining talent strategy across geographies and asset classes.

Insights from Executive Search Leaders David Barrett and Derek Braddock.

BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partner David Barrett discusses how endowments compete to recruit top talent.

BraddockMatthewsBarrett partner Erin Carroll joined SPS by With Intelligence and Source Talks to share her perspective on the current private equity business development landscape.

BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partner Bill Matthews discusses LP response to the current market environment.

Berg will head the university’s $3.7 billion long-term investment pool following a search by BraddockMatthewsBarrett.

Business Insider unpacks the career dangers of zombie funds in private equity, with BraddockMatthewsBarrett’s Bill Matthews and Lisa Steele offering candid guidance on when and how professionals should consider making a move.

BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partners Bill Matthews and Lisa Steele weigh in on the evolving skill sets, sales processes, and specialization firms are prioritizing amid a more challenging capital raising environment.

Michael Barry appointed as CIO of the Baltimore-based university’s $13B endowment, with BraddockMatthewsBarrett leading the search.

BraddockMatthewsBarrett's Erin Carroll explores trends in private equity hiring.

Asset-management executive search boutiques BraddockMatthews and David Barrett Partners merge to form a firm with strengths across a broad spectrum of industry segments.

BraddockMatthews LLC and David Barrett Partners today announced the closing of a transaction to combine their firms, creating an international leader in asset management executive search: BraddockMatthewsBarrett.

David Barrett Partners has assisted in the recruitment of Katharine “K.C.” Krieger as the new chief investment officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Vince Tuohey will manage the institution’s $34.1 billion endowment following a search by David Barrett Partners.

Despite challenging market conditions, BraddockMatthewsBarrett Partner Bill Matthews discusses the need for specialized roles at middle-market private equity firms.

Following a national search, David Barrett of David Barrett Partners recently assisted in the recruitment of Nancy Orr as Vice President for Investments and Chief Investment Officer of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

BraddockMatthews traces the growing investment in BD professionals among private equity firms.

The selection of Matthew Mendelsohn, a director with current responsibility for venture capital assets comprising more than 25 percent of Yale’s total endowment, followed an international search that “left no stone unturned.”