Private Capital & Family Office.

Retained board and executive search for the investors and principals who steward capital — portfolio and value-creation leadership, from the first institutional CEO to the leadership of the funds themselves.

Core practiceBoard & C-suiteValue creationRetained

Leadership that creates value.

For private equity, growth capital and family offices, leadership is the single largest lever on returns. The right CEO, CFO or operating partner can define the trajectory of a portfolio company; the wrong one can quietly erode an entire value-creation plan.

These are high-stakes, high-confidentiality appointments — made under deal pressure, judged against a specific investment thesis, and often requiring a leader who can institutionalise a business without sterilising what made it valuable. They demand a search partner who understands how investors think and how value is actually built.

stratael partners with the investors and principals who steward capital — from value-creation hires across portfolio companies to the leadership of the funds and family offices themselves.

Who We Partner

Built for the investors who back leadership.

Private Equity & Growth Capital
Value-creation and portfolio leadership, from deal to exit.
Family Offices & Principals
Leadership for principal-led capital and operating businesses.
Portfolio Companies
The CEOs, CFOs and operators who deliver the investment thesis.
Fund Leadership
Investment professionals and leadership within the funds themselves.

Leadership we search.

Functional coverage is deliberately broad — across portfolio companies and the investment platform itself.

Portfolio CEO & Managing Director
The first institutional and value-creation leadership
Portfolio CFO & Operating Partners
The operators who deliver the plan
Board & Non-Executive
Chair and NED to strengthen portfolio governance
Investment & Fund Leadership
CIO, Partners, investment professionals
Family Office Leadership
Principals' offices, CIO and private-enterprise leadership
Common Questions

Questions we are asked.

What is private equity executive search?

Private equity executive search is the identification of portfolio CEOs, CFOs, operating partners and fund leadership for PE firms, growth capital and family offices — where the right leader is the largest lever on returns.

Does stratael place operating partners?

Yes. stratael searches operating partners and portfolio-company C-suite leadership who deliver the investment thesis, alongside fund leadership and family-office appointments.

Who does stratael partner with in private capital?

stratael partners with private equity, growth capital, family offices and principals on both portfolio leadership and the leadership of the investment platform itself.

A leadership appointment in private capital?

Discuss a mandate in confidence
Common Questions

Questions we are asked.

What is private equity executive search?

Private equity executive search is the recruitment of value-creation leadership — portfolio company CEOs, CFOs and operating partners, plus fund leadership — for private equity, growth capital and family offices, judged against a specific investment thesis.

Do you place operating partners and portfolio CEOs?

Yes. stratael conducts retained search for portfolio CEOs, CFOs, operating partners and board members, as well as investment professionals and leadership within the funds themselves.

Do you work with family offices?

Yes. stratael partners with family offices and principals on both portfolio leadership and the leadership of their own investment and operating organisations.