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Business Development & Investor Relations for Private Equity

Specialist recruiting firm focused on Business Development and Investor Relations within Private Equity

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Specialists for the Private Equity Industry

CP specializes in recruiting professionals for Business Development (deal origination), Investor Relations, and Investment (deal execution) roles within Private Equity firms.

You’re in the right place if you are a PE firm considering hiring:

A dedicated business development professional.

An investor relations professional.

An investment professional (at any level).

Core Focus Areas

Our Process With You

The Journey Starts Here

Market Research & Identification

Coastal Partners

Canvas market for candidates.

Long-list Presentation

Firm & Coastal Partners

Review list with client.

Final Assessments & Decision

Firm & Coastal Partners

Help narrow list of final candidates.

Onboarding Support

Coastal Partners

Maintain contact with candidate and client.

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Discovery

Firm & Coastal Partners

Understand firm and role to map out search.

Candidate Engagement

Coastal Partners

Screen candidates.

Client Interviews & Touch Points

Firm & Coastal Partners

Schedule interviews, keep in touch.

Offer & Negotiation

Firm & Coastal Partners

Assist in offer process.

Discovery

Firm & Coastal Partners

Understand firm and role to map out search.

Market Research & Identification

Coastal Partners

Canvas market for candidates.

Candidate Engagement

Coastal Partners

Screen candidates.

Long-list Presentation

Firm & Coastal Partners

Review list with client.

Client Interviews & Touch Points

Firm & Coastal Partners

Schedule interviews, keep in touch.

Final Assessments & Decision

Firm & Coastal Partners

Help narrow list of final candidates.

Offer & Negotiation

Firm & Coastal Partners

Assist in offer process.

Onboarding Support

Coastal Partners

Maintain contact with candidate and client.

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Journey Complete!

Client Testimonials

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Within lower middle market private equity, there isn’t a recruiter that knows the business development landscape better than Matt Rooney. Most importantly, Matt understood our people-first ethos and worked to find candidates that aligned with our values. The successful search process Matt led was transparent, robust, and efficient and we wouldn’t hesitate to engage TD Newland on a future search.

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Rob Wolfman

Managing Partner
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Matt and his team have helped us recruit numerous A players over the years. In addition to their singular focus on the business development function, their level of professionalism, responsiveness, and efficacy is without rival. Equally, if not more, important, they have a knack for looking for – and finding – high quality candidates in places other firms don’t. We look forward to working with TD Newland on future engagements and give them our strongest possible endorsement.

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Tony Hill

Principal, Business Development
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"Within lower middle market private equity, there isn’t a recruiter that knows the business development landscape better than Matt Rooney. Most importantly, Matt understood our people-first ethos and worked to find candidates that aligned with our values. The successful search process Matt led was transparent, robust, and efficient and we wouldn’t hesitate to engage Coastal Partners on a future search."

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Rob Wolfman

Managing Partner
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"Matt and his team have helped us recruit numerous A players over the years. In addition to their singular focus on the business development function, their level of professionalism, responsiveness, and efficacy is without rival. Equally, if not more, important, they have a knack for looking for – and finding – high quality candidates in places other firms don’t. We look forward to working with Coastal Partners on future engagements and give them our strongest possible endorsement."

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Tony Hill

Principal, Business Development
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"Matt and his team have provided tremendous insight into the growing demand for business development talent in Private Equity. We engaged Matt to help us make our first junior hire and navigate the lower middle market business development landscape. Matt understood the importance of cultural fit for our small team at ParkerGale. And he put together a thoughtful search process filled with high quality candidates with unique backgrounds, while being organized, transparent, and professional throughout. We would gladly work with Coastal Partners on future engagements."

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David Robinson

Head of Research

A Sample of Our Placements

Head of Business Development
at a mid-market buyout firm.

Director of Business Development
(Regional) at a well-known generalist buyout firm with 5B AUM across 3 funds.

Associate Director of Business Development
at a leading software PE firm.

Partner (Investment Team)
at a multi-strategy investment firm with 3B AUM across 5 funds.

Director of Investor Relations
at a mid-market buyout firm.

Vice President (Investment Team)
at a lower mid-market buyout firm.

Director of Business Development,
first dedicated BD hire, at a lower mid-market private equity firm.

Associate, Investor Relations
at a lower mid-market private equity firm.

Select the Best Structure for Your Search

Contingent

35%

of base salary

Let’s see if we can help - Our most flexible solution, no upfront fee, giving access to existing network of candidates.

Most Popular

Engaged

32%

of base salary

Our most popular solution - targeted search beyond existing network of candidates, 6 month candidate guarantee post hire.

Retained

30%

of base salary

Our full service solution - targeted search beyond existing network of candidates, 12 month candidate guarantee post hire, exclusivity on all candidates introduced.

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Case Studies

A Custom Search Built for You

Let us design a custom proposal based on the needs at your firm.

A 30-minute intro call gives us what we need to craft a proposal to see if we are the best partner for your search.

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