Expertise
Private Equity & Private Credit
Private equity firms require experienced investment professionals who can drive value. We identify top-tier PE & Private Credit investors with strong networks and proven track records to source investment opportunities and lead deal teams. Our expertise ensures firms secure partners and other professionals who deliver measurable impact and enhance portfolio performance.
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PE-Backed Portfolio Companies
Navigating the unique needs of portfolio companies, we source transformative leaders who drive operational efficiency, scalability, and value creation. Whether in growth-stage firms or turnaround scenarios, we ensure executives align with investor objectives and corporate vision.
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Infrastructure
We help infrastructure-investment firms build high-impact teams to evaluate opportunities in digital infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities and related sectors. Our expertise connects funds with seasoned investment professionals who create long-term value and spur innovation.
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Venture & Growth
Venture & growth investment firms require visionary leaders who can source & evaluate prospective opportunities and adapt to evolving market demands and investor expectations. We specialize in identifying and assessing investment professionals, capital-formation leaders and portfolio company executives who bring the right mix of experience, agility and cultural fit to a range of earlier-stage funds.
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Professional Services
We partner with top management consulting, legal, and accounting firms to secure forward-thinking leaders. Our tailored approach ensures firms attract advisory candidates with strategic insight, deep industry expertise, and the ability to drive growth in a competitive, client-focused landscape.
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Investment Banking
In the fast-moving world of investment banking, leadership is key. We connect firms with strategic, high-caliber IB advisors who bring deep financial acumen, deal-making expertise, and the ability to drive growth in global capital markets.
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Wealth Management
With evolving client expectations, UHNW & HNW wealth management firms need investment counsellors who serve as true fiduciaries to their clients. We identify top advisors who build trust, and navigate shifting market dynamics to enhance portfolio performance and long-term financial growth.
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CFO, Tax & Risk Roles
As industries evolve, today’s CFOs must go beyond finance expertise to drive strategy, navigate complex markets, and advise leadership with confidence. We identify financial, tax and risk leaders who blend deep business insight with agility—helping organizations secure executives who optimize performance, manage risk, and attract top finance talent to shape long-term success.
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Team Buildouts
Beyond our senior-level focus, DES has also led several “multi-search” mandates – across sectors – to help our clients enhance their capabilities and win through talent.
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Specialty situations we have helped address
Managing confidential searches
(replacing incumbent executives)
Spearheading cross-border mandates
(Canada-US)
Repatriating Canadians from abroad
(from across the globe)
Attracting senior female leadership candidates
(CEOs, Partners, Group Heads)
Leading team build-outs
(typically in wake of wholesale departures or when firms are pursuing new market opportunities)
Hunting for unicorns
(making the impossible possible)
The clients we serve
Professional services firms
(consulting partners, ranging from strategy, financial crime, corporate finance and valuation creation, among others)
Private-equity backed portfolio companies
(beauty products, manufacturing, aviation services, logistics service providers, textiles manufacturing, specialized staffing, submetering, cannabis, mobile communications companies, food distribution, foodservice, consumer-retail, QSR, CPG)
Investment banks
(from across the globe)
Alternative asset management firms
(PE, infrastructure, private credit, real estate, impact funds, venture capital, fund and secondary strategies)
Wealth management organizations
Insurance firms
(life and P&C)