Less than a week to go until PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe in London 🎯 Finatal will be moderating two sessions that go directly to the heart of value creation right now: ⚙️ The operating partner’s role in achieving exit readiness – with Ishtah Kadel, Partner & Head of Europe. 🤖 Driving practical AI impact in HR and talent across the portfolio – with Max Yish, Director, Tech & Data Harry Brooks, Charlie Linacre and Dominic M. will also be there from the Finatal team. If you’re heading along, we’d love to catch up on all things Operating Partners. 🎟️ Need tickets? Use code OPEU26_FINATAL for 10% off #PEIOperatingPartnersForum #OperatingPartners #ValueCreation #PrivateEquity #Finatal
Finatal
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
The human capital partner to private capital, hiring for funds and accelerating value creation in portfolio companies.
About us
Finatal is the human capital partner to private capital, hiring outstanding talent for funds and accelerating value creation in portfolio companies. We recruit world-class leaders and professionals in international markets, across the value creation levers that help build better businesses. Perfectly placed to work on both permanent and interim assignments, we combine specialist expertise with a broad network to connect exceptional candidates with the right opportunities. Our exclusive focus on private capital ensures we place individuals who create measurable impact and work alongside management teams to achieve their value creation goals.
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http://finatal.com/
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
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- London
- Type
- Privately Held
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- 2010
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- Financial Recruitment Services, Interim, Headhunting, Search & Selection, Jobs, Careers, Recruitment, Financial Sector, Private Equity, London, private equity recruitment, private equity search firm, private equity fund, private equity portfolio, data and analytics, private equity funds, private equity investments, CFO, and Finance Director
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1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036, US
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Frankfurt am Main, 60322, DE
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"A shortlist in six hours. A placement within 72...Eight years on, that placement probably made my career." Jack Lane #privateequity #hiring #finatal
8 years ago in May, I signed the contract for Philip Jan, FCA to support the exit of wagamama. In October 2018, Duke Street agreed to sell the business for £559m. I was given the opportunity by the FD John Rooney, who I’d met only 2 months prior in a Starbucks on Wardour Street. I’d spent months trying to get to grips with multi-site hospitality, I had spoken to dozens of restaurants CFOs and had just about gotten my head around Netsuite implementations. I was pretty confident I'd be able to convince John I could help him. I’d returned to the office somewhat deflated having felt rather stupid for not knowing what the Coffer Peach Business Tracker was and for having been confidently told ‘We probably won’t ever need you since our finance team is stable and we get everyone via Linkedin’. Exactly 57 days later, John reached out on a 'confidential project' that may need some extra resource. I was genuinely beaming to have got the call. Dominic M. sat across from me in Finatal's old office on Riding House Street – I had Phil Jan’s name, his CV and his deal sheet in my inbox from Dominic before I’d finished the call with John. His transaction experience was a superb fit for what we needed. An outrageously good shout – and one that, candidly, I wouldn't have found on my own. Dominic knew Phil well. I did not. I will never forget that day and that deal. John had a shortlist in 6 hours. A placement within 72. Phil started 5 days after my first ever phone call to him. That placement probably made my career. As soon as the deal was announced I was free to tell everyone I’d supported a PE backed business with resource for an exit. Wagamama was a hot topic and I rode that wave for as long as humanly possible. If you were a restaurant CFO in 2019 you could have barely told me your name before I’d have told you my magical success with Phil and John. With each and every opportunity to help an exit I am always firmly reminded of Wagamama in 2018. A placement made because a colleague paid attention. I bought Dominic a nice lunch at Hawksmoor (the irony of which is not lost on me) – Chateaubriand for two and a £40 bottle of wine. In hindsight, probably should have gone for the vintage.
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3️⃣ Three things investors need to rethink about AI and cybersecurity. In this second video on how AI is rewriting the economics of cybersecurity, Finatal's Director of Data and Technology Leadership, Max Yish, sets out what this means for investors: 📉 Vulnerability is now scalable: hidden technical debt is more likely to surface ⚡ Speed is now a core risk factor: it's not about how secure you are; it's how quickly you can respond 📐 Risk is becoming measurable: cyber posture can be benchmarked, priced and improved "AI risk is now actual deal risk and the firms that are winning are the ones that are building AI-specific cyber questions into the valuation." Read Max's full article: https://lnkd.in/eDicMmMi #PrivateEquity #CyberSecurity #AI #RiskManagement #ValueCreation #DueDiligence #Tech
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🚀 Scaling leadership for the next phase of growth at AI platform, Luzia. Following investment from Prosus Ventures, consumer AI platform Luzia needed to rapidly strengthen its product and technology leadership to support accelerated growth. Finatal partnered with CEO Alvaro M., COO Isabel Gil-Casares Lacambra and the leadership team to appoint both a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer - two critical hires in one of the most competitive global talent markets. ✅ Shortlists delivered in one week ✅ CTO appointed in under three weeks ✅ CPO appointed with deep LATAM market experience Read how Lewis Wilson and Niamh Currie of Finatal's Technology Leadership practice supported Luzia’s next stage of global scale: https://lnkd.in/esTTZ6qn #AI #hiring #CTO #CPO
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Finatal's Capital Formation & Investor Solutions team is currently partnering on three exciting opportunities within the alternatives space across Hong Kong and New York City: 🔹 APAC Investor Relations Project Management Hong Kong-based opportunity within a leading global private markets firm’s Investor Relations team. Seeking a Japanese-speaking project management professional with strong stakeholder coordination and execution skills. IB or placement agent backgrounds are looked at very favourably. 🔹 Internal Sales New York City-based role with a top-tier alternatives platform. Open to candidates coming from insurance, wirehouse, or broader wealth distribution, ideally with private markets fund sales experience, or looking to transition into private markets sales. 🔹 Product Specialist – Infrastructure New York City-based opportunity for an experienced product specialist focused on Infrastructure strategies. Ideal for candidates with strong technical knowledge and client-facing experience within alternatives. If any of these sound relevant to you or someone in your network, feel free to reach out directly to myself, Hari Rittoo, Eve McLean, Richard Proudman, or Henry Coppen for a confidential conversation. #privatecapital #privatemarkets #distribution #capitalformation #investorrelations #hongkong #newyorkcity
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Join Max Yish and fellow panelists at the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe for an invaluable 40-minute discussion on all things AI, HR and portfolio talent... Mike Shinya Cilian Jansen Verplanke Lisa Telford Claire Hogg #pei #valuecreation #ai #privateequity
Glad to share that I’ll be speaking at the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe later this month, moderating a discussion on what practical AI adoption actually looks like across PE-backed businesses - from talent and workforce transformation to real operational impact - alongside an excellent panel. Looking forward to what should be a great conversation.
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We’ll soon be back at the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe - and this year, we’re moderating twice. On day two, Finatal will be leading two panel discussions: ⚙️ Driving practical AI impact in HR and talent across the portfolio - moderated by Max Yish, Director of Data and Technology 🎯 The operating partner’s role in achieving exit readiness - moderated by Ishtah Kadel, Partner and Head of Europe Two topics that go straight to the heart of value creation right now - how AI translates into real operating impact, and what "exit-ready" actually looks like in practice. Looking forward to two days of sharp, honest conversations with operators, funds and portfolio leaders. Join Max, Ishtah, Harry Brooks and Dominic M. from the Finatal team if you’re heading along. We'd love to see you there. 🎟️ Need tickets? Use code OPEU26_FINATAL #pei #valuecreation #privateequity #operatingpartnersforum
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🧠 As AI continues to reshape recruitment, one thing hasn’t changed: this is still a human judgement business. Paul Blant, Finatal’s Group CEO, recently contributed to a Financial Times piece exploring how AI is being used across the industry. At Finatal, our view is simple: in private capital, recruitment is still at least 95% judgement. Yes, we're early adopters of AI across our workflows. It’s embedded in how we operate day to day, driving speed, insight and efficiency. But the outcomes we’re accountable for don’t come from tools alone. They come from: ⚖️ Judgement on leadership fit in high-stakes environments 🔬 Deep understanding of funds, situations and context 🤝 Relationships built over time with clients and candidates That’s what underpins successful mandates - and long-term credibility. So the question isn’t whether you’re using AI in recruitment. It’s whether you’re applying the judgement around it, because that’s ultimately what drives hiring decisions - and outcomes. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gn6be_4G #privateequity #recruitment #ai #finatal
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🤖 AI is changing the economics of cybersecurity - and private equity has to reprice that risk. In this video, Finatal's Director of Data and Technology Leadership, Max Yish, explains how the gap between finding and exploiting vulnerabilities is getting smaller - and why that matters for deal risk. 📉 "Cyber's no longer just a technical issue, it's actually becoming a financial variable." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDicMmMi #PrivateEquity #CyberSecurity #AI #RiskManagement #ValueCreation #DueDiligence #Tech
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It’s less than three weeks till the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe in London💂♂️– and the perfect time to take a look at the Finatal Operating Partner Playbook… Start your pre-event reading by downloading the 2026 edition 📘✨- an invaluable collection of candid interviews, practical insights and real-world experiences from some of PE's leading Operating Partners: https://lnkd.in/eBthUZYc Heading to the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe on 20-21 May? Join Finatal's Head of Europe, Ishtah Kadel, as she leads a panel on the operating partner’s role in value creation and exit readiness, alongside Ana Clara Sabbag (iCON Infrastructure LLP), Guillaume de Montchalin (Eurazeo) and Marko Maschek (Marondo Capital GmbH). Still need a ticket for the PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe? Use code OPEU26_FINATAL for 10% off 🎟️ Hope to see you there! #pei #operatingpartnersforum #finatal #exitreadiness #valuecreation Dominic M. Harry Brooks
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