Redefining Executive Search for
Alternative Credit
At ABF Global Search, we specialize in identifying and engaging high-performing, off-market talent who structure and deliver complex capital solutions.
ABF Expertise
The ABF Global network spans investment professionals in origination, underwriting, execution, and portfolio management, as well as capital markets specialists across banking, structuring, sales, trading, syndication, and research.
We represent investment professionals with expertise in asset-backed and corporate credit strategies across the capital structure — senior to mezzanine, preferred equity to joint ventures — with return targets ranging from single digits to mid-teens.
Strategies
Strategies
30+
Years of Executive Search Experience
35K
Professional Relationships Across Global Credit
250+
Public & Private Credit Clients
Who We Serve
Global Alternative Managers
We partner with leading global alternative investment firms — across credit, real assets, and multi-strategy platforms — helping them identify and attract best-in-class talent to drive performance and growth across their investment franchises.
Institutional Investors
Our clients include pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments seeking experienced professionals to manage complex credit and structured finance portfolios aligned with their long-term mandates.
Private Credit Funds
We support private credit managers across direct lending, asset-based finance, and special situations, sourcing origination and investment professionals who can structure and deploy capital in today’s evolving credit landscape.
Capital Markets Issuers
We advise issuers across structured products, securitization, and financing platforms, connecting them with professionals skilled in balance sheet optimization, origination, and investor engagement.
Corporate Borrowers
We work with corporations that rely on asset-backed financing and private credit solutions to fund operations and growth, identifying leaders who can optimize capital structures and manage investor relationships.
Specialty Lenders / NBFI Originators
We collaborate with specialty finance and non-bank lenders focused on consumer, small business, and real asset financing, helping them build origination, underwriting, and portfolio management teams that scale efficiently.
Bank and Non-Bank Direct Lenders
Our firm advises commercial banks, private lenders, and credit platforms expanding into asset-based and structured credit strategies, securing senior professionals who bring technical depth and market connectivity.
Investment Banks & Broker Dealers
We recruit for front-office roles across banking, sales, trading, and structured finance—partnering with investment banks and broker-dealers that anchor liquidity, distribution, and capital markets execution within the ecosystem.
Why ABF Global Search
Strategic Credibility
Over 30 years of proven success advising and placing high-performing teams and executives across alternative asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, and capital markets platforms.
Deep Market Specialization
Demonstrated domain expertise across Alternative Credit and Structured Products, grounded in a long-standing understanding of market structure, participants, and capital flow dynamics.
Relationship Capital & Market Access
Decades of trusted, personal relationships with off-market, client-facing professionals across liquid and private credit. From group heads to associate-level talent, our network extends into the leadership core of institutional credit investing and capital markets execution.
Market Intelligence
Real-time visibility into platform evolution, team movements, and performance signals, built through continuous dialogue with market participants. This intelligence allows us to anticipate shifts before they’re public — and to deliver information that drives hiring and strategic decisions.
Brand Stewardship
We represent our clients with professionalism, discretion, and precision, understanding the reputational sensitivity involved in approaching passive candidates. Every conversation reflects the standards and values of the institutions we serve.
Process Alignment
A true partnership mentality — integrating seamlessly with internal workflows, aligning objectives, and ensuring full transparency throughout the search process. Our approach prioritizes collaboration, speed, and results without compromising discretion.
Outcomes
Access to exceptional, off-market ABF and Private Credit talent
Sharper market intelligence and visibility into competitor movements
Greater speed, precision, and quality in key hires
Strengthened competitive positioning and team capability
Elevated brand presence and professionalism in a crowded market
Access to exceptional, off-market ABF and Private Credit talent
Sharper market intelligence and visibility into competitor movements
Greater speed, precision, and quality in key hires
Strengthened competitive positioning and team capability
Elevated brand presence and professionalism in a crowded market
Access to exceptional, off-market ABF and Private Credit talent
Sharper market intelligence and visibility into competitor movements
Greater speed, precision, and quality in key hires
Strengthened competitive positioning and team capability
Elevated brand presence and professionalism in a crowded market
