ARA Search

ARA Search is a premier executive search firm domiciled in Australia and operating across the Asia Pacific and other major global financial centres. Founded in 2012, the company's principals bring over 40 years of combined experience in global executive search. ARA Search was established with one distinct aim: to fuse this deep experience with existing and emerging technologies to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients. The firm specialises in recruiting across all aspects of investment and institutional banking, with a track record that includes business build-outs, team moves and assisting clients to identify and recruit tomorrow's key producers and business leaders. ARA Search has been instrumental in some of the most high-profile hires in Australia and the Asia Pacific region, delivering results to clients ranging from global investment and institutional banks to corporate finance boutiques.

The company operates across five core specialisations within financial services. In banking, ARA Search brings unparalleled knowledge to recruiting across all aspects of investment and institutional banking. The global markets practice encompasses all primary and secondary fixed income, interest rate, currency, commodity and equity finance activities, including underlying and derivative products, focusing on trading, sales, structuring, origination, syndication and research. In investment management, ARA Search has been instrumental in the growth of several investment management businesses, particularly active in the alternative investment sector spanning hedge funds, funds of funds, real estate and infrastructure. The private equity practice demonstrates significant depth of experience recruiting at senior levels within the private equity industry, including principal investment groups, co-invests and funds of funds. Additionally, ARA Search has successfully executed international search and corporate insight assignments for strategy and corporate development projects across financial services, natural resources and energy, real estate, infrastructure, technology, media, entertainment and telecommunications, retail and non-profit sectors.

ARA Search operates primarily from its headquarters in Sydney, with assignments spanning across Asia Pacific and extending to other major global financial centres. The company has recruited partners for offices in all principal centres across Asia as well as Australia. Clients choose ARA Search for its combination of deep industry expertise, long-standing relationships with investment and institutional banks, and proven ability to execute complex senior-level and C-suite recruitment mandates. The firm's experience working with capital providers, talented managers, superannuation and sovereign wealth clients positions it as a natural source of both commercial and professional advice within the financial services recruitment landscape.