Buy-side Recruitment

High Value Contingency for Asset Management Firms

Buy-side Asset industry continues to evolve at pace. Changing investor expectations, growing regulatory demands, digital transformation and the expansion of alternative investment strategies are reshaping how firms attract and retain talent.

Meraki Talent partners with leading institutional and discretionary Asset Management firms, across the UK and internationally. We support both established global institutions and high-growth investment businesses, helping them secure the specialist professionals who drive investment performance, operational excellence and long-term commercial success.

From investment professionals and distribution teams through to operations, technology, finance, risk, compliance and executive leadership, we combine retained executive search with high-value alternative and adaptive search to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes across the investment management sector.

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What we offer

Alternative and Executive Search

Critical leadership and specialist appointments delivered through retained and exclusive search.

Adaptive Search

For urgent, business-critical hires where speed and quality are equally important.

International Search

Access to specialist investment professionals across Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia.

Why Meraki?

The investment management talent market has fundamentally changed and competition for experienced professionals continues to intensify as firms compete for a limited pool of highly specialised talent. The growth of private markets increased regulatory complexity and ongoing investment in technology have all contributed to rising demand across both investment and operational functions.

Today's hiring managers need more than a recruitment partner. They need market specialists who understand their business, represent their brand professionally and can engage passive candidates who are unlikely to respond to traditional recruitment approaches.

Our London Asset Management team combines deep sector expertise with an extensive international network across Asset Management firms. We provide honest market intelligence, strategic hiring advice and access to exceptional professionals across every stage of the investment lifecycle.

Whether delivering a retained executive or alternative search, supporting a confidential leadership appointment or securing a business-critical contingent hire, our focus remains the same: helping clients build stronger investment businesses through exceptional talent.

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Areas we recruit include

Marketing & Distribution

  • Sales
  • Client Relationship Managers
  • Institutional Sales
  • Wholesale Distribution
  • Consultant Relations
  • Marketing
  • RFP
  • Product Management

Change & Technology

  • Business Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Programme Management
  • Change Management
  • PMO
  • Business Transformation
  • Data & Analytics
  • Investment Systems (Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp)

Operations

  • Investment Operations
  • Fund Operations
  • Middle Office
  • Trade Support
  • Performance
  • Client Reporting
  • Data Management

Risk and Compliance

  • Compliance
  • Financial Crime
  • Investment Risk
  • Operational Risk
  • Enterprise Risk
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • Internal Audit
  • Governance

HR

  • HR Business Partnering
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Learning & Development
  • Reward & Compensation
  • Employee Relations
  • HR Operations
  • Organisational Development
  • HR Transformation

Business Functions

  • Finance
  • Risk
  • Compliance
  • Technology
  • Change
  • Marketing
  • HR
  • Executive Leadership

Finance

  • Fund Accounting
  • Financial Control
  • Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
  • Financial Reporting
  • Management Accounting
  • Treasury
  • Tax
  • Investment Accounting

Product

  • Product Management
  • Product Development
  • Product Strategy
  • Product Governance
  • Investment Product Specialists
  • Product Marketing
  • Investment Solutions
  • ETF & Fund Products

Meet the Team

Nathan

Nathan Macfie

Director - Asset & Wealth Management

nathan.macfie@merakitalent.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-macfie-a5288538/

With more than 15 years of recruitment experience, Nathan has built his career within Financial Services, developing particular expertise across Asset Management, Buyside, Wealth Management, Investment Management and Asset Servicing. He joined Meraki at its inception in 2015 and has been instrumental in the development of the business ever since.

In 2018, Nathan relocated from Scotland to establish Meraki's London office, building the firm's presence in one of the world's most important Financial Services markets. Since then, he has helped develop an extensive client network across London and the wider UK, partnering with Asset Managers, Wealth Managers, Fund Services businesses and other organisations operating throughout the investment ecosystem.

Today, Nathan leads Meraki's Asset & Wealth Management offering, providing clients with access to specialist recruitment expertise across the entire investment lifecycle. The practice delivers multi-disciplinary coverage spanning Buyside, Banking, Investor Relations, Multi-Asset Brokerage, Marketing & Distribution, Investment Operations and both Public and Private Markets.

Nathan has developed particularly strong expertise within the operational and infrastructure functions that underpin Asset Management. His network spans Investment and Fund Operations, Fund Services, Client and Relationship Management and the increasingly important Private Markets ecosystem. He works with organisations ranging from traditional Asset and Wealth Managers to Fund Services providers, ACDs, Custodians, technology businesses and consultancies.

Nathan's approach is highly consultative. Rather than viewing recruitment as an individual transaction, he works to understand a client's business, operating model, culture and longer-term objectives. This allows him and his team to support everything from individual specialist appointments and senior leadership searches to the development and structure of entire teams.

As a Director, Nathan's responsibilities extend beyond his own market. He plays an active role in the leadership and continued expansion of Meraki's London business, helping to identify new markets, develop client relationships and attract and mentor specialist recruiters as the team grows. His recent expansion of the London Financial Services team has included investment in Asset Management Finance, Change & Transformation, Risk & Compliance and other specialist disciplines.Outside of work, Nathan is a committed marathon runner, having completed marathons in six major cities, as well as a devoted Arsenal supporter. When he's not running or watching football, he enjoys spending time walking his dog.

Andrew McKay

Andrew MacKay

Business Manager

Andrew.MacKay@merakitalent.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mackay-meraki/

After graduating from the University of Southampton with a BSc in Psychology, Andrew began his recruitment career with a global recruitment firm, initially specialising in Finance appointments across the South Coast. Following a period spent travelling and working in Australia, he returned to recruitment and continued to develop his finance expertise, supporting businesses across South West London with their permanent hiring requirements.

In 2015, Andrew moved into specialist Buy-Side recruitment when he joined the Asset Management & Private Equity team at Michael Page. This marked the beginning of more than a decade working closely with organisations across the investment management landscape and enabled him to develop an extensive network of finance professionals and senior leaders within the sector.

Andrew joined Meraki Talent’s London office in April 2026 with a mandate to develop and grow the firm’s Buy-Side Finance offering. He works closely with Institutional Asset Managers, Private Equity houses and alternative investment firms, providing a highly consultative approach to both individual appointments and broader team-building requirements.

His specialist coverage encompasses finance appointments across Financial Control, Fund Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Management Reporting and Regulatory Reporting, with mandates ranging from qualified and specialist appointments through to senior finance leadership.

Andrew’s approach is built around developing long-term relationships and gaining a detailed understanding of each client’s business, investment strategy, structure and culture. This allows him to look beyond the immediate job description and identify individuals with the technical expertise, commercial understanding and cultural fit required to make a lasting impact.

With extensive experience of the Buy-Side market, Andrew also provides clients and candidates with insight into compensation, talent availability, competitor activity and evolving hiring trends across Asset Management, Private Equity and the wider alternatives market.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys spending time with his young family and exploring the Cotswolds’ country paths, and pubs, with his dog, Crumble. A keen sailor from an early age, Andrew represented Great Britain internationally and won national championships during his university years. These days, he is looking forward to introducing his children to the sport and passing on his love of being on the water.

Lewis

Lewis Mount

Consultant - Private Markets

lewis.mount@merakitalent.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-mount/

Lewis is an experienced recruiter with over 8 years’ experience specialising in Asset Management and Private Markets. He brings deep market knowledge and an established network of high-calibre professionals across the sector, supporting leading asset managers and alternative investment firms across the global market. Based in Meraki Talent’s London office, Lewis focuses on delivering specialist talent solutions across a rapidly evolving Private Markets landscape.
Lewis specialises in the recruitment of investment and operations professionals across Private Markets, Public Markets and CLO strategies. His coverage spans Investment Operations, Fund Operations, Investment Analytics, Data & Technology and broader investment support functions, with a particular focus on identifying high-quality professionals for specialist and business-critical mandates.
With experience spanning agency recruitment, financial services and in-house talent acquisition, Lewis has developed a strong understanding of the technical and commercial requirements behind successful hires. He combines detailed market knowledge with an extensive candidate network, providing clients with access to both active and hard-to-reach talent across the market.
Lewis takes a long-term, consultative approach to alternative search and specialist recruitment, working closely with clients to understand their business, team structure and hiring objectives. His focus is on delivering high-calibre talent that meets both the immediate requirements of a role and the longer-term needs of the business.

What our clients say

“Nathan, I wanted to take a moment to formally recognise the exceptional support you’ve provided to us recently.

Your work on the search for our Head of Fund Accounting and Asset Valuation was genuinely first class. It was a highly niche and complex mandate, yet you navigated it with real expertise and a clear understanding of the technical and interpersonal nuances involved. The quality of candidates you brought forward reflected the depth of your network and the trust you clearly command within the market.

Beyond this, your recent placements across other specialised Private Assets roles at RLAM have reinforced just how consistently strong your approach is. Your communication throughout has been transparent, timely, and proactive, and your overall professionalism has set a very high bar. It’s been evident at every step that you’re deeply invested in achieving the right outcome for both the business and the individuals involved.

Thank you again for your outstanding partnership, it has made a material difference!”

Rakesh Kumar

Operations Director - Royal London

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