A boutique executive search firm specializing in asset-based finance and specialty finance private credit, with established practices in private equity and investment banking.
We're deliberately small. That's not a limitation — it's the model.
When you work with Hampton Reid, the person who maps your market is the person who runs your search and briefs your candidates. There are no handoffs to a junior team and no dilution of what you asked for. We'd rather take on fewer mandates and give each one the attention it needs. Specialization is the other half of it: we've chosen to go deep in asset-based and specialty finance rather than wide across every corner of financial services, because in a market this nuanced, depth is what actually shortens a search.
We invest the time to understand the mandate before we start, so the shortlist is short for the right reasons.
We handle every conversation — client and candidate — with the care a small market demands.
If a search is hard, we'll tell you why. If a role isn't right for a candidate, we'll tell them too.
Whether you're hiring into a specialty finance platform or thinking carefully about where you take your career next, the first conversation is the same: honest, specific, and no obligation.