Global Investment Banking & Private Markets Practice.

Chris is a Managing Director at The Omerta Group and leads our Investment Banking and Private Markets Investing practice in the EMEA region. This includes leading our activities in advisory and financing across all equity, debt and derivative related businesses, as well as our Private Markets investing capabilities that include all private equity strategies, private credit, special situations, real estate and infrastructure.
 
Day-to-day Chris has two major areas of focus: advising our alternative investment management clients on global credit and private investing assignments. In this capacity, Chris has conducted numerous mid and senior level assignments placing predominantly investment professionals specialising in specialty and direct lending, NPL portfolios, servicing / origination platforms and asset investing across real estate and financial services.
 
In addition, Chris also advises our banking clients across all aspects of their financing and capital markets businesses including equity offerings, debt issuances, and derivative transactions. Particular areas of expertise include structured finance, leveraged finance and financial sponsor coverage, equity capital markets, structured equity and private capital markets.
 
With over 20 years’ experience of senior level recruiting, Chris’s extensive network and deep understanding of the competitive landscape in Europe has allowed him to complete complex assignments in competitive markets, while establishing the firm as an increasingly respected firm in the market.
 
Chris read Engineering and Business Studies at Warwick University.

Michael is Head of Americas, leading The Omerta Group’s regional client relationships, strategic development and senior search mandates across Global Markets, Global Systematic Markets, Investment Banking and Asset Management, based in New York.
 
Michael has had significant global front-office recruiting experience, with his career spanning 20 years working at a strategic level as a talent acquisition leader in the U.S., EMEA and Asia markets. His coverage has included; Global Securities (Equities, Fixed Income & Research), Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Asset Management, International Banking, Transaction Banking, Wealth Management and Shared Services senior recruitment.
 
Prior to joining Omerta, Michael was a Managing Director at a boutique executive search firm focused on the global financial services industry, where he was responsible for the origination of new business development and execution of searches across global markets and asset management.
 
Michael’s career has also included senior talent acquisition roles at Citadel, UBS, Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered Bank and Wachovia/Wells Fargo.

Guy is a member of The Omerta Group’s Global Banking and Private Markets Investing practice in London, working with clients across the EMEA region.
 
He is responsible for The Omerta Group’s activities in Investment Grade Financing and Risk Management, and is also a key member of the Asset Management Practice where he leads all Insurance related assignments for insurance companies, private equity clients and asset management firms.
 
Guy joined The Omerta Group in 2010 and has over 20 years’ of experience in executive search. His specific expertise is in EMEA Debt Capital Markets where he focuses on Investment Grade Origination, Syndicate, Capital Structuring and the associated product groups, as well as Structured Finance. He has a deep specialism in Private Side Fixed Income and Equity Derivatives Marketing and Structured Solutions.
 
Guy is also a senior member of the Emerging Markets practice where he works closely with the firm’s other offices successfully completing searches in Illiquid Trading, Origination and Syndicate.
 
Prior to joining the firm, Guy ran the Fixed Income Sales and Structuring Practice at a prominent executive search firm for 6 years
 
Guy read Political Science & Philosophy at Birmingham University.

Franky is a member of The Omerta Group’s Global Banking and Private Markets Investing practice in London, working with clients across the EMEA region.
 
She works closely with the firm’s clients across both Investment Banking and Investing. Franky’s experience in hiring for our banking clients includes Infrastructure & Structured Finance, Real Estate Finance, Private Capital Advisory and Infrastructure & Energy Investment Banking. For our investing clients, Franky has successfully completed a number of hires across Capital Raising, ESG, Infrastructure and Real Estate Investing (both equity and debt) and Credit Investing.
 
Since joining The Omerta Group in 2016, Franky has supported our clients on searches across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, working on searches for both internationally recognised global firms, as well as European boutiques.
 
Franky is a strong advocate for making financial services a more diverse and inclusive industry and has advised many of our clients on addressing the lack of diversity within their teams. She is an active member of 100 Women in Finance, Level 20 and the Women’s Infrastructure Network.
 
Prior to joining The Omerta Group, Franky worked at a small London based search firm where she led their Infrastructure Finance practice, focusing predominantly within Infrastructure & Project Finance but also covering other related areas including Natural Resources, Aviation, Shipping and Trade Finance.
 
Franky read French and Russian at University College London.

Jon, based in the New York office, is part of the firm’s Global Asset Management leadership team, focused on identifying, assessing and hiring senior talent across both, traditional and alternative asset managers. His core expertise stretches across senior leaders, portfolio managers, research analysts, sales & distribution, IR, quantitative professionals and risk managers.
 
Jon has established and managed relationships with buy side firms for over 20 years, including extensive experience with fundamental credit and equities; event-driven, special situations and distressed; emerging markets; structured corporate and mortgage credit; macro; and quantitative strategies. Jon has also run and executed numerous sell side searches, primarily in corresponding asset classes/markets.
 
In addition to establishing and building the asset management practice at two previous search firms he worked with, Jon has been part of the senior leadership teams, helping to set and execute firm and/or team strategy, including hiring, training and managing team members.
 
Prior to search Jon traded derivatives. He studied finance and Asia at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dan joined The Omerta Group in 2019 and leads the Research function, where he supports all firm practice teams for the U.S. operations. He also actively recruits for searches where additional resources are needed. Dan is based in New York.
 
Prior to joining The Omerta Group, Dan held senior Research positions with a number of global retained search firms, where he most recently served as the Head of Research for the Americas at a major global executive search firm.
 
Throughout his career, Dan has developed expertise around several areas within Financial Services including Fixed Income, Equities, Foreign Exchange, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity, Fin Tech, Cash Management/Transaction Banking, and Risk Management, among others. Beyond Financial Services, Dan also has a successful track record and extensive exposure to search assignments for clients in the Payments, Software, Networking, AI and Real Estate spaces.
 
Dan attended Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate degree.

Tilly joined The Omerta Group in 2020. Based in London, She is a Vice President working as part of the Investment Banking and Private Markets Investing practice, supporting our Managing Directors and Directors on all aspects of search execution. Tilly specialises in Financing, Credit Investing and Real Assets across the EMEA region.
 
Prior to joining The Omerta Group Tilly was an Associate at a boutique executive search firm where she was part of the Fixed Income practice. She predominantly focussed on Credit (Trading, Sales and Research).
 
Tilly graduated from Oxford Media & Business School with Distinction Honours.

Capucine joined The Omerta Group in 2021 as an Associate, based in London. She is part of the Investment Banking and Private Markets Investing practice, supporting the Partners and Consultants on all aspects of search execution. Capucine specialises in Banking and Private Equity across the EMEA region.
 
Capucine read History and Italian at the University of Exeter. She speaks fluent French and Italian.