Investment Banking

Options Group partners with top global banks to define specific requirements for Investment Banking recruitment, to ensure that hires are of the highest quality so that firms can remain dominant in their respective industries.

Thought Leaders and Trusted Strategic Advisors to Global Heads of Investment Banking

Across the key areas and industries, Options Group has completed searches in Investment Banking (TMT, Energy, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer/Retail), Corporate Finance (Structured Finance, Restructuring), M&A, Leveraged Finance, and Structured Solutions.

With consultants focused on these businesses in all of the Options Group offices worldwide, it can quickly mobilize cross-border and cross-functional executive searches. Partnering with its clients, it also assists in a range of activities that include identifying trends and undiscovered global talent throughout the industry.

Michael Karp

Chief Executive Officer

Under Mike’s leadership the Options Group has become one of the leading executive search and strategic consulting companies in the world.
Commodities Credit
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Anil Sharma

Managing Partner , Mumbai, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore

Anil heads the financial services business in India, where he has launched and developed new product coverage and business lines across India and South Asia.
Credit Investment Banking

Andrew Samson

Partner , London

Andrew is a Partner at Options Group and oversees the firm’s Credit and Capital Markets practices.
Investment Banking Private Equity

Jan Veder

Partner , Frankfurt

Jan is a Partner and the Head of Options Group’s Frankfurt office where he leads a team with members across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.
Credit Electronic Trading
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Jennifer Montalvo

Partner , New York

Jennifer is a Partner in New York and leads the Sell-Side practice as well as Co-Leads the Investment Banking business.
Asset Management Equities
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Nick Burnham

Partner , Sydney

Nick serves as a Partner at our Sydney Office, with a focus on facilitating placements for seasoned executives, spanning across C-Suite positions and Non-Executive Director roles.
Investment Banking Private Equity

Thomas Cleary

Partner , New York

Tom is a Partner at Options Group, based in New York and he leads the Investment Banking Practice.
Asset Management Information Technology
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Christopher B. Cann

Executive Director , Amsterdam

Christopher is the Head of the Amsterdam office, where he leads a global practice across the Buy-Side.
Asset Management Investment Banking
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Will Hauxwell

Executive Director , Dubai

Will is an Executive Director and Head of Options Group’s Middle East Executive Search and Strategic Consulting practice.