Our Services
Finatal accelerates value creation through high-impact hires for investors and their portfolio companies.
We’re the leadership partner to private capital, combining executive search and on-demand interim leadership to help private capital firms and portfolio companies build stronger leadership teams, close critical capability gaps, and accelerate value creation.
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The talent partner built for private capital.
Private capital demands a different approach to hiring. The pace is faster, expectations are higher, and every leadership appointment has the potential to accelerate or slow value creation. That’s where Finatal comes in.
We partner with private capital firms and their portfolio companies to secure high-impact leaders across finance, technology, data, AI, transformation, and M&A. Through executive search and on-demand interim leadership, we help clients solve critical leadership challenges where traditional recruitment isn’t enough.
Because we work across both investors and portfolio companies, we understand the full context behind every mandate: the investment thesis, value creation plan, operating model, board dynamics, growth strategy, transformation agenda, and exit timeline. That means we move quickly, challenge constructively, and deliver leaders with the credibility and experience to create impact from day one.
Our Core Services
Executive Search
When a leadership hire is business-critical, the quality of the search matters. Finatal delivers executive search for the leaders who shape performance, execution, and enterprise value, from CFOs and technology executives to operating partners, transformation leaders, and investment professionals.
Because we work exclusively in private capital, we understand what success looks like in both investment firms and sponsor-backed portfolio companies. We assess every candidate not only for technical capability, but for the qualities that matter most in private capital: execution, investor credibility, leadership under pressure, stakeholder management, and the ability to create value in high-accountability environments.
We deliver executive search across finance, technology, data and AI, transformation, M&A, value creation, operating partners, investment teams, fund finance, and the Office of the CFO.
Typical use cases include:
- Appointing a PE-ready CFO or functional executive
- Building leadership teams to support growth, transformation, or exit
- Hiring technology, data, AI, finance, and transformation leaders
- Expanding investment and operating partner capabilities
- Bringing in executives with proven private capital experience
On-Demand & Interim Hiring
Some leadership challenges can’t wait. Finatal’s on-demand interim leadership solution gives private capital firms and portfolio companies rapid access to proven executives who can step in quickly, stabilize performance, lead critical initiatives, and deliver results from day one.
Built exclusively for private capital, our on-demand network includes CFOs, finance leaders, transformation executives, technology leaders, and other experienced operators who thrive in high-pressure environments. Whether the priority is accelerating value creation, navigating change, or solving an immediate leadership gap, we connect clients with executives who know how to execute.
Typical use cases include:
- Bridging leadership gaps while a permanent search is underway
- Leading post-acquisition integration and transformation
- Providing interim finance leadership in sponsor-backed businesses
- Supporting refinancing, lender readiness, and exit preparation
- Delivering specialist leadership for critical projects and milestones
Additional services
CFO Launchpad
CFO Launchpad is a more structured solution for a very specific private equity challenge: appointing a step-up or first time CFO into a PE-backed environment, then leaving too much of the transition unsupported.
In many portfolio companies, the right long-term CFO may still face a steep early learning curve around sponsor expectations, debt structures, board cadence, investor communication and value-creation execution. CFO Launchpad helps close that transition gap with structured, operator-led support. The model includes experienced PE-backed CFO mentors, a defined 90-day and 12-month ramp-up plan, regular one-to-one sessions and on-demand support for live challenges. The purpose is practical acceleration, not generic coaching.
For clients, that means faster ramp-up, lower execution risk, stronger reporting quality, greater stakeholder confidence and a better-supported finance leader during the most exposed part of the hold period.
Contact Jamie Irwin today.
Applied AI Advisory
Finatal Applied AI is a discovery-led advisory service for private equity and venture capital firms, built to turn AI ambition into measurable operational outcomes across the fund itself.
AI is now a top strategic priority at the GP level, yet most firms still lack a clear internal roadmap for applying it across deal sourcing, due diligence, investment operations, portfolio monitoring, and LP reporting. Lean teams, sensitive data, and vendor noise create paralysis, while the competitive advantage quietly goes to those who move first.
We combine private capital insight with practitioner-led AI expertise, embedding directly with your deal, operations, and platform teams to map workflows, identify high-value use cases, and co-design an implementation-ready roadmap. From initial scoping through on-site discovery to a board-ready Transformation Journey Pack, every step is tailored to your fund’s structure and risk appetite.
This is intentionally practical. The emphasis is on value capture, not innovation theater: real workflows, real tools, and real execution. For private capital clients, that means a roadmap that is commercially meaningful, technically feasible, and organizationally ready to implement.
Contact Max Yish today.
Why clients work with Finatal
Built exclusively for private capital
Private capital isn’t just one of our markets, it’s our only market. We understand how investors create value, how portfolio companies operate, and what leadership success looks like in sponsor-backed businesses.
Expertise across investors and portfolio companies
We partner with both private capital firms and their portfolio companies, giving us a complete view of the leadership challenges, operating context, and outcomes that matter most.
Executive search and on-demand interim leadership
Whether the need is a long-term executive hire or immediate leadership capability, we provide the right solution through one integrated platform.
Global reach. Local expertise.
With offices in New York, London, UK and Frankfurt, Germany and a global network of proven leaders, we support clients across North America, Europe, and the UK with local market expertise and international reach.
Focused on outcomes
We don’t measure success by placements. We measure it by the impact our leaders have on performance, execution, and value creation.
Who we work with
We work with:
- Private capital firms building investment, operating, and functional leadership teams
- Portfolio companies hiring executives across finance, technology, data, AI, transformation, and M&A
- Executive and on-demand interim leaders looking to build careers in private capital-backed businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Finatal do?
Finatal is a specialist executive search and on-demand interim leadership partner to private capital. We help private capital firms and their portfolio companies secure high-impact leaders across finance, technology, data, AI, transformation, M&A, and investment functions.
Do you work with private equity firms or portfolio companies?
Both. We support private capital firms with investment, operating, and functional leadership hiring, while partnering with portfolio companies to build executive teams that accelerate value creation.
Do you only recruit finance leaders?
No. While finance is a core strength, we also deliver executive search and on-demand interim leadership across technology, data, AI, transformation, M&A, operating partners, investment teams, fund finance, and the Office of the CFO.
Where does Finatal operate?
Finatal has offices in New York, London, UK and Frankfurt, Germany and supports clients across North America, Europe, and the UK through an international network of private capital leadership talent.
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