LINCREST Partners in building private credit, private equity, and alternatives teams.
Lincrest Partners is a boutique recruitment firm focused on analysts, associates, and senior talent across private markets. We work quietly and directly with funds and platforms that care about fit as much as technical ability.
Best suited for teams hiring their next key investor, building out a new strategy, or quietly replacing a critical seat.
Lincrest Partners was created to support funds and platforms that need a specialist lens on hiring — where deal experience, credit judgment, and team fit all matter more than generic titles.
Specialized, not generalist.
We focus on roles tied directly to investing, underwriting, and portfolio value creation across private credit, private equity, and adjacent strategies.
Built for lean teams.
The goal isn’t a stack of “maybes.” We build a tight shortlist of people you’d realistically hire, with context on motivations, comp, and risks.
Discreet and straightforward.
Quiet outreach, honest feedback, and a clean process. No spray-and-pray, no drama — just practical, transparent search work.
We partner with Canadian and U.S. investment platforms, from established managers to first-time funds and family offices building out their private markets exposure.
By strategy
- • Private credit (corporate, sponsor, NAV)
- • Middle-market private equity
- • Real estate & real assets
- • Infrastructure & energy transition
- • Opportunistic & special situations
By role
- • Analyst / Associate – investing & underwriting
- • Senior Associate / VP – deal execution
- • Portfolio & asset management
- • Capital formation / IR (select)
- • First key hire for new strategies
The market is small and reputations matter. We’d rather do the search properly once than rush it twice. The process is structured but light, with regular updates.
Intake & calibration
Clarifying the real must-haves, comp bands, and success profile. We then calibrate on a small set of profiles before going wider.
Market mapping & outreach
Mapping target funds, banks, and platforms, followed by direct, discreet outreach to relevant investors and operators.
Shortlist & interviews
You receive a curated shortlist with context around each candidate’s background, motivations, compensation, and any flags to consider early.
Offer, close & aftercare
Supporting both sides through offer structuring, closing, resignation, and onboarding, staying close through the first months in seat.
Fee structures are typically retained or contained search for key roles, with flexibility for multi-hire or recurring needs.
The easiest way to start is a quick email or call with a bit of context on your team and where the gap is. No forms, no funnels.
Direct contact
Email
conor@lindcrestpartners.com
Phone
(416) 817-4098
25 Adelaide St E, Suite 1614
Toronto, ON M5C 3A1
Typical starting point: a 15–20 minute call to understand the role, team, and timing, and to see if it makes sense to partner.