Why this search matters
Title-based search is the most flexible way to find specific functional roles across the M&A ecosystem. The same firm has different professionals doing different jobs — searching by title isolates the people who actually do the work that matters to you.
Use this search for:
Recruiting. Find every controller, operating partner, or investor relations professional at the firms you're targeting. Pair with geographic filters for regional pipelines.
Vendor and service-provider BD. Software, services, and tooling vendors selling to specific functional buyers (CFO-targeted finance tools, GC-targeted legal tech, value-creation-team operational software) get the most efficient outreach list this way.
Functional research. "Which PE firms have dedicated Operating Partners?"
Competitive intel. Track who holds specific roles at competing firms — useful for monitoring senior moves, structural team builds, and role hires that signal firm direction.
Step 1
Navigate to the M&A Professional search page.
Step 2
In the Keyword — Title field, enter the title (or titles) you want to find. Use OR between titles to match multiple in one search.
Examples:
`Controller OR CFO` — finance leadership
`Managing Director` — bank seniors
`Operating Partner` — PE operational teams
`General Counsel` — legal leadership
Click Search. Results show every professional matching your title and filters.
Additional filters to try
Works for — restrict to PE Firm, Investment Bank, or Law Firm.
State / Province, City, or Country — geographic narrowing. Use OR between cities in the City field.
Office Location Only — match the professional's individual office (rather than the firm's HQ). Use this when firms have multiple offices and you want the local team only.
Export or Save Records to a List
Click Download at the top of the results to export the first 250 records as a CSV. You can also select individual records and add to a curated list.
Going further
For talent pedigree at a specific PE firm (where the team came from, where alumni went) — see Lineage.
For one firm's deal counterparties (who they've bought from and sold to) — see Trading Partners.
For ranked lists of firms, banks, and law firms by M&A activity — see Rankings.
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