Managing Director - Investment Banking

About the firm

Ladd & Co. is a private advisory practice operating globally from New York, Palm Beach, George Town, London, Zürich, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney. We advise UHNW families, single and multi-family offices, founder-led enterprises, and institutional investors on M&A, capital placement, co-investment, international structuring, and complex cross-border matters. We provide independent counsel and execution where the work is too complex, too sensitive, or too cross-border for our clients' existing professional teams to handle alone.

Why we're hiring

Senior advisory work today sits between two extremes. Large banks, where experienced dealmakers spend half their time on internal politics and accept compromised economics in exchange for the brand. And boutiques, where senior people run their own shop but lack the global infrastructure, the institutional investor network, and the cross-border execution capability to handle institutional work properly. We are building the third option — a firm with the standards of a private bank, the agility of a boutique, and the platform to execute mandates in any jurisdiction our clients operate in.

The Partner programme

Partners originate and lead engagements under the Ladd & Co. brand. The firm provides everything behind the relationship — structuring, legal coordination, investor matching, deal collateral, documentation, due diligence, and senior involvement on every mandate that needs it. Partners keep direct economic participation in every advisory fee on the engagements they originate.

What we look for

• An established personal network of business owners, family offices, or senior referral professionals (T&E lawyers, accounting firm partners, private bankers, RIAs)
• Direct senior experience originating or leading transactions, capital raises, or family office advisory work
• Typically 10+ years in M&A advisory, investment banking, capital markets, private banking, or family office advisory at a credible firm
• Comfortable with the rhythm of partnership economics — no salary, full upside

What we provide

• Institutional brand and platform behind every engagement
• Execution team — structuring, legal, investor matching, documentation, due diligence
• Global investor network across family offices, sovereign investors, and private institutions
• Dedicated platform with pipeline tracking, deal collateral, and senior support on every mandate
• Pipeline reviews and visibility across the partner network

Economics

Partners are independent contractors compensated through direct participation in advisory fees on engagements they originate. No base, no retainer, no cap. Annual earnings target: USD $500,000 – $2,000,000. The lower end reflects Partners closing one or two engagements per year. The upper end reflects senior Partners with deep networks closing four or more. Specific terms are discussed directly with qualified candidates.

To apply

Apply at laddco.com/partners. The application takes about five minutes — your background, your current practice, and the network you'd bring. Once submitted, you schedule an introductory call with the firm directly from the same page. All enquiries are held in confidence.