As a Partner and Vice President, Matthew Ayers has over 20 years of recruiting experience and leads the firm’s Private Equity Practice, which now counts among its clients: TPG Capital, The Blackstone Group, Ares Management, Gores Group, CenterBridge, Ironwood Partners, Kohlberg and Bain Capital.

On behalf of these and other PE firms, Matthew has placed a broad range of senior-level talent including board directors, CEO, CFO, operating partners, field operations executives and senior advisors.

From an industrial perspective, Matthew has conducted searches for a wide range of corporate and private equity businesses. These include: industrial, specialty chemicals, energy, business services, healthcare, consumer products, logistics and distribution, supply chain, entertainment, technology services, insurance, hospitality and leisure, medical instrumentation, biotechnology and retail industries.

As a result of his experience, Matthew understands that PE requires executives who can drive and sustain rapid improvement, and he has unparalleled access to Lean turnaround experts.