Business Details
17 Years
experience
Your Trusted Financial Recruitment Partner in London
Founded in 2009, Thompson Taylor is a specialist financial recruitment consultancy based in London. Our team combines extensive recruitment expertise with deep industry knowledge in corporate finance, banking, advisory, and investing sectors. With over twenty years of combined experience in financial services, our senior team understands the precise requirements of both clients and candidates. We focus exclusively on front-office roles across investment banks, advisory firms, private equity houses, and debt funds, delivering tailored solutions that align with organisational cultures and strategic goals.Our commitment to building long-term relationships ensures we provide candidates with outstanding professional backgrounds and cultural fit for our clients. We operate with transparency, offering direct insights into candidate suitability and strategic hiring approaches. Our director-led approach guarantees senior-level engagement throughout every recruitment process, from initial briefings to successful placements. This combination of sector specialisation, relationship strength, and hands-on expertise positions us as trusted partners in financial recruitment.
Services
Corporate Finance
Banking
Advisory
Investing
Private Equity
Details
- Year established: 2009
Highlights and features
- We offer over 20 years of experience in corporate finance recruitment
- Our directors lead every assignment from start to finish
- We specialise exclusively in financial services recruitment
- We provide honest, direct advice to clients and candidates
- We build long-term relationships through proven results
What people say
Highest quality candidates
Excellent service offering
Thorough diligence
Strong market connections
Accurate candidate selection
Services
Corporate Finance Recruitment
We specialise in placing professionals in mergers and acquisitions, corporate broking, and capital markets roles. Our team has direct experience in financial services recruitment, ensuring candidates match both technical requirements and organisational culture. We work with accounting firms, investment banks, and advisory boutiques to source analyst to managing director level professionals.
Private Equity Recruitment
Our private equity recruitment covers buyout firms, venture capital, and mezzanine finance. We connect mid-market firms with investment professionals from banking and accounting backgrounds. Our network includes major institutional funds and emerging market specialists, ensuring access to top-tier candidates at all career stages.
Banking Recruitment
We recruit for equity and debt capital markets roles across global banks and boutique firms. Our expertise spans leveraged finance, restructuring, and corporate broking. With former investment banking professionals on our team, we understand the precise requirements for roles from analyst to director level in major financial institutions.
Debt Markets Recruitment
Our debt market recruitment focuses on credit funds, high yield investments, and distressed assets. We source candidates from investment banking, accounting firms, and other funds for roles in direct lending and special situations. Our specialists understand the technical requirements for credit analysts and portfolio managers.
Graduate Recruitment
We help financial firms recruit graduates for advisory houses, debt funds, and investment banks. Our service includes identifying candidates with transferable skills from accounting and consulting backgrounds. We specialise in placing first-rate graduates into entry-level positions across all financial sectors we cover.
People
Phil Thompson
Director
Co-founder with 10 years' experience at Robert Walters, specialising in financial services recruitment. Leads search assignments from graduate to managing director level roles since 2009.
Katherine Taylor
Head of Research
Co-founder with prior experience at Marcuard asset management. Manages research operations and candidate identification, leveraging seven years in property and recruitment industries.
Alice Wilson
Research Manager
Seven years' experience in property and recruitment sectors. Specialises in adapting approaches to client needs, with PA training from Oxford Media and Business School.
John Ball
Director
Over twenty years' banking experience including Deloitte's ECM team and KPMG. Specialises in IPOs, M&A transactions, and investment banking recruitment.
Questions
What financial sectors do you specialise in?
We focus exclusively on corporate finance, banking, advisory, and investing sectors including private equity and debt markets.
How do you ensure cultural fit for candidates?
We conduct in-depth consultations to understand organisational culture and match candidates' professional backgrounds with team dynamics.
What experience levels do you cover?
We recruit across all levels from graduate positions to managing director roles in financial services.
How do you maintain industry expertise?
Our team has over 20 years' experience in financial services and maintains active networks across investment banking and private equity sectors.
What makes your recruitment approach different?
We combine director-led service with sector specialisation and maintain long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.
