ARA Search
Three International Towers, Level 24, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
About This Business
ARA Search is a premier search firm operating in the Asia Pacific and other major global financial centres, with its headquarters in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 2012 by principals with over 40 years of combined experience in global executive search, the firm aims to deliver exceptional outcomes for its clients by fusing this experience with existing and emerging technologies. ARA Search specializes in recruiting across all aspects of investment and institutional banking, with a track record that includes business build-outs, team moves, and identifying and recruiting key producers and business leaders. The firm's global markets practice encompasses primary and secondary fixed income, interest rate, currency, commodity, and equity finance activities, including underlying and derivative products, with a focus on trading, sales, structuring, origination, syndication, and research. Through long-standing relationships with investment and institutional banks, ARA Search's assignments extend geographically across the Asia Pacific region and hierarchically from management committees downwards. The firm has been instrumental in the growth of several investment management businesses, particularly in the alternative investment sector, which includes hedge funds, funds of funds, real estate, and infrastructure. ARA Search's experience and track record have led capital providers and talented managers to seek the firm's commercial and professional advice. Additionally, the firm has relationships with superannuation and sovereign wealth clients and recruits actively from board level downwards, successfully completing CEO searches and building fixed income, equity, and other product platforms. With its expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional results, ARA Search has established itself as a leading search firm in the Asia Pacific region, serving a range of clients from global investment and institutional banks to corporate finance boutiques.
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Eleanor Windsor
June 06, 2025Disappointment in the Financial Sector: ARA Search Review
I'm writing this review as a warning to others in the financial sector: beware of ARA Search. As a former client, I was expecting a high level of professionalism and expertise from this premier search firm, but what I got was a lackluster experience that left me questioning their competence. The team at ARA Search seemed more interested in padding their own resumes than actually delivering results for their clients. Despite their claims of 'exceptional outcomes' and 'fusing experience with emerging technologies,' I found their approach to be outdated and uninspired. My interactions with their staff were often awkward and unresponsive, with long periods of radio silence that made me feel like I was just an afterthought. For a firm that boasts about its 'long-standing relationships' with investment and institutional banks, I was shocked by the lack of effort they put into understanding my specific needs and goals. It's clear that ARA Search is more focused on building its own reputation than actually serving its clients. Unless you want to be just another notch on their belt, I'd advise looking elsewhere for your recruitment needs. One star from me, and that's being generous.
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Three International Towers, Level 24, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia