We have recruited in private markets for fifteen years.

Sophie Esch has recruited in private equity for fifteen years. During this time, she has led a large number of searches to Partner level successfully across both the GP and LP communities. She has worked for a diverse array of funds spanning venture capital, mid-market and large buyout, and throughout the LP world across fund of funds, secondaries and co-investment groups, family offices, pension funds and endowments. She has also recruited for private credit, distressed and special situations groups. Sophie has helped build entire teams for new funds across a range of strategies.

Sophie spent a number of years working on the alternatives team of Walker Hamill focused on recruiting investment and investor relations professionals. Thereafter she co-founded a boutique focused on recruiting for private market investment funds which she ran for eight years before establishing Avery Associates. Sophie read European Studies at the University of Manchester and has a Masters in Commerce from the University of Sydney. She speaks French and has recruited across various geographies worldwide.