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HR, Legal & Compliance

The functions that hold the firm together.

Private capital runs on trust: with regulators, with investors and with its own people. We place the HR, legal, compliance and governance specialists that this trust is built upon.
The problems we solve

Where functional skill alone is not enough.

“Regulation keeps expanding but our compliance function has not.”

Private capital firms are carrying more regulatory obligation than ever, and the specialists who genuinely understand the fund context are scarce. We know where they sit and which of them would move, because we work these markets continuously.

“Generalist HR candidates do not understand carried interest or a partnership.”

People decisions in private capital are unlike those in a plc: partnership dynamics, carry, deal team pressures and lean headcount. We put forward HR professionals who have operated inside that context or demonstrably grasp it.

“We need legal counsel who can move at deal speed without adding friction.”

The best in-house lawyers in this market are commercial first and technical always. We assess for the judgement to know when detail matters and when momentum does, which is what deal teams actually value.
How we engage

Matched to the shape of your need.

Human Resources

HR managers, business partners and heads of people for investment firms and their portfolio companies. Our HR practice is led by John Amey, Partner, and shaped by a genuine understanding of how people decisions work inside private capital.

Compliance

Compliance officers, monitoring specialists and heads of compliance who understand fund structures and the regulatory perimeter private capital firms operate within, not just the rulebook.

Legal

In-house counsel and legal professionals for investment firms: commercially minded lawyers who support deals, funds and day-to-day operations without slowing them down.

Governance & company secretarial

The governance and company secretarial specialists that regulated, investor-facing businesses depend upon for board support and clean corporate housekeeping.

The practice lead

Two decades inside financial services HR and compliance.

Our HR practice is led by John Amey, Partner, who has recruited human resources and compliance professionals into financial services since 2005, with a focus on private equity, asset management and boutique investment banks since 2008.
His practice spans reward, HRIS, learning and development, employee relations, diversity and global mobility, alongside compliance appointments from Officer to Director level.
Leadership

In private capital, HR and compliance are not back office functions. They are how a firm protects its licence to operate and gets the best from its people.

That conviction shapes how the practice works, led by a Partner who has specialised in these markets for two decades.

JA

John Amey

Partner, Human Resources

20+

Years serving private capital firms

80%

Mandates from repeat clients

4

Disciplines under one practice

2006

Advising on these functions since
Common questions

HR, legal and compliance, answered.

What HR, legal and compliance roles does Carnegie recruit?
HR managers, business partners and heads of people; compliance officers and heads of compliance; in-house legal counsel; and governance and company secretarial specialists, for private equity firms, asset managers and their portfolio companies. The HR practice is led by John Amey, Partner.
Because context changes the role. HR in a partnership with carried interest, compliance within fund structures, and legal counsel working at deal speed all demand professionals who understand private capital specifically. We assess for that context, not just the functional skill set.
Yes. Alongside permanent appointments, we provide interim and contract professionals for regulatory projects, maternity cover and periods of change, with IR35, payroll and right-to-work compliance handled on every engagement.
Exploring an HR career in private equity?
Read our guide: Human Resource Careers in Private Equity
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  • Established 2006
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