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Team Moves

Team moves have become an important growth lever in asset management, particularly as traditional acquisition opportunities remain scarce and organic growth becomes harder to achieve.

For firms looking to scale quickly, add new capabilities or enter adjacent markets, hiring an intact team can deliver immediate expertise, client traction, and reduce time to market relative to an organic build-out from scratch.

As demand increases, both companies and team leaders are exploring team lift-outs as a credible alternative to M&A, offering speed to market, strategic impact and the ability to bring proven investment capability into a new platform.

At Godliman Partners, we help Asset Management firms navigate these moves with clarity and discretion. Our advisory model is designed to reduce “fit-risk,” strengthen leadership capability, and support long-term organisational performance.

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Team Lift-outs for Companies

For Companies interested in hiring high-performing teams.

For Companies

Team Moves for Teams

For teams wishing to move to another company.

For Teams

Team Move Success Stories

Well-executed team moves can upgrade an investment capability far more quickly than traditional hiring. Below is an example of how Godliman Partners’ approach has delivered strong, sustained outcomes.

A FTSE 100 global asset manager sought to upgrade an underperforming Emerging Markets Debt capability, and engaged Godliman to identify top-performing teams globally.

Our global market-mapping, ranking, and targeted engagement strategy led to the successful lift-out of a cohesive 7-person team – all in complete confidence, until the team hire was announced.

The team delivered exceptional commercial impact, increasing AUM 20-fold to over $30bn after joining the client.

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Godliman take the time to understand our culture and our values and have consistently found us high-quality people who fit us well.

Head of Fixed Income, FTSE 100 Global Asset Manager

Case Studies

Team Move – US & EMEA Team

Helping a US-relocating Emerging Markets franchise leader find a new platform with EMEA distribution capabilities, and reassemble his team, within nine months.

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Team Move – EMEA Team

Helping an EMEA franchise leader move a niche strategy to a more supportive platform, whilst navigating strict contractual restrictions and maintaining full market confidentiality.

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Retained Team Lift-Out

A global search to identify and place a top-performing Emerging Markets Debt team, which grew AUM from $1.5bn to over $30bn over the following eight years.

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Whether you’re evaluating the feasibility of a lift-out, planning a capability upgrade, or considering a broader team acquisition strategy, our specialists can support you at every stage. 

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