CorpFin Search

CorpFin Search is an executive search and recruitment firm headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, focused on C-level, management, and hard-to-fill specialist positions in corporate finance. Its client base spans private equity firms and portfolio companies, corporate and family-owned businesses, and the infrastructure, real estate, investment banking, and consulting sectors. Coverage is concentrated on the DACH region - Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

The firm operates two service lines. The first is retained search and recruitment for senior and specialist mandates, run by consultants with direct industry experience and existing sector relationships, with an emphasis on speed and durability of appointment rather than volume of placements. The second is career guidance for candidates, delivered on an equal footing with senior professionals and supported by the firm's relationships with clients, investment professionals, and business owners.

CorpFin Search is a compact organisation led by its two founders, Alex Bergen and Robert Simon, working with senior consultants and an advisory board. The operating model is deliberately specialist and long-term rather than transactional, and the firm describes itself as a community organised around content, commitment, and corporate finance. It positions technical expertise, communication, and personal development as equally weighted in senior careers, and states that it continually challenges established recruiting standards.