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Consulting & Coaching for the Finance Industry
Expert guidance for individuals and organisations navigating career and management challenges
Stuck in your Finance Career ?
Before
- Passed over for promotions
- Weak bonus progression
- Office politics & hierarchy confusion
- Burnout without advancement
- No strategic career positioning
After
- Promotion acceleration
- Higher compensation & bonuses
- Executive positioning
- Stronger internal influence
- Career resilience during market shifts
CAREER CAPITAL
Why we are the best
📊 75+ Years of Combined Experience
🏦 Leadership at Top Global Banks
🤝 Compassion and desire to help navigate difficult situations
🎓 Elite Academic & Professional Credentials
🌍 Global Influence & Thought Leadership
👥 Career Mentors & Industry Advocates
Why choose Career Capital
We bring deep expertise across Capital Markets Sales, Trading, and Research built from long careers inside top-tier investment banks. Our practice covers Investment Banking, Asset Management, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Alpha Capture Advisory, and Family Office strategy. We work with individuals and institutions with 50,000+ employees. Unlike other providers, our consultants have built long, successful careers inside top-tier investment banks. Our guidance is practical, conflict-free, and backed by decades of real experience.
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Individuals
Finance Career Consulting
Your next move deserves more than generic advice. Whether it is a promotion, compensation negotiation or career pivot, we give senior finance professionals the insider perspective that internal mentors never will.
- Confidential one to one support
- Compensation and promotion strategy
- Built for VPs, Directors and MDs in global finance
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Organisations
Executive Coaching & Management Training
Most high performers plateau not from lack of skill but lack of visibility. Our coaches are former investment bankers who know exactly how promotions, bonus pools and leadership decisions get made.
- Accelerate to MD or Director level
- Build a leadership presence that gets noticed
- Coached by people who have sat where you sit
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Advisory
Alpha Capture Advisory
Alpha Capture programs manage billions and reward contributors who deliver signal. We help you enter, perform and get paid. Or we help you build a program worth contributing to.
- Enter top tier alpha capture programs
- Build a verified and compensated track record
- Advisory for contributors and program managers
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Trading
Learn Professional Trading
Theory does not survive contact with the market. Our training is built by people who spent careers on the desk, covering the real mechanics of how capital markets sales, trading and research actually work.
- Fixed income, derivatives and structured products
- How the desk really operates, not the textbook version
- For professionals entering or advancing in trading
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Capital Markets
Capital Markets Advisory
From plain vanilla rates to complex structured products, we bring decades of front office experience to institutions and strategy consultants who need clarity on markets they do not live inside.
- Fixed income, derivatives and special situations
- Regulatory strategy and white papers
- Flexible engagements from quick consults to ongoing advisory
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Wealth
Family Office Advisory
We do not just advise family offices. We have built and operated them. From asset management and succession planning to cross border compliance, we bring operational precision most advisors simply do not have.
- Asset management and succession strategy
- Cross border regulatory and tax compliance
- Built for UHNW founders and established family offices
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Meet The Senior Consultants
Matthias Schwarz
Former Head of Trading, Finance Leader & Mentor
- 25+ years in fixed-income trading – Former Head of Trading at a top U.S. investment bank.
- Leadership & career development – Helped drive MD & Director promotions, graduate recruitment, and diversity initiatives.
- Family office management – Currently runs his own successful investment firm.
- Fluent in German – Strong international communication skills.
Michael Cook
Award Winning Trader, Risk & Quant Expert
- Three-time World Cup Trading Champion – Proven elite trading expertise.
- 25+ years in trading & risk management – Specializing in quantitative strategies.
- Hedge fund & investment vehicle leadership – Built key relationships and founded regulated investment firms in the UK & US.
- Former Governor at LSE – Contributed to academic and financial leadership.
Peadar Sinoid
Former UK CEO Investment Banking Expert
- 20+ years in investment banking & capital markets – Former UK Country CEO of a European bank's Markets & Investment Banking division.
- Expert in structured products & risk management – Specialized in exotic options and complex financial instruments.
- Led major pension buyouts & portfolio management – Oversaw large-scale transactions and workout portfolios.
- PhD from Cambridge – Strong academic foundation in finance and economics.
- Fluent in German & French – Effective cross-border communication and deal-making.
Jason Feasey
Senior Consultant – Credit Market Specialist
- 30+ years in Credit Markets – Senior Consultant with outstanding academic background.
- Senior roles at top hedge funds – Managed multi-billion-dollar portfolios.
- Extensive network – Built across Global Capital Markets.
- Fixed income & credit specialist – Strong expertise in special situations.
- Buy-side career insight – Advises clients on high-stakes decisions.
Adam Derrer
Consultant – Former Senior Credit Trader
- 20+ years of capital markets experience – Former credit trader with broad financial market expertise.
- Senior roles across several investment banks – Experience navigating a career across multiple firms and varying corporate cultures.
- Desk leadership & change management – Experience traversing the often-complicated landscape of desk leadership changes across varying market environments.
Helping you elevate your Finance Career
Rooted in decades of Capital Markets experience, our approach is direct, tailored, and impact-driven. We cut through the noise to deliver real results fast.
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Understanding what is holding you back
We analyze your current position, career trajectory, and identify barriers that are holding you back. Whether it is networking challenges, a difficult management line, or the confidence to engage in difficult conversations with your boss, we pinpoint the obstacles and develop a pathway forward.
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Developing a Strategy Tailored for You
A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work in a highly sophisticated industry. We craft a customized roadmap based on your needs and ambitions. We guide you by offering alternative views and options you might not have contemplated. Our aim is to enable you to see the full picture. We give you the confidence to act on your strategy and your choices.
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Providing Ongoing Support
Career growth doesn’t stop after a single move. We offer continuous value added guidance through mentorship, compensation enhancement, and when times are tough. Whether you’re aiming for a promotion, more money or you need to overcome a problem, we’re with you compassionately and confidentially, every step of the way
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Whether you’re aiming for your next promotion, transitioning into investment banking, or pivoting to fintech, our specialized career consultants understand the financial landscape and know how to navigate it successfully.
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