specialist executive search
Harp Executive is a specialist search and recruitment practice focused on corporate finance, investment banking and M&A mandates across Australia.
The firm was founded by Daragh Lindsay, a Chartered Accountant with over 12 years of experience in corporate finance recruitment. His background combines technical finance training with extensive market experience across three key verticals of corporate finance, investment banking and M&A.
Harp Executive was established to bring a more focused, discreet and relationship-led approach to search. The aim is to move beyond transactional recruitment, offering a more considered process aligned with the expectations of investment banks, corporate advisory firms and corporate organisations.
The practice is built on long-term relationships and a strong understanding of the corporate finance landscape, enabling a clear and informed approach to each mandate.
A Practice Built on Relationships
Harp Executive is built on long-term relationships across corporate finance and investment banking, taking a considered approach to understanding people, teams and organisations to support more informed and aligned hiring decisions.
12+
finance professionals
100%
services mandates
3
Corp Finance, IBD, M&A
specialist roles in a defined market
We work within corporate finance and investment banking, focusing on roles where capability, judgement and alignment are critical.
Our coverage includes:
- Corporate Finance
- Investment Banking
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Advisory
- Debt Advisory
- Corporate Development / Business Development
- Buy-Side
- Private Equity
- Private Credit / Debt
- Funds
- Strategy
- Commercial Management
- C Suite
- Investor Relations
- Treasury
These roles often sit within sensitive and strategically important hiring processes.
Our role is to bring clarity, structure and access to relevant talent, while maintaining discretion throughout each engagement.
We do not operate across generalist recruitment markets. The focus remains intentionally defined to ensure depth of understanding and consistency of outcome.
Discreet, & relationship-led
Our approach is built on trust, discretion and long-term relationships.
Each mandate begins with a detailed understanding of the brief — not just the role itself, but the broader context around it, including team structure, strategic intent and success criteria.
From there, we conduct a targeted and confidential search process, engaging directly with relevant senior professionals across the market.
We prioritise:
- Confidentiality at every stage of the process
- Clear and direct communication with clients and candidates
- Deep understanding of the corporate finance talent market
- A structured, considered approach to search execution
- Quality of outcome over volume of activity
We operate as a specialist search partner rather than a high-volume recruitment agency.