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Retained Search & Human Capital Advisory

Unlocking The
Real Assets
Behind Real Estate

We exist to help real estate investors and operators build high-performing teams for volatile and rapidly evolving markets — where execution speed, judgement, and cultural fit directly impact returns.

Discover Our Approach
75%
Placements with Repeat Clients
A reflection of a high level of trust and repeat engagement
50+
Successful Placements
UK/EU
Execution Capability
With access to international talent pools via deep network

Why Keythorpe Partners

People remain the most important asset of any organisation. In a rapidly changing world, investing in the hiring and retention of talent is critical — now more than ever.

Specialist Focus
Deep sector focus across real estate financial services, with a 15+ year track record of delivering many high-profile assignments.
Founder-Led Delivery
Direct, consistent execution from brief to onboarding.
Consultative Approach
Tailored search shaped by the role, market and team context.
Market-Led Judgement
Search informed by real-time understanding of market and talent dynamics.
"We work with a globalised mindset but at a localised level, to ensure that we are in tune with those that we represent."

How & What

A Consultative Approach,
From Day One

How We Work

Founder-Led,
Market-Calibrated

Our approach is consultative from the outset. We deliver retained and multi-hire mandates that de-risk hiring decisions through market-calibrated, founder-driven research, structured assessment, and disciplined execution.

Founder-led delivery from assignment origination to candidate onboarding, with UK & European execution and access to international talent pools. Every engagement is anchored in aligning strategy to our client, with optionality for role scorecards, structured functional and behavioural assessment, rigorous referencing, and post-placement integration check-ins.

What We Do

Solutions Across
the Value Chain

We provide solutions across the value chain from senior leadership and management professionals to juniors — covering Debt & Equity Investment, Asset Management, Capital Markets, and Advisory. We combine search with real-time market intelligence and a relationship-first approach.

  • Retained and exclusive search mandates
  • Multi-hire campaigns and team builds
  • Real-time market intelligence and benchmarking
  • Selective contingent recruitment for existing clients
  • Managing recruitment risk at every stage of the process

Coverage

Practice Areas

We cover the full real estate investment and operations value chain, providing search solutions across three core function clusters.

Investing & Origination

Senior and emerging talent in equity and debt investment, special situations, and capital markets across European markets.

Equity Debt Special Situations Capital Markets

Asset & Portfolio Management

Investment and operational talent in asset management, portfolio management, loan servicing, NPL, restructuring, and workout situations.

Asset Management Portfolio Management NPL Workouts

Platform & Firm-Building

Leadership, enabling, and technical functions for growing investment platforms: investor relations, fundraising, corporate development, M&A, and senior management.

Investor Relations Fundraising M&A Leadership

Track Record

Sample KP Assignments

Head of UK Real Estate Private Equity
Head of UK RE Debt Asset Management
Principal, European RE Asset Management
Executive Director, European Real Estate Finance
Director, European RE Portfolio Management
Director, European NPL Portfolio Management
VP, European Real Estate Private Equity
VP, UK Real Estate Private Equity
VP, UK Debt Origination
Associate, European NPL Portfolio Management
Sr Associate & Analyst, European Debt Advisory
Multi-hire Campaign — 3× Investment Associates

Additional Capabilities

Commercial Solutions

Where helpful to clients, Keythorpe Partners can facilitate a range of complementary advisory services.

Interim Consultancy

In-house interim support where clients require short-term human capital resource or advisory.

Deal & Capital Introductions

Leveraging our deep network to facilitate introductions between capital and opportunity.

Team Moves

Structured and discreet management of team relocations across platforms and strategies.

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Remuneration & Benchmarking

Remuneration matrices and market benchmarking to ensure competitive and fair compensation structures.

Performance & Behavioural Assessment

Independent performance analysis and structured behavioural assessments for leadership and investment teams.

Non-Executive Introductions

Non-executive advice and introductions to independent board members and advisers for growing platforms.

The Team

Led By Experience

Freddie Moore
Founder & Director

Freddie established and launched Keythorpe Partners in July 2020 — a bold moment to start a business, and one that proved the founding belief that opportunity arises from uncertainty.

He is known for his high-trust relationships, progressive delivery, and an advisory approach that pairs clients and candidates with the facts needed to make an informed decision. Before founding Keythorpe Partners, Freddie held senior positions with established global real estate recruitment businesses, including Redpath Partners and Macdonald & Company in London — building the European footprint for Investment and Capital Market coverage.

Freddie also established the private equity practice for a global energy recruitment business in Houston, Texas. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics & Geography from the University of Reading.

Keythorpe Partners understands that the world is changing fast and that we too must adapt to stay current — regularly engaging with a network that extends beyond real estate, so that constructive and informed insights reach every stakeholder.

High-Trust Advisory Progressive Relationship-First Founder-Led

What We Value

Honesty
Clear, candid assessment — whether we agree or not.
Consistency
Steadfast focus and rigour across every process
Empathy
Awareness of the personal and professional context behind every decision.
Learning
A commitment to keep improving, adapting and staying current.
Pride
High standards in our work, our conduct and our outcomes.
Partnership
Working as a trusted partner, not a transactional vendor.
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High-Performing Team?

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