Andrew Samson

Andrew is a Partner at Options Group and oversees the Firms Credit and Capital Markets practices. Since joining the firm in 2010, Andrew and his team have partnered with Investment Banks, Credit Funds, Private Equity & Hedge Fund clients working with some of the largest fund launches and credit investors supporting their growth strategies from full team build outs to strengthening established teams. Andrew has worked on mandates hiring Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts, Traders & Capital Markets Bankers across Leveraged Finance, Private Debt, Investment Grade, High Yield and Distressed Credit. Andrew is also a senior member of the Firms Global Buy side leadership team. In addition to recruitment activities, Andrew has provided competitive intelligence, Diversity mapping and analytics, benchmarking and succession planning, market sentiment analysis, and compensation analytics to the firm's global clients.

Prior to Options Group, Andrew specialized in placing Leveraged Finance and Structured Finance professionals at a Global Search firm. He began his career in 2000 as a European credit and corporate coverage banker for Lloyds Bank where he worked for six years before moving into the search industry in 2006. Andrew received a Bachelor's Degree from Middlesex University with Honors in Business Management.