Delivering an Edge in commodity talent.

What we do

Search. Intelligence. Advisory.

We map the market others can’t see; uncovering talent beyond LinkedIn and connecting with firms at every stage of growth.

Intelligence

Bespoke intelligence on both sides of every hire, matched on motive as much as on merit.

Advisory

Search and intelligence are only the beginning. We turn insight into understanding, and understanding into action.

Headhunting and intelligence partner for global commodity trading markets.

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Our Edge

Seeing beyond the obvious: a live 360° view of talent, understanding the motives behind every hire, and turning intelligence into action.

Our Way

A relationship-led, phone-first approach built on deeper conversations and rigorous insight resulting in finding, understanding and engaging the right talent.

Markets we serve

One network. Five commodities.

Power & Renewables

Connecting the people and businesses shaping the future of power and renewables.

Natural Gas & LNG

Physical and financial gas talent, matched to desks built around volatility and opportunity.

Oil & Products

From crude to cargo, insight and access across the global oil markets.

Environmental Markets

Bringing together the talent at the forefront of carbon, emissions and environmental commodities.

Metals

Where metals, markets and the people shaping industry meet.

Whether you're building a desk or building a career, the conversation starts here.

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Our reach spans two of the world's most active commodity trading regions, with local market knowledge on both sides of the Atlantic.

North America

200+

Placements across US & Canadian desks

11y

Active in the North American market

EUROPE

150+

Placements across UK & European desks

13y

Active in the UK & European market

Case studies

What the Edge looks like
in practice.

A range of searches across power, gas, oil, metals and environmental markets. From single off-market hires to full market entries.

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Turning REC procurement into a trading capability

Senior REC hire
Wholesale + retail
Active portfolio management

A senior REC trader/originator to connect wholesale generation and retail demand for a large US power generator.

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A large US power generator with a growing retail supply business had historically managed Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as a compliance and procurement function, rather than as an integrated trading activity. As the retail business expanded, the company increasingly faced a mismatch between where RECs were being generated and where they were needed, creating both procurement costs and market risk. The company needed a senior REC trader/originator who could sit across the wholesale and retail businesses and develop a more sophisticated strategy.

We identified and secured a senior environmental markets professional with direct experience across both REC trading and retail renewable procurement. The successful candidate was tasked with integrating the company's wholesale generation and retail requirements into a single REC strategy — optimising internally generated RECs, managing forward supply and demand, identifying market opportunities and developing bilateral relationships with generators, utilities and end-users.

The successful hire effectively created a centralised REC trading capability, allowing the business to move from reactive procurement to active portfolio management.

An off-market metals trader to rebuild a European desk

Off-market hire
Not on LinkedIn
European Base Metals

A targeted, off-market search across European Base Metals after a merchant lost much of its trading team.

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A global commodities merchant unexpectedly lost a significant portion of its European Metals trading team, creating an immediate gap in market coverage and longer-term succession risk. The business needed experienced traders who could contribute immediately while rebuilding the team, requiring access to candidates beyond the active job market.

We conducted a targeted mapping of the European Base Metals market, identifying traders across merchants, banks, producers and specialist trading firms. Using our network and market intelligence, we identified proven performers who were not actively advertising their availability. The shortlist included an off-market candidate who was not visible on LinkedIn and had not previously been approached by the client. The successful hire came through a direct referral within our network.

The client secured an experienced Metals trader through a highly targeted, off-market search, restoring critical trading capability while strengthening its longer-term succession plan.

Standing up a North American trading operation

Trading
Analytics
Risk

Advisory and talent mapping across North America to attract senior traders and analysts for a ground-up build-out.

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A prestigious European trading merchant was entering the North American market and needed to build its local trading operation from the ground up, including attracting hard to find experienced talent in the power trading space.

We provided advisory and market intelligence, talent mapping across North America, identifying and attracting senior Traders and Analysts to support the firm's market entry and build-out.

Specialist hires across a growing commodities business

Trading
Quant Research
Structuring

Targeted searches for talent combining deep market expertise, quantitative skills and complex structuring experience.

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A leading global trading fund was expanding its commodities business and needed to identify highly specialised talent across North American Gas & Power, including Traders, Originators, Quants and Structurers.

We conducted targeted searches across the commodities market, identifying candidates with a combination of deep market expertise, quantitative skills and experience in complex trading and structuring environments.