Sheffield Haworth today announced the appointment of Robin Prince to lead Private Equity executive search in North America.

Robin will work with general and limited partners at the fund level to identify and secure investment professionals, senior advisors and asset/portfolio management professionals across the private equity community.

Robin joins Sheffield Haworth in New York from Robin Prince Partners, LLC, where he created a dedicated practice working with private equity clients in both the US and Europe. Previously, he worked at Sextant Search Partners and RSR Partners. During his career, Robin has worked with a broad array of alternative investment management firms, pursuing both direct and indirect investments including early stage venture, growth equity, management buyouts, LBO, distressed, mezzanine, secondary and special situations strategies. Robin holds a BA from Brown University with a concentration in History.

Julian Bell, Managing Director, Global Banking & Private Equity for the Americas, said “Robin’s joining allows us both to complete our client coverage commitments and to genuinely link our capabilities in private equity together. Robin’s specialist background will enable us to successfully identify and attract the highest qualified candidates for our clients here and in other financial centers.”

Mark Esposito, Head of Americas for Sheffield Haworth, said “Robin’s appointment represents an important expansion of Sheffield Haworth’s Americas Global Banking & Private Equity practice and our ability to service our clients with a research-driven executive search product. We are very excited to have him join the team.”