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Team

Dale Shorey, Founder & Headhunter

Dale founded Waterman Stern in 2017, prior to this he was a Partner at Mondrian Alpha where he ran Credit & Real Estate 

Dale has been consulting on front-office hires for over 20 years

Experienced running senior hires across Investment & Asset Raising  

Focus: Private Credit, CLOs, Special Situations, Structured Credit, Real Estate, NPLs, Distressed Debt, Capital Markets


T: +44 (0)203 950 5618    

E: dale@watermanstern.com            

Sarah Bittar, Head of Investor Relations & Research

Sarah joined Waterman Stern in 2018 to lead Research & Operations

Sarah has over 16 years’ experience in sales management, leadership and training

Experienced in designing and building sophisticated research documentation and running search mandates 

Focus: Investor Relations, leveraged finance, CLOs, Direct Lending - Running Analyst & Associate hiring 


T: +44 (0)203 950 7872      

E: sarah@watermanstern.com 

Owen Leighton, Principal Headhunter (EUR & US)

Owen joined Waterman Stern as an Associate Headhunter in 2019 

Promoted to Principal in 2022, Owen is responsible for EUR & US market hires 

Experienced running Investment Private Credit hires at Associate to MD level 

Focus: Direct Lending, CLO Managers, Special Situations


T: +44 (0)203 950 4134      

E: owen@watermanstern.com

Eli Ainapore, Associate Headhunter

Eli joined Waterman Stern in the role of an Associate Headhunter in 2021

Eli takes a leading role in running junior to mid-level CLO, Direct Lending, Distressed, Special Sits and Real Estate hires  

Experienced in managing candidate resourcing & research, performing in-depth analysis and candidate screening

Focus: Private Credit, CLOs, Special Situations, Structured Credit, Distressed Debt, Capital Markets, Debt Advisory


 T: +44 (0)203 973 0229 

E: eli@watermanstern.com


Jasmine Young, Research Associate

Jasmine joined Waterman Stern in the role of a Research Associate in 2023

Prior to joining Waterman Stern, Jasmine worked as an account manager for TutorCare ltd from 2017

Jasmine works closely with Sarah designing and building sophisticated research documentation 

Focus: Leveraged Finance, M&A, Private Credit


T: +44 (0)203 911 8484 

E: jasmine@watermanstern.com

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