Executive Search: Overview

Cook Associates, Inc. was originally established as a search firm in 1961. Today, we have transformed into the only retained executive search and M&A advisory services firm in the nation. We strive to create value for our clients by delivering global leadership solutions through a range of multi-dimensional offerings:

Executive Search
M&A Advisory Services
CEOVisions®
River North Search

Our client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venture capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networks, Levi Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Cook Associates Executive Search operates domestically through offices around the United States, and serves as the exclusive U.S. partner for InterSearch, one of the world's largest executive search firm consortiums.

With a long-standing history of industry specialization, our executive search Consultants operate within practice areas to maximize reach and knowledge share. The search team is made complete with the inclusion of accomplished Directors and degreed Researchers with access to the latest systems and tools.

Cook Associates, Inc. was one of the first to market in delivering M&A advisory services, having launched this capability in the early 1990s. Since that time, our M&A Advisory Services division has built a track record of connecting top private equity groups and strategic acquirers to ideal M&A opportunities and facilitating their successful closing.

At Cook Associates, Inc. we value hard work and integrity. We are obsessed with quality. We demand excellence in search. We believe that lasting relationships are built on performance and follow-through and so our involvement continues long after the search has been completed. By adapting our resources to meet client needs, we help ensure their long-term success. These are the tenets upon which Cook Associates, Inc. was founded, it is what our clients have come to know and expect – and why they keep coming back.

Executive Search

We deliver retained executive search services through specialized teams across key industry segments.
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M&A Advisory Services

A portfolio of customizable services designed to maximize value creation through ideal M&A transactions.
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CEOVisions®

An exclusive trademark service uniting CEO-caliber executives with active private equity groups.
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River North Search

An alternative for companies seeking candidates quickly and on a cost effective basis for hard to fill positions at the professional and mid management levels.
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