Executive search for real estate leadership and capital teams
MHW Search is a two-person executive search firm focused on real estate organizations, operating out of Houston with an affiliate relationship to a national construction recruiting firm. The hiring pipeline—16 open finance roles, 3 executive searches, and 3 real estate specialist placements across US, Canada, India, and Australia—reveals a firm scaling search capacity while focusing heavily on finance leadership and capital operations. The active project list (capital raising, refinancing, investor due diligence, value-add strategies) maps directly to their client pain points, suggesting they recruit for roles tied to portfolio optimization and capital deployment challenges.
MHW Search specializes in executive recruitment for real estate and construction organizations, leveraging decades of industry experience and an exclusive talent network. The firm operates as an independent search practice affiliated with Scott Humphrey Corporation, a national construction recruiting firm that provides expanded resources and industry reach. Their target buyers are mid-to-large real estate operating companies and investment firms navigating capital deployment, refinancing cycles, value-add strategies, and investor relations—roles where executive fit directly impacts capital efficiency and portfolio performance. The small, focused team works on retained search assignments.
MHW recruits across the United States, Canada, India, and Australia, indicating a geographically distributed search practice serving multinational real estate and construction organizations.
MHW specializes in real estate executive search, with deep expertise in construction, capital markets, investor relations, and portfolio management. Active project themes include capital raising, refinancing, value-add strategy, and investor due diligence.
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