Mature Team with International Affiliations
Lancea has a mature, internationally oriented team which is highly experienced in advising fund managers and high growth, privately held companies.  Lancea has strong technical expertise in private equity and corporate finance, supported by well-established relationships with and access to a large, diversified range of sophisticated institutional, family office and high net worth investors located predominantly in the UK, Continental Europe and Canada.  Affiliations with similar organisations located in other financial centres around the world enable global fund raisings to be undertaken with wider distribution beyond the major institutional investment communities, where appropriate.

Senior Commitment
Lancea's Partners are directly involved in all aspects of the assignment, from performing initial due diligence to closing the transaction.  One partner is responsible for managing each assignment and works closely with other members of the team.  Where necessary, external expertise for specific tasks can be sought and managed through the Lancea network.

Depth and Breadth of Investor Base
As fundraisers for both private equity/hedge fund managers and high growth, privately held companies, Lancea has a broader investor base with multiple entry points, particularly relevant in the case of "emerging" managers.  These include:

• Corporate and Public Pension Funds
• Corporate and Strategic Investors
• Endowment, Foundations and Trusts
• Family Offices/Multi-Family Offices
• Financial/Banking Institutions
• Fund-of-Funds, Primary and Secondary
• Insurance Companies
• Investment/Asset Managers, Advisers, Consultants and Gate Keepers
• Multilateral organisations
• Private Wealth Managers
• Sophisticated High Net Worth Individuals
• Venture Capital, Private Equity and hedge fund management sponsor groups

Lancea has an in-depth understanding of the interests and limitations of such investors.  As a result, Lancea is able to advise clients in an informed way as to when and how to approach these groups.

Process Synergies
There is considerable overlap between the preparation and marketing processes for institutionally robust fund raisings on behalf of alternative funds and high growth, privately held companies.  These common aspects, supported by a strong collegiate approach, mean that Lancea is thoroughly ingrained in the discipline, skills and requirements of institutionally oriented fund raisings thereby maximising the chances of successful transactions. 

Independence
Lancea, as an independently owned firm, has an objective perspective on several inter-related markets and is free from the conflicts of interest that occur within institutionally owned firms.

Flexibility
Lancea is highly flexible and can provide the full range of advisory and placement services, from the complete "hands-on" service to more limited distribution assignments, including pure financial advisory work such as structuring advice and/or materials preparation.
 
Alignment of Interest
Lancea takes care to ensure that its interests and those of its clients are fully aligned.  This objective is met by limiting the number of assignments it takes on in order to minimise capacity constraints and ensure timely and successful completion of each mandate as well as structuring the scope of services provided and related business arrangements in an appropriate fashion.

Long Term Relationships
Lancea seeks to establish enduring relationships with a select number of clients over many cycles and fund raisings, and generally structures its incentives to be "back end loaded".  This ensures that every assignment is approached with absolute integrity and with the overriding objective of maximising clients' economic interests. Because Lancea focuses on "emerging" funds, it recognises that rewards can take time to mature.