Sep 12, 2024

Transformation is not just an option when things are going poorly – it is happening more and more with strong, growing assets. A recent PwC Pulse Survey underscores the urgency and complexity of this imperative, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that lie in the path of reinvention. For Lancor, an executive search and advisory firm […]

Aug 13, 2024

The private equity landscape has always been dynamic, but recent market conditions have heightened the importance of robust management teams in portfolio companies. As interest rates soar and market volatility becomes the new norm, the strategies that once guaranteed successful exits are no longer sufficient. For PE firms and C-suite executives, the message is clear: […]

Aug 7, 2024

Buy and Build strategies have sometimes been viewed with concern as some investors were only successful with acquiring the initial, “platform asset” and then not able to execute on the additional investment plan of acquisitions. However, over the past several years, this strategy is back in vogue and stands out as a powerful method for […]

Jul 30, 2024

With dry powder at all-time highs and the PE deal environment being more competitive than ever, the early involvement of Operating Partners (”OPs”) is changing how PE firms handle value creation. Lancor, with its 20-year history of placing operating partners and C-suite executives, is at the forefront of this shift. By integrating operating partners early […]

Jul 11, 2024

As the private equity industry grapples with the lasting setbacks of limited deal flow and misalignment on purchase price multiples in 2023, Lancor’s differentiated value-add – leveraging top executive talent to sharpen an investment thesis – will be a key driver of success. Between 2010 and 2016, the average PE firm outperformed the S&P 500 […]

Jun 20, 2024

For those of us who have been in this industry for 20+ years, we grew up hearing that the Private Equity industry offered the most efficient path to professional success. Why? There was a formula that almost guaranteed beating the traditional stock market returns, and it could be applied again and again and again. In […]