Jan 10, 2025

In an evolving business landscape, the role of the Chief Executive Officer has never been more critical or complex. For private equity-backed CEOs, 2025 brings both heightened expectations and unprecedented opportunities to drive value creation, deliver transformation, and meet ambitious investment goals. At Lancor, we recognize that the CEOs of tomorrow will face a unique […]

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 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 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 […]

May 23, 2024

As we continue to analyze last year’s key takeaways through the lens of private equity, this post will take a deeper dive into the fundraising quandary that plagued 2023. As discussed in part one of this four part series, the 2023 M&A market was down 60% from its peak two years earlier. The contraction of […]

Jan 10, 2023

“Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” While most Executive Recruiters don’t advertise this mantra, this is unfortunately industry standard when it comes to candidates. Why wouldn’t executive recruiters want to hear from top decile candidates? It is simple. Their clients are the companies they are recruiting for – not the candidates themselves. Their job is not […]