Oct 21, 2025
AI in Private Equity: A New Era of Value Creation At Lancor, we’ve spent decades helping private equity firms build high-performing leadership teams for their portfolio companies. Today, the landscape is shifting—fast. Artificial Intelligence (”AI”) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a central force in value creation. For Private Equity (”PE”) investors, understanding how […]
Oct 15, 2025
Why Skipping a Vintage Could Cost You More Than You Think In the fast-paced world of private equity, timing is everything. But when it comes to deploying capital, some firms are tempted to “skip a vintage”—holding back from investing in a particular year due to market uncertainty or valuation concerns. While this may seem prudent […]
Jan 3, 2024
How can PE Firms drive outsized returns when there have never been more competitors chasing the same number of deals? Traditionally, private equity firms used the due diligence phase to explore insights, risk mitigation, and the identification of growth prospects and had several months to dig into a company while using the financials as the […]
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 […]
Jun 2, 2021
5 Reasons to Join a Private Equity Board At Lancor, we frequently help private equity firms fill Board seats with a diverse and innovative group of executives. With the rise of private equity backed businesses, there are even more opportunities for executives to join Boards and deepen their professional experiences. Surprisingly, many executives aren’t aware […]
