Profil
Mr. Lance J.
Whitehead is a Managing Director & Founder at Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd. and Partner at Headway Capital Partners LLP.
He is currently supporting Headway Capital Partners, a specialist private equity secondary fund manager in London, to raise capital and to source private equity secondary investments.
Mr. Whitehead was previously a Managing Director of Landmark Partners Europe in the UK, which he joined in 2003.
He is responsible for transaction origination, business development and investor relations across Europe and the Middle East.
He previously established Cygnus Capital Ltd. (2002), the corporate finance boutique that raised the capital to establish CNBA Arabia.
Previously, he was a Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein’s Private Equity Team (1999).
He has also worked with Merrill Lynch and Citibank in London and with Banque Indosuez in Bahrain (1995).
Before his investment career, Mr. Whitehead was a senior officer in the British military, serving as an advisor in the Kuwait Army for two years.
A keen sportsman, he has represented Great Britain as a bobsleigh driver and as an offshore sailor at World Championship level.
He later raced motorbikes.
He holds an MBA in Marketing from Henley Management College.
He speaks Arabic and French.
Postes actifs de Lance J. Whitehead
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd.
Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cygnus Capital Partners invests in companies located in Europe, Middle East and Asia. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of infrastructure, forestry, oil & gas, shipping, and real estate. It makes secondary and direct investments, and also considers co-investments. | Directeur Général | 01/01/2002 |
Anciens postes connus de Lance J. Whitehead
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Headway Capital Partners LLP
Headway Capital Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Headway is an active manager which purchases limited partnership positions in private equity funds and portfolios of direct private equity investments. They specialize in small- to mid-size secondary transactions (less than EUR 30 million) and invest globally with a focus on Western Europe and North America. Their broad investment mandate has no investment stage or sector constraints. The firm seeks to purchase LP positions or portfolios of LP positions in venture capital, growth equity, buy-out, mezzanine and other funds. They co-invest in secondaries, purchasing minority shareholdings in single companies, provide non-conventional, structured liquidity solutions and purchase portfolios of direct private equity investments, including tail-end funds, corporate venture portfolios and spin-outs. Headway leverages their experience in structuring secondary transactions, partnering with sellers to create mutually beneficial solutions. | Private Equity Investor | 09/05/2013 |
Landmark Partners Ltd.
Landmark Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment manager | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2009 |
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (UK) Ltd.
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Private equity | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/01/2002 |
Indosuez Finance (UK) Ltd.
Indosuez Finance (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment & financial services | Private Equity Investor | 01/08/2000 |
The Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)
The Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) Other TransportationTransportation Provides support services for rotary and air force wing | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/05/1995 |
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Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd.
Cygnus Capital Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cygnus Capital Partners invests in companies located in Europe, Middle East and Asia. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of infrastructure, forestry, oil & gas, shipping, and real estate. It makes secondary and direct investments, and also considers co-investments. | Finance |
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (UK) Ltd.
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Private equity | Finance |
Indosuez Finance (UK) Ltd.
Indosuez Finance (UK) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment & financial services | Finance |
Headway Capital Partners LLP
Headway Capital Partners LLP Investment ManagersFinance Headway is an active manager which purchases limited partnership positions in private equity funds and portfolios of direct private equity investments. They specialize in small- to mid-size secondary transactions (less than EUR 30 million) and invest globally with a focus on Western Europe and North America. Their broad investment mandate has no investment stage or sector constraints. The firm seeks to purchase LP positions or portfolios of LP positions in venture capital, growth equity, buy-out, mezzanine and other funds. They co-invest in secondaries, purchasing minority shareholdings in single companies, provide non-conventional, structured liquidity solutions and purchase portfolios of direct private equity investments, including tail-end funds, corporate venture portfolios and spin-outs. Headway leverages their experience in structuring secondary transactions, partnering with sellers to create mutually beneficial solutions. | Finance |
The Royal Air Force (United Kingdom)
The Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) Other TransportationTransportation Provides support services for rotary and air force wing | Transportation |
Landmark Partners Ltd.
Landmark Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment manager | Finance |
















