Positions in named companies, ahead of liquidity
Entered on the cap table as shareholder of record. No forwards, no synthetics.
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The quiet route into
private markets.
Pre-IPO positions in named companies, arranged for a small number of families, funds and institutions. By introduction only.
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Our Position
Most of what we do will never appear on this website. That is rather the point.
fair·lead
noun · nautical
A fitting that guides a working line, keeping it true under load. The name is deliberate: a clean line between serious capital and the cap table itself.
What We Arrange
Two ways into the same room.
Every engagement ends the same way: a named company, a position on its cap table.
The Fairlead Standard
Built like a fitting, not a funnel.
Held on every transaction, on both sides of the table.
01
Direct lines
If we cannot reach the other side of the table directly, we pass.
02
Named opportunities
A specific company, a specific position. Never a blind pool.
03
Discretion as structure
Nothing sits on a deal list. Nothing is forwarded without consent.
04
Clean economics
One fee, agreed upfront. No management fees, no carry. When the transaction closes, we step away.
Focus
A narrow mandate, held closely.
One stage. Three markets. Nothing else.
- Stage
- Pre-IPO, with a defined path to liquidity.
- Access
- Direct or secondary cap table positions — of record.
- Ticket
- USD 10 million and above per commitment.
- Structures
- Single-asset vehicles. No management fee, no carry.
SituationPre-IPO Secondary
VehicleSingle-Asset SPV
RegistrationDirect, of record
Management feeNone
Carried interestNone
After closingWe step away
Illustrative — terms are set per transaction
No marketplace. No noise.
Just a clean line to the cap table.
Geographies
Three markets, covered in person.
We work where we can pick up the phone and reach the other side of the table.
40.7°N · 74.0°W
United States
Growth franchises approaching liquidity, sourced through relationships built over cycles.
24.7°N · 46.7°E
GCC
Standing relationships with family groups and institutions across the Gulf.
1.3°N · 103.8°E
Asia
Vantage points on the region's most selective situations.
Contact
Begin with an introduction.
Engagements begin with a reference, or a considered direct approach.
We respond to qualified inquiries only — and in confidence.
Fairlead does not accept unsolicited capital
and does not manage discretionary funds.