What we do

Senior-led strategic advisory across investor reporting, portfolio analysis, market intelligence, governance, fractional leadership and structuring support - delivered with precision and depth.

Investor Reporting and IR Advisory

The situation: Your investors expect institutional-grade reporting. Your fund is growing. The gap between what you produce and what your investors expect is widening, and filling it with internal resource is expensive and slow.

We produce and support the full IR reporting stack: quarterly and annual investor reports, performance narratives, fund-level attribution analysis, market context, ESG and regulatory reporting summaries, and board and IC-ready materials.

Our work is grounded in rigorous financial analysis and structured to communicate clearly to institutional investors, pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and family offices who expect analytical depth, not narrative alone.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Monthly retainer or project-based, structured around your reporting calendar.

Portfolio Analysis and Market Intelligence

The situation: You need to understand how your portfolio is performing relative to the market, where risks are building, and what the macro and capital markets environment means for your assets and strategy. Building and maintaining that analytical capability in-house is resource-intensive.

Ongoing portfolio analysis, performance attribution, benchmarking and market intelligence across real assets and private markets - delivered through retainer-based support or bespoke analytical work for investment committees, board cycles and strategic decision-making.

We cover Nordic and European real estate markets in depth, with broader EMEA and international coverage available. Our monitoring is continuous, not periodic.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Monthly retainer preferred. Project-based engagements for specific research mandates.

Governance and Liquidity Advisory

The situation: Open-ended funds across real estate, private credit, direct lending and infrastructure face growing pressure from institutional investors, regulators and industry bodies to demonstrate robust liquidity governance, transparent valuation practices and investor-aligned reporting structures. Under AIFMD II, all open-ended AIFs are now required to implement, calibrate and document at least two liquidity management tools - a requirement that affects real estate, private credit and infrastructure funds alike, but one that is particularly demanding for strategies holding illiquid underlying assets. For mid-sized managers, building this capability internally is difficult. Getting it wrong is costly.

We support open-ended fund managers across real estate, private credit, direct lending and infrastructure in designing, strengthening and communicating their governance and liquidity management frameworks. Our empirical research base is grounded in open-ended real estate AIFs across Nordic and DACH markets - giving us a depth of primary evidence on LMT calibration, governance structure and investor alignment that generalist consultants cannot replicate. The analytical frameworks we have developed are directly applicable to any open-ended AIF under AIFMD II, and we work with managers across asset classes to apply them.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Project-based engagements, typically four to eight weeks. Ongoing retainer available for continuous regulatory monitoring and governance support.

AIFMD II Governance Readiness Assessment

The situation: The AIFMD II liquidity management requirements took effect in April 2026. Fund managers are now required to select, calibrate, document and activate at least two liquidity management tools, maintain a formal separation between risk management and portfolio management functions, and meet enhanced stress testing and investor reporting obligations. Many mid-sized AIFMs have the intent but not yet the structured documentation, governance trail or operational integration their institutional investors and regulators now expect.

We conduct a structured, evidence-based review of a fund manager's current governance and liquidity management posture against the AIFMD II requirements. The assessment draws on original empirical research across Nordic and DACH markets, including primary data on how leading fund managers have approached LMT selection, calibration and activation, and produces a scored readiness report with a prioritised action plan.

The assessment is grounded in five analytical frameworks developed through primary research: the Governance Innovation Typology, the Investor Alignment Ladder, a fund-level LMT suitability analysis, an Institutional Context Map, and an Innovation-Alignment Matrix. These are not generic checklists. They are tools calibrated to the specific structural and investor characteristics of open-ended real estate AIFs and benchmarked against actual market practice.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Fixed-fee project engagement, typically four to six weeks. Retainer available for ongoing implementation support, regulatory monitoring and investor due diligence preparation.

Governance Technology and Build-vs-Buy Advisory

The situation: Fund managers strengthening their governance and reporting infrastructure face a build-vs-buy decision that is more consequential than it first appears. The market for fund governance, IR workflow and reporting technology has expanded rapidly, but the fit between available platforms and the specific needs of open-ended real estate AIFs varies considerably. Building in-house creates capability and control but requires resource and focus that most mid-sized managers do not have. Buying off-the-shelf risks misalignment with investor expectations and regulatory requirements. Most managers make this decision without structured evaluation criteria or independent market knowledge.

We map a fund manager's current governance and reporting capabilities against the demands of their investor base, regulatory obligations and operational model, and produce a structured assessment of whether to build, buy or partner. Where the decision is to buy, we support vendor evaluation, selection and procurement, drawing on direct knowledge of the fund governance and IR technology landscape and the specific requirements of institutional investors in real estate and alternatives.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Project-based, typically three to six weeks for the diagnostic and vendor assessment phases. Day-rate engagements available for procurement support and implementation advisory.

Investor Due Diligence and Governance Assessment

Lanthor Advisory works across the institutional fund ecosystem. In addition to supporting fund managers, we support institutional investors evaluating OEREF allocations and conducting governance due diligence on existing managers.

The situation: Institutional investors allocating to open-ended real estate funds face a governance due diligence challenge that has become materially more complex under AIFMD II. Assessing whether a fund manager's liquidity governance, LMT framework, valuation practices and investor reporting structure are genuinely robust requires specialist knowledge that most LP investment teams do not maintain in-house. The gap between a fund's stated governance practices and what an informed independent assessment reveals can be material, and the consequences of missing it are borne by the investor.

We conduct structured governance due diligence on open-ended real estate fund managers on behalf of institutional LP investors, drawing on original empirical research across Nordic and DACH markets, direct knowledge of how leading managers have approached AIFMD II compliance, and a suite of analytical frameworks designed specifically for this assessment. Our work gives institutional investors an independent, evidence-based view of governance quality, regulatory readiness and investor alignment before committing or recommitting capital.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Fixed-fee project engagement per fund assessed. Retainer available for institutional investors with ongoing due diligence programmes or existing allocations requiring continuous monitoring.

Fractional Leadership and Senior Advisory

The situation: Building a full senior leadership team is one of the most significant investments a growing fund manager or asset manager makes. But the need for senior IR, research, governance or strategic leadership often arrives before the business is ready to justify a permanent hire, or during a specific period such as a fundraise, a regulatory deadline or a leadership transition where additional senior capacity is needed temporarily.

We provide senior and leadership-level fractional roles across investor relations, research, governance and strategic advisory. Engagements are structured as monthly retainers, calibrated to the time commitment and scope each role requires.

Leadership and senior advisory roles

Fractional Head of Investor Relations, Fractional Head of Research and Market Intelligence, Fractional Chief of Staff to CIO or CEO, Fractional Board Adviser.

Delivery and execution roles

Fractional IR Director, Fractional Portfolio Analyst, Fractional Governance Adviser, Fractional LP Relations Manager, Fractional ESG Reporting Lead.

Engagement format: Monthly retainer, structured around the time commitment and scope each role requires.

Fund Structuring, Capital Structure and Transaction Support

The situation: The decisions that shape a fund's long-term performance are often made at the point of structuring, not during its life. Vehicle selection, capital structure, financing strategy and the tax treatment of cross-border transactions each have compounding consequences for investor returns, regulatory positioning and the fund's ability to attract and retain institutional capital. For many mid-sized fund managers and asset owners, these decisions are made under time pressure, with legal and tax advisers working in parallel rather than in coordination, and without a clear line of sight to how institutional investors will evaluate the resulting structure during due diligence.

We provide strategic input on fund structuring, capital structure and transaction design, working alongside legal and tax counsel to align commercial, structural and investor requirements from the outset. Our work is grounded in direct experience of how institutional investors evaluate fund structures, what they expect to see in offering documents and side letter terms, and where structuring decisions create investor relations risk that is not visible from a purely legal or tax perspective.

We cover open-ended and closed-ended fund vehicles across Nordic and European markets, including RAIF, SICAV, ELTIF and AIF structures, real estate financing decisions from acquisition financing to portfolio-level debt strategy, and the structuring of cross-border transactions where tax efficiency and investor transparency need to be considered together rather than sequentially.

Typical deliverables

Engagement format: Project-based, scoped around specific transactions, fund launches or structuring reviews. Day-rate engagements available for advisory support alongside legal and tax counsel during active transactions. Retainer available for ongoing financing strategy and structuring support.

Our specialist network

Every engagement draws on the right combination of expertise for the client and the mandate. Where work requires specialist input, regulatory compliance, ESG reporting, sector-specific research, financial modelling depth, we bring in senior practitioners from our network with directly relevant experience. You always work with people who know your market.

Engagement model

Retainer relationships are the foundation of our practice. Most clients work with us on a monthly basis, structured around their reporting cycle and investor calendar. This allows us to build deep familiarity with a client's portfolio, investors and objectives and deliver work that improves over time.

For specific mandates, a fundraising cycle, a governance review, a regulatory readiness assessment, we also take on clearly scoped project engagements with defined deliverables and timelines.

We do not take on more clients than we can serve well. Availability is limited by design.

Data confidentiality

Every engagement is governed by a formal confidentiality agreement. Client data is used solely for the purpose of the engagement for which it was shared and is never shared with third parties. Our data handling practices reflect institutional-grade standards developed throughout careers spent at globally recognised financial data firms.

Illustrative mandates

Client names and identifying details are not disclosed.

Portfolio benchmarking and performance attribution

The client: A Nordic institutional asset owner with a direct real estate portfolio across multiple sectors and geographies, preparing for an annual investment committee review.

What we delivered: A complete portfolio performance attribution analysis covering total returns, income and capital components, sector and geographic decomposition, and benchmarking against relevant Nordic and European real estate indices.

The outcome: The client presented materially stronger reporting at their investment committee review. The attribution framework is now embedded in their quarterly reporting cycle.

AIFMD II liquidity governance framework

The client: A mid-sized Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) managing open-ended real estate AIFs, including RAIF and SICAV structures, with institutional investors across the Nordics and DACH regions, strengthening compliance with AIFMD II liquidity management requirements.

What we delivered: A comprehensive AIFMD II liquidity governance review covering the fund's existing LMT selection against the harmonised ESMA requirements, calibration of each tool to the fund's specific asset profile and investor base, stress testing methodology, operational integration requirements and the formal separation of risk management from operating functions.

The outcome: The fund adopted a compliant two-tool LMT framework ahead of its investor review cycle, with documented activation criteria and a clear governance trail suitable for regulatory review. Investor due diligence responses moved from ad hoc to structured and evidenced.

Nordic and European market intelligence retainer

The client: The investment team of a pan-European asset manager with real estate and alternative investment exposure across the Nordics, DACH and broader EMEA.

What we delivered: An ongoing monthly market intelligence retainer covering Nordic and European real estate capital markets, transaction volumes, pricing trends, capital flows, macro context and sector-specific developments.

The outcome: The investment team redirected approximately two days per month of senior time previously spent on market research toward investment activity.

AIFMD II governance readiness assessment

The client: A mid-sized open-ended real estate AIFM with institutional investors across the Nordics and DACH, managing funds structured as RAIFs, preparing for AIFMD II compliance ahead of the April 2026 implementation deadline.

What we delivered: A comprehensive governance readiness assessment covering the fund's existing LMT selection, calibration methodology and activation criteria against the AIFMD II harmonised ESMA standards. The assessment included a fund-level LMT suitability analysis benchmarked against empirical data from comparable Nordic and DACH managers, a stress testing methodology review, and a gap analysis across investor reporting, documentation quality and the required separation of risk management from operating functions. We produced a scored readiness dashboard, a prioritised action plan and investor-facing materials explaining the fund's governance approach.

The outcome: The fund adopted a compliant two-tool LMT framework with documented activation criteria and a clear governance trail. Investor due diligence responses on governance and liquidity moved from ad hoc to structured and evidenced. The manager subsequently retained us for ongoing regulatory monitoring and investor communication support.

Fund structuring advisory for a Nordic open-ended real estate AIF

The client: A Nordic real estate fund manager preparing to launch a new open-ended AIF targeting institutional investors across the Nordics and DACH, requiring a vehicle structure that would accommodate both Swedish pension fund investors and German insurance company investors with differing regulatory and structural requirements.

What we delivered: A structured analysis of vehicle options including RAIF, Luxembourg SICAV and Swedish AIF structures, covering regulatory treatment, investor eligibility, tax implications, operational requirements and the investor relations consequences of each. We worked alongside the fund's legal and tax advisers to ensure the commercial analysis was consistent with the legal and tax structuring work being done in parallel.

The outcome: The fund launched with a RAIF structure calibrated to the requirements of its institutional investor base, with offering documents and side letter terms that addressed the specific regulatory needs of Nordic and DACH institutional LPs. The investor communication materials explaining the structural rationale were developed as part of the engagement and used directly in the fundraising process.

We work with a select number of clients at any given time. If you are evaluating advisory support, we welcome a direct conversation.

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