The people at the Lancer Group distinguish themselves with their relationship approach. They listen carefully to ascertain the needs of their client and then work tirelessly to drum up the right candidates, not just a long list. As a result, their batting average is very high and they never strike out.Testimonial_quote_r
— Jim Matthews, Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners

Clients

AC Nielsen

AC Nielsen (ASE: VNU)

ACNielsen, a VNU business, is the world’s leading marketing information provider. Offering services in more than 100 countries, the unit provides measurement and analysis of marketplace dynamics and consumer attitudes and behavior. Clients rely on ACNielsen’s market research, proprietary products, analytical tools and professional service to understand competitive performance, to uncover new opportunities and to raise the profitability of their marketing and sales campaigns.

Vice President of Decision Support Systems Marketing

Activant Solutions

Activant Solutions

Activant is a leading technology provider of business management solutions serving small and medium-sized retail and wholesale distribution businesses in three primary vertical markets: hardlines and lumber; wholesale distribution; and the automotive parts aftermarket.

Founded in 1972, Activant provides customers with tailored proprietary software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity, and analytics. More than 30,000 customer locations use an Activant solution to manage their day-to-day operations.

Headquartered in Texas, Activant has operations in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Canada, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Chief Financial Officer
General Manager, Wholesale Distribution Network
General Manager, Hardlines & Lumber

Active.com

Active.com

As the leading provider of registration and data management services for participatory sports events, teams/leagues, and park activities, Active.com is leveraging the Internet to provide real utility and convenience to event organizers, league administrators, park and recreation professionals, and participants. The company is backed by Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch and Deutsche Bank’s ABS Ventures.

Chief Executive Officer

AlixPartners

AlixPartners

AlixPartners LLC is a global performance improvement, corporate turnaround and financial advisory services firm. The AlixPartners’ “one-stop-shop” suite of services range from operational performance improvement and financial restructuring across all major corporate disciplines (manufacturing, supply chain, IT, sales and marketing, etc.), to financial advisory services (including financial reporting, corporate governance and investigations) to technology-enabled restructuring and claims management. Headquartered in metropolitan Southfield, Michigan, the firm has more than 500 employees, and has offices in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Düsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Tokyo.

Chief Financial Officer
Controller

Audatex

Audatex

Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources

Blackbaud

Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB)

Blackbaud is the leading end-to-end technology solutions provider for the nonprofit community, providing innovative software, services and e-solutions. The company was purchased in 1999 by leading investors Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity. More than 13,000 organizations including UNICEF, Harvard, and The Red Cross, use Blackbaud solutions to achieve success in fundraising, financial management and education administration.

Vice President of Human Resources
Vice President of Products
Vice President of Marketing
General Manager Asia Pacific
Chief Executive Officer
Non-Profit Board Member
"Software-as-a-Service" Board Member

California Transportation Ventures

California Transportation Ventures (NASDAQ: MIG)

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Macquarie Infrastructure Group.

Chief Executive Officer

CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners

Cydcor & 2020 Communications

Cydcor & 2020 Communications

Chief Financial Officer

Dale and Thomas Popcorn

Dale and Thomas Popcorn

Datatel

Datatel

Datatel is a leading provider of fully-integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has more than 730 client institutions throughout North America. For more than 25 years, Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities, helping institutions operate more efficiently so they may better serve their constituents.

Chief Financial Officer

DoubleClick

DoubleClick

DoubleClick (www.doubleclick.com/us/) provides technology and services that empower marketers, agencies and Web publishers to work together successfully. The Company’s focus on innovation, reliability and insight enables clients to improve productivity and results. Since 1996, DoubleClick has empowered the original thinkers and leaders in the digital advertising industry to deliver on the promise of the rich possibilities of our medium. Today, the company’s DART and Performics divisions power the online advertising marketplace. Tomorrow, the Company will continue to enable clients to profit from opportunities across all digital advertising channels as consumers worldwide embrace them. DoubleClick has global headquarters in New York City and maintains 21 offices around the world to serve its more than 1500 clients.
In 1999, DoubleClick acquired Abacus Direct (www.abacus-us.com ). Based in Colorado, the Abacus Division is a leading data and research provider to the direct marketing industry, managing the nation’s largest proprietary transactional database of behavioral data from catalog, retail, BtoB, eCommerce and publishing markets. The Company helps the $133 Billion catalog industry identify the most receptive and lucrative customers by combining and analyzing offline and online data. In addition, Abacus offers multi-channel marketing solutions which include an analysis tool to help users determine the ROI of an email or direct marketing campaign across the user’s Web, retail stores and catalog call centers. The Abacus Division reported sales of $111 million in 2004. In August of 2005, DoubleClick was taken private by Hellman & Friedman (www.hf.com) and JMI Equity (www.jmi-inc.com) in a $1.2B transaction

Vice President of Finance
Chief Financial Officer

EDS

EDS (NASDAQ: EDS)

EDS provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help its clients worldwide improve their business performance. EDS’ core portfolio comprises information-technology, applications and business process services, as well as information-technology transformation services. EDS’ A.T. Kearney subsidiary is one of the world’s leading high-value management consultancies. With more than $20 billion in annual revenue, EDS is ranked 95th on the Fortune 500.

President, Communications Division

Emptoris

Emptoris

Emptoris is a leading global provider of enterprise supply and contract management software. Emptoris’ software and service solutions are used by Global 2000 companies in more than 75 countries and across a wide variety of industries. Emptoris is consistently recognized by independent research firms as providing the market’s most robust and proven supply and contract management software solutions.

Gemcom Software

Gemcom Software

Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital

Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group

Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group

GTCR

GTCR

Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman LLC, founded in 1984, is a private equity investment firm well respected for its distinctive investment philosophy and approach. During the 17-year history, H&F has raised and managed over $4.8 billion of committed capital that is invested in over 40 companies. The company is currently investing the fourth fund, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IV, L.P. (HFCP IV), with $2.2 billion of committed capital.

Managing Director of Operations

Jabil Circuits

Jabil Circuits (NASDAQ: JBL)

Jabil is an electronic solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Jabil helps bring electronics products to the market faster and more cost effectively by providing complete electronic product supply chain management around the world. With more than 40,000 employees and facilities in 19 countries, Jabil provides comprehensive, individualized-focused solutions to customers in a broad range of industries.

Vice President of Technology

JMI Equity Fund, L.P.

JMI Equity Fund, L.P.

JMI is an emerging growth venture capital firm focused on investments in the application provider, Internet infrastructure and B-to-B services markets, investing in the companies that create the building blocks for the Internet economy. JMI was ranked among the top 25 venture capital firms in the country by Red Herring magazine in 1999.

Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT)

CIO

Luxe Beauty Holdings, Inc.

Luxe Beauty Holdings, Inc.

Luxe Beauty, established to acquire successful and growing personal care businesses, made its first acquisition with Sexy Hair, one of the fastest growing providers of hair care products for distribution within the professional beauty industry. Founded by well-known stylist Michael O’Rourke, Sexy Hair offers high quality beauty products in more than 60,000 licensed independent and chain salons, including Regis, Ulta, Beauty Brands, JCPenney Salons, Fiesta Salons, Beauty First and Trade Secret. Its leading brand is Big Sexy Hair®, with its Spray & Play “big red can” now recognized worldwide.

Marlin Equity

Marlin Equity

MicroEdge

MicroEdge

Motorola

Motorola (NYSE: MOT)

Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.

Network Solutions, Inc.

Network Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN)

Network Solutions Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of Internet trust services for e-commerce. VeriSign and Network Solutions supply services throughout the e-commerce life cycle, including domain name registration and infrastructure services, Web site security, payment processing and digital credentials.

Board of Directors

Nokia

Nokia (NYSE: NOK)

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM)

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company’s CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2004 FORTUNE 500® company.

Vice President of Business Development
Vice President of Carrier Relations

SAIC

SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a Fortune 500 company, is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States. The company provides information technology, systems integration and eBusiness solutions worldwide.

Various subsidiary General Manager positions

Scalable Software

Scalable Software

Founded in 1999, Scalable Software is the leader in software solutions that allow businesses to manage their IT resources as a portfolio of assets for increased business value. By correlating enterprise hardware, software and printers with actual usage, Scalable Software provides a comprehensive solution for asset lifecycle and IT portfolio management methodologies.

Sorenson Communications

Sorenson Communications

Sorenson Communications is a provider of industry-leading communication offerings including the Sorenson Video Relay Service (VRS), Sorenson IP Relay (siprelay), and the Sorenson videophones. Sorenson VRS enables deaf and hard-of-hearing callers to conduct video relay conversations through a qualified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Sorenson IP Relay allows users to place text-based relay calls from either a mobile device or a PC to any telephone user. The company’s line of Sorenson videophones are the only customized videophones with auto-updating technology, which include the latest video communication features for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

Chief Financial Officer

Thoma Bravo

Thoma Bravo

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc.

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSAI)

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (NASQ: TSAI) is the leading global provider of electronic payment software for major banks and retailers worldwide. The Company’s electronic payment transfer software processes transactions involving ATMs, credit and debit cards, home banking, point-of-sale terminals, smart cards and wire transfers, for the largest financial institutions in the world. Customers include Bank of America, Citicorp, Chase Manhattan, Safeway, Kmart, and The Gap. The company supports a staff of over 2000 with revenues of US$300 million.

Chief Executive Officer

TTM Technologies

TTM Technologies (NASDAQ: TTM)

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier of time-critical, technologically advanced printed circuit boards to original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing services companies. TTM stands for “time-to-market,” representing how the company’s time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Chief Operating Officer

Vertafore

Vertafore

Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer

Walt Disney Internet Group

Walt Disney Internet Group

Walt Disney Internet Group is the Internet media business of The Walt Disney Company, managing some of the web’s most popular and successful sites and services. The company’s web properties include ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, Go.com, Mr.Showbiz, NASCAR Online, and NFL.com.

Chief Technology Officer

Wavecom

Wavecom (NASDAQ: WVCOM)

Wavecom is a leading provider of integrated technology solutions for wireless voice and data applications to the vertical markets of automotive, machine-to-machine, wireless local loop, mobile computing and wireless PDAs. Wavecom’s offering includes all the software and hardware elements that are necessary to develop truly innovative wireless devices, as well as the development tools and services needed to bring them to market quickly and easily.

Vice President of Marketing

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE (“WCAS”) is one of the largest and most successful private equity investment firms in the United States. Since our founding in 1979, we have organized 14 limited partnerships with total capital over $14 billion. We are currently investing Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P. (“WCAS IX”), a $3.8 billion equity fund, and WCAS Capital Partners IV, L.P., a $1.3 billion dedicated subordinated debt fund.

Wireless Facilities Inc.

Wireless Facilities Inc. (NASDAQ: WFII)

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world’s largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The Company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994.

President, Enterprise Network Solution (ENS)