Layton Road was founded by Tom Mahala, a 26-year veteran of the prime brokerage industry, on the belief that there is a better way to offer traditional capital introduction and placement agent services to alternative investment managers, institutional investors and prime brokerage divisions within investment banks. Layton Road offers institutional investors high-quality, targeted alternative investment manager introductions: We have access to diverse alternative investment strategies spanning multiple asset classes and their associated investment vehicles, including, but not limited to, long/short equity, event-driven/special situations, credit, convertible arbitrage, multi-sector fixed income, macro, international, quantitative strategies, private equity, real estate, private credit, venture capital and co-investment/direct opportunities. We access insights from a strong investor network, spanning family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, consultants, wealth managers and fund of funds. We help managers grow their businesses effectively: Layton Road engagements are customized to each manager’s needs, factoring phase of growth, existing investor base and in-house distribution capabilities, and operating budget constraints. We provide outsourced sales and marketing services spanning capital introduction to placement agent services. Layton Road’s services can be utilized by alternative investment managers on a standalone basis or combined to form a customized solution that meets managers’ unique needs: *Marketing Research & Intelligence for managers and investors: consultative research, lead qualification, investor, and alternative investment management topical research and analysis *Direct-to-Manager Capital Introduction Services for individual managers or entire platforms: reverse solicitation-based capital introductions *Placement Agent Services for funds: third-party marketing, point-in-time capital raising