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Elena Larkspur
Founding Partner · New York
Previously eighteen years in cross-border M&A at a bulge-bracket firm, with a focus on family-held industrial businesses. CFA, MBA Wharton.
About the firm
An independent advisory firm, built deliberately small — so every engagement receives the attention of those whose names are on the door.
Data X Capital Partners was founded on the conviction that strategic capital decisions deserve more than standardized process. Our senior principals spent their formative careers at global institutions; we built this firm to offer that caliber of thinking without the mandate constraints of scale.
Leadership
Senior principals who lead every engagement personally. No junior intermediaries, no staffing pyramid.
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Rafael Sorensen
Founding Partner · London
Twenty-two years in European private capital, specializing in minority investments and governance transitions for founder-led businesses. INSEAD MBA.
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Maya Hirano
Partner · Singapore
Fifteen years advising Asia-Pacific family offices on institutional-grade governance and multi-generational capital planning. Stanford GSB.
What we stand for
Five principles that shape how we work, who we work with, and what we decline.
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"Independence is not a tagline. We decline engagements that create conflicts with our existing client base, even when the fees are meaningful."
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"A good number is one you can defend under adversarial scrutiny. We present ranges, not single-point certainties."
III
"The best advisors know when not to act. We will tell you the deal is wrong, even when we would be paid to close it."
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"Discretion compounds. The names of our clients, and the shape of their decisions, remain private unless they choose otherwise."
V
"Senior attention is the deliverable. If you are not speaking with a partner, we have failed in our promise to you."