How it works

One company, one vehicle.

Panacea VC is not a fund. Each opportunity is structured as its own special purpose vehicle, so investors choose the companies they take exposure to rather than committing blind capital to a pool.

Understanding SPVs

A special purpose vehicle is a transaction-specific investment entity. Investors hold interests in the vehicle, and the vehicle holds the interest in the underlying company. Each investment is structured through a dedicated vehicle appropriate to the underlying transaction, designed to maintain clear ownership and liability boundaries, and administered by Roundtable.

Structuring deal by deal lets investors evaluate individual opportunities on their own merits. It also means the security, ownership chain, transaction documentation and SPV structure are evaluated before capital is committed, every time.

Primary and secondary

A primary investment is the purchase of newly issued securities directly from a company, typically in a financing round. A secondary investment is the purchase of existing shareholder interests, from an early investor, employee or fund, usually ahead of an IPO or other liquidity event.

Panacea VC sources allocations principally through secondary transactions and structured access ahead of a liquidity event. In a secondary, the source of shares, the transaction documentation and the ownership information are verified before the transaction proceeds.

The eight steps

  1. 01

    Source

    We identify opportunities through relationships with leading venture and growth investors, founders, institutional investors and private-market participants.

  2. 02

    Screen

    We assess the company against our investment criteria, including market position, growth, revenue, valuation, sponsorship and potential liquidity.

  3. 03

    Underwrite

    We conduct detailed commercial, financial and transaction-level diligence.

  4. 04

    Verify

    We verify the underlying transaction, ownership chain, documentation and relevant counterparties.

  5. 05

    Structure

    The investment is structured through a dedicated investment vehicle appropriate to the transaction.

  6. 06

    Invest

    Qualified investors are offered the opportunity to participate on a deal-by-deal basis.

  7. 07

    Monitor

    We monitor the investment and relevant developments through the holding period.

  8. 08

    Realize

    Where applicable, proceeds are distributed following an IPO, strategic sale or other liquidity event, subject to the terms of the relevant investment.

Fees and economics

One-time set-up feeOn enquiry
Annual management feeOn enquiry
Carried interestOn enquiry
Typical transaction sizeUS$1–20m

The applicable fees, expenses, carried interest and other economics may vary by transaction and are governed by the relevant investment documentation. A full schedule is provided before any commitment.

Governance

I

Regulated counterparties

We seek to work with regulated General Partners and counterparties operating within applicable US, UK and European regulatory frameworks.

II

Transaction verification

We conduct verification of the source of shares, transaction documentation and relevant ownership information.

III

KYC & AML

Investors and transactions are subject to applicable know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering procedures.

IV

Dedicated investment structures

Each investment is structured through a dedicated vehicle appropriate to the underlying transaction.

V

Segregated ownership

The investment structure is designed to maintain clear ownership and liability boundaries.

VI

Audit trail

Transaction documentation and investor records are maintained through the relevant administrative and legal framework.

VII

Investor protections

Material actions are subject to the applicable governance provisions of the investment structure and transaction documents.

Access begins with a conversation.

Panacea VC works with a select group of qualified investors. If you would like to learn more and receive information on relevant investment opportunities, we invite you to get in touch.

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Opportunities are offered selectively and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, jurisdictional restrictions and transaction-specific terms. Private-market investments involve illiquidity, valuation uncertainty and the potential loss of invested capital. Nothing on this page is investment advice or an offer of securities.