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Placement

We place what you own with buyers who can pay, and find what you need from sellers who can deliver. One mandate, one verified process, one register of every party we introduce.

Sell-side placement

For owners, producers and sponsors. We verify your asset, write the memorandum, select and approach qualified buyers, and carry the process to signed terms.

  • Placement memorandum and term sheet
  • Counterparty list agreed with you, exclusions respected
  • No-names approach until you consent to disclosure
  • Every respondent verified before you meet them

Buy-side sourcing

For buyers, refiners and end users. We define the requirement, find suppliers with real title and capacity, and secure supply on terms your bank will accept.

  • Specification, volumes and delivery terms fixed in writing
  • Suppliers verified at source, not through chains
  • Inspection and payment mechanism agreed before signing
  • Supply secured, or a clear report on why not
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Commodities

Base metals such as aluminium and copper, refined energy products, and bulk materials. Cargo by cargo or under term contracts.

We place with
End users, refiners and trading houses with an import record and a bank that will issue.
We need from you
Producer and owner, evidence of title, storage location, certificate of analysis, certificate of origin, readiness for inspection.
Typical structure
Documentary letter of credit or documentary collection, independent inspection at loading, Incoterms agreed at the outset.
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Real assets

Private estates and islands, art, antiques and collections. Offered off-market, to a short list, and never by circular.

We place with
Private buyers, family offices and institutions whose identity and source of funds we have verified.
We need from you
Title documents, a sales mandate from the owner, encumbrances, and for art and antiques provenance, export licences and authenticity reports.
Typical structure
Exclusive mandate for a fixed period, viewing under confidentiality, completion through notary or escrow at a licensed institution.
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Precious metals

Refinery supply and offtake, doré, bullion and recycled material, with provenance established lot by lot.

We place with
Accredited refiners, bullion dealers and industrial users.
We need from you
Mine or refinery licence, origin of each lot, chain of custody, assay certificates, export permits.
Typical structure
Assay at an independent laboratory, delivery to an approved vault, payment against assay and title transfer.
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Projects and infrastructure

Terminals, data centres, energy and industrial plants with an identified sponsor, a site and a credible plan.

We place with
Strategic partners, offtakers, contractors and lenders.
We need from you
Project company documents, site rights, permits, power and supply arrangements, budget and funding plan.
Typical structure
Readiness review, information memorandum, structured approach. Securities and other regulated investments are arranged only through an authorised firm.
Placement memorandum A stylised page of a Lydius placement memorandum with sections for the asset, the principal, the terms and the verification record. Placement memorandum 1 The asset 2 The principal 3 Terms and structure 4 Verification record Confidential. Prepared for qualified counterparties.

The placement memorandum

The memorandum is how a counterparty first meets your transaction. It has one job: to let a serious buyer, seller or partner decide quickly and with confidence.

  1. The asset. Specification, quantity or value, location, condition.
  2. The principal. Who sells or buys, who signs, who owns.
  3. Terms and structure. Price basis, delivery, payment and security.
  4. Verification record. What we have checked, against which documents.

You approve it line by line. Nothing goes out under your name that you have not seen.

Placement fees

Every mandate is priced before it starts. The assay is a fixed fee. The placement is a monthly retainer for an agreed minimum period. The success fee is paid when the transaction closes, in addition to the retainer and never instead of it.

Expenses for travel, inspectors and counsel are approved in advance and charged at cost. Anything unused is returned.

QualificationNo charge
AssayFixed, from EUR 3,500
PlacementRetainer, from EUR 8,500 a month
SuccessAgreed per mandate
ExpensesAt cost, advanced

Tell us what you want placed.

We reply within three business days with a proposal, a list of documents we need, or a decline.

Discuss a placement