Daniel SasakiDaniel Sasaki
The Private Equity Perspective
Daniel Sasaki is MD of LDC London, the leading mid-market private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. He joined LDC in 2008 from Hemisphere Capital, where he was a co-founder and Managing Partner. He has over 13 years of private equity experience at the Private Equity Division of Credit Suisse First Boston and SOFTBANK Inc.
Daniel has invested across a broad range of transactions and sectors, from early-stage growth capital to large leveraged buy-outs. Representative exits include ESAT Telecom (Irish mobile operator listed on NASDAQ) and Gala Coral Group (UK diversified gambling company).
Raised in the US, Daniel graduated from Cornell University and has a law degree from Stanford University.
Outsource - or cloudsource?
There’s no question that cloud computing is here to stay. A recent infographic released by IT consulting firm Avanade shows that globally, 74 per cent of enterprises are using some form of cloud services – a 25 per cent...
Daniel Sasaki | 16 April 2012 | Articles, IT, Europe, UK, Global, All Columns,
Newly emerging offshore centres move centre-stage
A consistent theme at outsourcing conferences and the topic of discussion at seminars and web forums is the rise of China and India as outsourcing powerhouses. However, while the outsourcing giants of each country are likely to...
Daniel Sasaki | 17 February 2012 | Articles, Egypt, South Africa, IT, Middle East/Africa, Mexico, Latin America, Other, Europe, Global, All Columns, South/Central Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Other, Asia/Pacific, China, Other,
Using outsourcing to address risk management
Managing risk is a key challenge to any business. As companies expand their operations, systems and infrastructure and become more complex, the risks they face also become more sophisticated and difficult to manage. ...
Daniel Sasaki | 20 December 2011 | Global, Functions Other, Legal, Logistics, Customer Service, Procurement, IT, HR, Finance & Accounting, Articles, All Columns,
Open Public Services White Paper: a golden opportunity for outsourcers?
Outsourcing has long been an effective method of streamlining businesses and cutting costs, and in times of austerity, its importance once again comes to the fore. But while the private sector has benefitted from...
Daniel Sasaki | 17 October 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Europe, All Columns, UK,
Do businesses need an Outsourcing Czar on the board?
The financial and business upheavals of the past few years have led to sweeping change in corporate governance, swathes of new regulations and a re-balancing of responsibilities among senior management. Probably the best...
Daniel Sasaki | 15 August 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Global, All Columns,
The importance of a robust data strategy
This month's column is guest-authored by Yann Souillard, Director, LDC. Yann is responsible for sourcing and completing transactions in the £2m-£100m equity range. He has a BSc in Economics from The Wharton School of Business...
Daniel Sasaki | 19 May 2011 | Articles, Europe, UK, Global, All Columns,
Double dip: outsourcing opportunities, not obstacles?
The grim news of a GDP contraction in the fourth quarter of last year of 0.6% on revised figures just released by the Office of National Statistics has sent ripples of fear through corporate UK and caused shudders among...
Daniel Sasaki | 04 March 2011 | Articles, UK, Global, All Columns,
Outsource magazine and the ACCA announce an exclusive partnership
