Sett & Lucas is a cross border financial institution offering Investment Banking, Institutional Broking, and Private Equity funding by bridging the developed and emerging economies. The firm is headquartered out of Wall Street in NY and has offices across London, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Sao paulo and India. The firm is backed by the AKKER Group, a diversified business conglomerate headquartered out of Hertfordshire, north of London.

The investment banking offering is aimed at providing merger & acquisition and capital raising services to lower-middle market companies in the technology, business services, hi-tech, and contract manufacturing verticals. Leveraging on its global footprint across 4 continents and 9 countries, Sett & Lucas aims to unlock the highest possible value to shareholders by providing the highest global visibility to its client assets. Sett & Lucas also works with fortune 500 and global corporations enabling them to expand globally into emerging markets through strategic M&A initiatives.

The institutional broking offering is aimed at providing a platform for the institutional clients to invest into the equity markets of the emerging economies. This service is offered in association with Anagram, one of the top 5 broking houses in India and SBI custodial services, a joint venture between India’s largest bank and Societe Generale Group. Through this unique combination, we offer unparalleled execution of transactions backed by unbiased research for our clients to take advantage of the growth story in the emerging economies.

The private equity division of Sett & Lucas manages the AKKER Venture Incubation Fund, investing capital in high growth, early stage companies that operate in US-Europe-India cross border corridor. Leveraging on the local insight of its investment professionals, acquired through the investment banking practice, the fund management team identifies and invests in companies to create superior returns for the investors.