After the exit, your founders will ask. Have an answer.

When does this partnership matter most?

After a secondary sale, acquisition, or initial public offering, a founder may consider a first collector watch, aircraft, yacht, art purchase, or private sale. Founders often ask the board or fund for a trusted introduction.

A proposed partnership can set out the introduction route before a founder's request. Confirm whether it can be accepted and which categories it covers. A watch enquiry starts with the intended use, reference, budget and timing; another asset requires a separate availability and scope decision.

What does the partnership provide?

Agree the contact, who can act and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before sharing private details. Collector-watch brokerage and valuation remain available. Non-watch work or a separate partner mandate needs acceptance and its own scope. We do not use a founder's transaction as marketing or market assets to the fund's network.

• A permission-based introduction. Agree the contact and confidentiality process before sending a founder's details; a proposed route is not a vetted service network.
• First-buyer checks. Define the intended aircraft use, watch or bag authenticity checks, or art provenance (ownership history) and condition review needed before commitment. Confirm who can perform that work.
• Privacy by default. A founder's purchase or sale is not used as press material.
• Partner access. A general partner (GP) can request a separate personal mandate through the same desk.
• Disclosed fees. Referral terms, if any, are stated to the relevant parties before work begins.

What this is not

This is not a perks programme, discount club or data-sharing scheme. We keep client identities private, do not market to your portfolio and contact a founder only after your introduction.

Which founder requests are a good fit?

Start with a clear question and a target date. A founder may want to check a privately offered watch or sell a collection without a public auction. Other requests, such as comparing aircraft ownership with charter, need a separate availability check. General luxury access, discounts or hoped-for price gains are not enough to start a mandate.

The founder should identify the buyer or seller, planned use, budget range and advisers who must approve ownership or tax choices. Transaction providers may also require information on the source of funds. If we accept the enquiry, agree how to share private records after the confidentiality terms are clear.

How does a founder mandate move from introduction to decision?

The fund introduces the founder with permission. Passion Asset Advisory confirms whether it can act, states its role and proposes a written scope. The founder approves the brief before sourcing or buyer outreach. For accepted work, we organise the asset evidence, specialist findings, price comparisons and unresolved risks. The founder and their advisers approve every commitment.

Any accepted role is limited to the transaction advice and coordination included in its written scope. We do not provide legal, tax, investment, lending, insurance, or technical inspection services. Any coordination with the founder's chosen professionals must be included in that scope, but those professionals remain responsible for their advice.

What are the engagement and fee expectations?

An accepted fund partnership sets the introduction process, privacy rules, responsible contact and any referral payments. Each accepted founder transaction still needs its own mandate. Fees and possible conflicts are confirmed in writing before chargeable work starts. Fees depend on the asset and tasks, so there is no single rate for every enquiry.

To discuss a VC fund partnership, describe the fund type, usual founder profile, request categories and team member responsible for introductions. Ask whether the protocol and proposed categories can be accepted. No founder list is needed for the first discussion.