by Nicholas Donato | Mar 6, 2018 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Placement Agent, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
The path to institutional capital can seem murky at best. With few clear guidelines – and few straightforward success stories – a number of common misconceptions about the fundraising process persist in the market. These notions were revealed in a recent...
by Nicholas Donato | Oct 6, 2016 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
Even four years on from Dodd-Frank pushing most of the industry under the SEC’s spotlight in 2012, private fund managers still have plenty of questions about what it takes to clear the exam process. The SEC has developed a deeper understanding of the industry’s...
by Nicholas Donato | Jun 14, 2016 | Asset Management, Corporate Dev., Fund of Funds, M&A, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate
You would be forgiven for believing that most private equity deals are sourced independently given the amount of time fund managers spend describing their “proprietary deal flow”, a persistent industry catchphrase. In fact, it is intermediaries that are the biggest...
by Alok Misra | May 12, 2016 | Asset Management, Fund of Funds, Hedge Fund, Mezzanine, Placement Agent, Private Equity, Private Equity Real Estate, Venture Capital
Placement agents are in vogue. There are tens of thousands of money managers and alternative asset fund managers that are totally dependent on them. In 2015, more than 50% of private equity funds that closed used a placement agent, according to Preqin. It isn’t hard...
