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LP Radar - May 2015See the latest private equity LP updates, including allocation changes and people moves
Jobs of the week: CPPIB, Cambridge, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are hiringThis week's jobs include a managing director of pension investments at Cambridge Associates and a M&A vice president at Spitfire Capital Advisors. Also up for grabs is an associate spot at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and analyst positions at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Buyouts Snapshot: Top-performing co-investments target GPs' 'strike zone'Some advice for LPs interested in co-investing, including targeting a GP’s 'strike zone.'
- Top-performing co-investments target GPs' 'strike zone'
Limited partners can’t seem to get enough co-investment, but Cambridge Associates has some advice – maybe think about waiting until the market cools before deploying that co-investment capital.
- Friday Letter: Fundraising blunders(1)
Letting the firm’s senior leadership do all the talking and placing too much faith in ‘early-bird’ discounts are among the things fundraising managers should be mindful of
Proprietary deals exist, but be careful what you wish for: RCP AdvisorsA study of North American portfolio companies tracked by funds-of-funds manager RCP Advisors finds that lower-mid-market and mid-market sponsors are still finding and closing a healthy percentage of proprietary deals. But such deals exhibit a wider spread of performance than auctioned deals without necessarily providing better returns, at least by one measure.
Blackstone mixes discounts with higher management fee on Fund VIIBlackstone Group is off to a strong start with its latest flagship fund, with plans to hold a first close on about $10 billion this month, according to limited partner documents and market sources.
- Friday Letter: Fundraising blunders
Letting the firm’s senior leadership do all the talking and placing too much faith in ‘early-bird’ discounts are among the things fundraising managers should be mindful of
- Developed market private equity, ex U.S., declined in Q3: Cambridge
Private equity declined in developed markets outside the U.S. for the first time after a series of strong quarterly returns, according to data from Cambridge Associates. Cambridge's global developed markets private equity and venture capital ex U.S. index fell 5 percent in the third quarter. For the 12 month period ending Sept. 30, 2014, the index rose 10.9 percent.
Jobs of the week: Duff & Phelps, Macquarie, Oak Tree and Fortress are hiringThis week's jobs include an M&A managing director at Duff & Phelps, an investment director at Cambridge Associates and a vice president of regulatory compliance at Oak Tree Capital. Also up for grabs are associate positions at Macquarie Capital and Fortress Investment.