Potentum Partners overview
Stories about Potentum Partners

Made to measure: how LPs are using SMAs to fine tune their portfolios
The additional control afforded by separately managed accounts could prove valuable at a time when LP cashflows are facing a strain.

Why Future Fund’s Senior PE Team Left To Set Up An LP Focused Shop
Three senior investment professionals from the Australian SWF, including private equity head Steve Byrom, have launched Potentum Partners to help institutional investors access the asset class.
Potentum Partners contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titleVice President | LocationSouth Yarra, Australia | Email |
Job titleFounding Partner | LocationSouth Yarra, Australia | Email | |
Job titleDirector, Capital Formation | LocationSouth Yarra, Australia | Email | |
Job titleSenior Advisor | LocationSouth Yarra, Australia | Email | |
Potentum Partners fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 10
| Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size |
|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Commitment dateMar 2025 | Commitment size- | |
Manager | Commitment date- | Commitment size | |
Manager | Commitment date- | Commitment size | |
Stories that mention Potentum Partners
Side Letter: Unlocking British billions
A group of 17 UK pensions have pledged to pour billions into global and UK private markets. Plus: a trio of LP people moves. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: LPs down tools
Some LPs are said to have completely paused their commitment activity amid tariff uncertainty. Plus: private equity's sporting ambitions could get a boost; and how China's PE market fared last year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Is DPI gameable?
Our latest Deep Dive explores how LPs are increasingly trying to get to the bottom of how distributed to paid-in ratios are generated. Plus: continuation funds' moment of truth; and Pluralsight latest. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How private equity valuations measure up
The valuation process is key to determining the fair value of a GP’s portfolio. How is this undertaking managed?
Australian private equity: Down Under, but not out
Australia's private equity market has struggled to find exits and certain sectors have taken a beating from the coronavirus, but there are reasons for Australian firms to be optimistic.
Future Fund’s deputy CIO: We’re placing ‘more emphasis’ on ESG
Australian sovereign fund's executive tells conference investors must adapt and improve their processes to keep up with the influx of capital into private equity
Side Letter: Carlyle orders in, ex-Future Fund team snags deal, credit lines re-think
Carlyle taps former Domino's CEO for deals; Future Fund's former PE team makes progress; are credit lines really that bad? Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Future Fund chairman warns of risks to SWFs from rising populism
Peter Costello says partnerships with local investors and greater transparency on the part of sovereign funds is the way forward.