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LPs are missing the boat when it comes to continuation funds – researchInvestors who do not participate in GP-led secondaries opportunities could be incurring an opportunity cost of at least 15% over the long run, a study by Upwelling Capital Group has found.
OpEx Awards 22: Meet the judgesThe judging panel brought their extensive private equity market experience to bear on the awards selection process.
OpEx Awards 21: Meet the judgesThis year’s judging panel is comprised of industry experts from around the globe.
OpEx Awards: Meet the judgesWith decades of experience in the private equity industry between them, this year’s judges combed through the awards submissions across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA.
Upwelling Capital: How do we get out of this misaligned mess?GPs and LPs need to be realistic and flexible to reconstruct alignment in the most challenging of situations, write executives from the boutique investment advisory firm.
Side Letter: Silver Lake's $16bn litmus test, Joncarlo Mark's take, covid-19 fight back continuesBig funds are getting raised amid the crisis ... they are even being launched. Plus: a former CalPERS PE pro gives his take on the market, how some firms are fighting back against the pandemic, and the co-investment crisis wash-up. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
‘Most GPs are simply in fire control mode’Joncarlo Mark, a former senior portfolio manager at CalPERS, gives his take on the current market: how LP co-investments will fare, what the opportunity set looks like and whether LPs will have to ‘walk away’ from some capital commitments.
Meet the judgesAn influential panel of industry experts from across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA assessed the merits of the submissions.
Ham Lane data cast doubt on operating partner valueSmall- and mid-sized GPs produced virtually identical performance regardless of whether they employed operating partners, according to research from the asset manager.
‘Everybody talks a good game...’… but what are GPs really doing to drive performance? LPs must be prepared to ask some tough questions, says Joncarlo Mark, a former senior portfolio manager at CalPERS.