GP stakes

GP stakes strategies are reaching an age where exits are no longer theoretical. Thankfully, there are now more routes available than ever before, note Hunter Point Capital’s Brian Blaney and Ross Sarraf.

As the GP stakes market becomes more competitive, PE firms are looking for more than just a cheque, say RidgeLake Partners’ Doug Amacher and Nick Assini.

Crafting an exceptional investment track record and building a lasting business are not the same thing, explain Wafra’s Adel Alderbas and Jordan Siskin.

Lower mid-market GP stakes benefit from favourable supply-demand dynamics, operational impact potential and multiple paths to liquidity, say Azimut Alternative Capital Partners co-CIOs Jeffry Brown and Michael Shedosky.

There are many ways in which a GP staking firm can help sponsors punch above their weight, say DC Advisory’s Donato de Donato, Hal Ritch and Jacob Berman.

The growth of the GP stakes market is bringing greater optionality and greater need for flexibility when negotiating terms, say Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Chris Evans and Lawrence Natke.

The structured specialist has closed Dawson GP Finance 2 on its hard-cap as interest in GP ecosystem investing increases.

In today's edition, Another large LP bemoans PE's underperformance; A net-zero rethink could catalyse climate investing; Pantheon taps a Japanese LP.

The ecosystem is young, but the talent pipeline and appetite for partnership in Japan are becoming harder to ignore, chief executive Avi Kalichstein tells PEI.