There are approximately 3500 private equity funds in China. Of these a large proportion are fund raising. At the SuperReturn private equity conference in Beijing we ran a series of panels looking into best practice for private equity fund raising.
As a result, we have put together a short white paper with tips from some of the leading GPs and LPs in the region. This advice is relevant for private equity funds globally.
Download the paper here:
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Investors managing over $10bn in Private Equity judged the 2011 Superinvestor Quick fire Showcase in Paris yesterday.
Seven funds competed by pitching their investment ideas for no more than 90 seconds to a room packed with potential investors.
QUALITY NOT QUANTITY
Demonstrating that quality beats quantity every time , Simone Balch of DW Markets secured second place in this popular competition. Speaking to a packed conference hall Simone gave her carefully crafted pitch in just 45 seconds - half the allotted time.
But first prize was secured by John Cheuk of Ant Capital. Using the whole 90 seconds he clearly laid out why there was value to be found in Japan and how Ant Cap was well placed to capture this value. Ant does this by investing in small and mid cap buyouts.
The competition was chaired by …
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“Communication and transparency is absolutely key” states Mark O’Hare, CEO of private equity experts Preqin. Throughout the day funds, investors and IR experts repeated the message that times had changed.
“Make your story as clear and simple as possible. Complex stories are not selling in this market” said Gordon Hargreaves of Private Advisors. “You Never Stop Fundraising. You should always remind your investors what makes you special”
GPs need to re-think how they handle investor meetings according …
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What is the point of great financial performance, a strong team and excellent investments if that does not come across clearly to investors?
The best PE firms go to great efforts to make sure their LP days are engaging and interesting. They do this with careful planning. This includes:
Having a clear theme for the day
Structuring the event so it gets more and more interesting as the day progresses
Using video to help tell some of the more complex and remote stories
Choosing and training speakers so they come across as engaging and interesting
Fully rehearsing all the hardest parts of the event so that it runs smoothly and without a hitch.
Planning all the pre- and post- event communication to support the event.
Some of the problems we have seen, and helped clients overcome, include:
Overly long …
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