Fund of Funds

A private equity Fund of Funds adds value through the specialist skills, experience and the access to leading funds that it provides.

As a specialist investor in private equity funds, we continuously screen private equity managers throughout Europe and North America to identify those that have sound strategies and the depth of experience to consistently produce high levels of performance. Through this process we remain fully informed of the terms of investment in the market and have the opportunity to influence these terms.

Investments are selected to create a portfolio that is broadly diversified by geographical area, industry sector, stage of investment and time thereby reducing the risk. A private equity Fund of Funds will also substantially reduce the burden of fund selection and portfolio administration that a diversified portfolio demands. Access to leading private equity funds is at a premium but, through our Fund of Funds products, our investors can gain unrivalled access to funds managed by leading managers.

Why a Fund of Funds?

Diversification

• Fund of Funds allows investors to diversify risk by country, stage and size of investment and industry sector by investing across a wide spectrum of leading funds.

Selection

• The difference between the composite returns of top quartile funds and average funds is substantial and material. The latest data available charts that this differential is close to 16% over the past 10 years*.
• A long established manager of a Fund of Funds has the experience to make superior fund selection decisions.

Access

• Fund of Funds provides access to top-tier fund investments which are often inaccessible to small or new investors.
• Improved access allows for greater influence in negotiating legal documentation and proactive participation through the life of the fund.

Resource

• Fund of Funds removes the requirement for a dedicated in-house team which would be expensive to recruit and retain.
• Fund of Funds allows the outsourcing of time-consuming tasks such as investment screening, due diligence, negotiation and monitoring to experienced specialists.