LP-led Deals: Primary GP Analysis

  Request and Guidelines Provided

• The client required assistance evaluating an opportunity to take an LP stake in a new PE fund being raised in the market
• The request involved tracking the historical performance record of the fund manager along with analyzing their investment patterns and returns
• The request entailed covering the GP’s previous fund investments, their current valuations, geographic and sector focus, cashflow patterns, and their historical returns

Final Deliverable and Value-add

• The team assisted the client in analyzing the historical performance of the previous funds of a GP
• The output included a databook which provided end-to-end information regarding the fund manager and its previously raised funds. The databook reported a detailed investment schedule of all assets invested by the GP accompanied by related analyses such as IRR, geography, sector, and vintage classifications
• The team conducted an additional round of secondary research to check for press available regarding the GP. This assisted the client in understanding the reputation of the fund manager

Methodology

Snapshots of the Output