Fundraising Focus

Asante Capital Group, Kelly Phelan (Ep. 7)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:53:00 +0000

In our seventh Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Daniel Bresler speaks with Kelly Phelan, Managing Director at Asante Capital Group, a leading independent global advisory and private markets placement firm. In this 18-minute discussion, Kelly and Dan discuss:

Introduction to Asante & the types of clients they work with (0:00 – 3:18)
Current fundraising market for existing and emerging fund managers (3:19 – 6:32)
What strategies and industries are in demand by LPs in the current market? (6:33 – 9:11)
Secondary strategies & LP appetite (9:12 – 12:32)
Where are the current pockets of capital (12:33 – 14:42)
LP term trends and co-investments (14:43 – 17:43)

The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

Crescent Cove Advisors, Jun Hong Heng, Founder & CIO (Ep. 6)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:16:00 +0000

In our sixth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Jun Hong Heng, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors, a San Francisco-based private equity and credit investment adviser focused on the technology industry. In this 20-minute episode, Jun and Kevin discuss:

The genesis of Crescent Cove (1:22)
The experience of launching an investment advisory firm (2:22)
The fundraising experience for emerging managers (4:12)
Growing pains from Fund I to subsequent funds, including infrastructure considerations, LP negotiations and co-investments (9:38)
Key takeaways for emerging managers (16:51)

Jess Larsen, Founder & CEO, Briarcliffe Credit Partners (Ep. 5)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:30:00 +0000

In our fifth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Jess Larsen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Briarcliffe Credit Partners, a placement agent dedicated exclusively to private credit. In this episode, Jess and Kevin discuss:

the growth of the private credit asset class over the last decade (5:43 - 8:30)
how LP appetite for private credit has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned (8:31 - 13:32)
first time fund managers and the private credit market (13:33 - 15:56)
virtual meetings (15:57 - 18:16)
LP interest in direct lending and specialty finance (18:17 - 23:04)
Briarcliffe's advice to GPs for a successful fundraise (23:05 - 32:14)

Far Hills Group (Ep. 4)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:30:00 +0000

In our fourth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Christopher Riccardi is joined by Far Hills Group, a leading global placement agent since 1990. Christopher Fields, Dan McGowan, and Nicole Belmont, join Chris during this 18-minute discussion, where they discuss:

What to expect from the fundraising environment over the next 18 months (3:43)
How managers that are successfully raising capital are differentiating themselves (8:38)
Fundraising trends and differences among hedge funds, venture capital and private equity funds (11:24)
How LP requests vary based on GP strategy and/or LP location (13:44)

Hussein Khalifa, Founding Partner, MVision Private Equity Advisers (Ep. 3)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:19:00 +0000

In Seward & Kissel's third Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Joseph Morrissey speaks with Hussein Khalifa, Founding Partner of one of the world's leading independent international alternative asset advisory firms, MVision Private Equity Advisers. In this 23 minute episode, Joe and Hussein discuss:

Fundraising themes across different types of strategies including for co-investment opportunities (2:30)
How MVision's LP clients adapted/acted opportunistically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (9:16)
Global fundraising trends compared to US-based trends (12:07)
LP willingness to look at emerging managers (14:58)
MVision's advice for emerging managers (19:20)

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

Michael Keaveney, Managing Director, Capstone Partners (Ep. 2)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:15:00 +0000

In Seward & Kissel’s second Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Michael Keaveney, Managing Director at Capstone Partners, a leading private equity placement agent. In this episode, Michael and Kevin discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fundraising, including:

How fundraising has evolved as a result of the pandemic (1:35)
The fundraising timeline – from conversation to commitment (3:21)
Which COVID-19 fundraising practices/trends are here to stay? (7:00)
Current market trends (sectors/strategies) (9:30)
- First time fund considerations (10:55)
- LP appetite for certain strategies/sectors (14:10)
Due diligence (15:30)
How GPs and LPs adjusted to the remote work environment (17:44)

Leor Shapiro, Global Head of Capital Intelligence, Jefferies LLC (Ep. 1)

Seward & Kissel LLP — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:31:00 +0000

In Seward & Kissel’s inaugural Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Steven B. Nadel speaks with Leor Shapiro, Global Head of Capital Intelligence at Jefferies LLC. In this discussion, Steve and Leor discuss:

Which managers are successfully raising capital (2:11)
Other products that managers are offering, both public and private (5:01)
Growing sectors post-pandemic (6:30)
Emerging managers:
- How allocators are allocating (7:50)
- How managers are attracting capital (10:15)
- Common mistakes (12:30)
- Advice when starting your business (15:40)