How LPs Screen Emerging Managers
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March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021
Everyone needs to start at some point, but what do private equity firms look for when backing first-time funds? At the
LP Appetite for Emerging Managers panel of
Mergers & Acquisitions’ The Best in M&A Speak virtual event, where we announced the winners of the
2021 Top 10 Middle-Market Deals of the Year, industry experts weighed in on how their firms like to work with emerging managers in the middle market. Panelists included:
Joshua Sobeck, partner of
JG
When Julissa Gutierrez was appointed New York’s chief diversity officer last summer, she was tasked with registering more MWBEs and reaching the state’s ambitious 30% MWBE contract utilization goal – which New York nearly did, with the state announcing in December that 29.51% of its contracts had been awarded to firms owned by women or minorities in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. An expert on Latino issues and civic engagement, Gutierrez previously held key roles with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund.
2. Jonnel Doris & Dynishal Gross
Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner, Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity, New York City Small Business Services
Greenberg Traurig s Marvin Rosen and Nikki Lewis Simon Speak at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Virtual Summit
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Marvin S. Rosen and Shareholder and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Nikki Lewis Simon spoke at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Virtual Summit on March 16th and 17th, respectively. The theme of this year’s event was, “Beyond Talk: Leadership, Action, and Impact – A Virtual Summit for Investors.” NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 08, 2021
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Marvin S. Rosen and Shareholder and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Nikki Lewis Simon spoke at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Virtual Summit on March 16th and 17th, respectively. The theme of this year’s event was, “Beyond Talk: Leadership, Action, and Impact – A Virtual Summit for Investors.”
Other Voices: Hedge fund launches in 2021: obstacles and opportunities Tuesday, February 23, 2021
By Aaron Steinberg, Head of Prime Services Sales and Relationship Management at BNY Mellon Pershing
There were 42 launches in Q3 of 2020-the lowest of any fiscal quarter of the last five years-and of those launches, very few had a sizeable AuM. However, according to new research by HFM, almost three in five investors view hedge funds more favorably than before the pandemic-a higher figure than any other asset class. The same report shows that 76% of investors feel hedge funds are delivering value for money during these exceptionally challenging times. Growing consensus dictates that as a response to 2020 s volatility, institutions are expected to implement or even increase allocations to hedge funds as a source of downside protection.
Marquette Chester Joins Xponance to Lead Alternatives Business
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Xponance, Inc., a multi-strategy investment firm, announced today that it will expand its business to include alternative capabilities for institutional and other qualified investors. The firm has hired industry veteran Marquette Chester as Senior Managing Director to lead this effort. The alternatives platform will draw upon parent company Xponance’s 25-year track record investing with Diverse, Emerging, and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and will initially focus on General Partnership (GP) staking and seeding interests in a select group of diverse, emerging and women-owned alternative managers.
With this expansion, we will provide important direct capital solutions to emerging and diverse alternative managers, as investor interest in the space grows. We are delighted that Marquette is joining our team – he has the experience and industry presence to lead this evolution.