Declaring a Major: Sector-Focused Private Investment Funds
The competitive advantages and resulting return profile of sector specialists should not be ignored when constructing a long-term private equity portfolio
November 2014
A Framework for Benchmarking Private Investments
Private investments often play an important role in an investor’s portfolio, yet the inconsistent methodologies typically used to evaluate private investment performance and public market performance result in a lack of understanding about true relative performance. This report provides our views on best practices for measuring private investment performance and introduces a framework for benchmarking private investments.
March 2014
Growth Equity is All Grown Up
Growth equity has matured and evolved into a distinct asset class with different characteristics from both venture capital and private equity, and may represent an attractive alternative for certain investors. For those old enough to remember the commercials, U.S. growth equity could perhaps be called the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of the private investment world. […]
June 2013