Fundraising Focus Seward & Kissel LLP

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.

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)

*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.