Private equity and venture funds tend to be operated by commercially driven individuals who select investments only after undertaking significant due diligence and strategic analysis. The traditional means of providing these individuals with an incentive, which is also designed to align their interests with investors in the main fund, has been through the use of…
Traditionally PE or VC fund managers have sought to attract large institutional investors as limited partners in their fund. This meant that the LPs tended to be experienced investors, and so were relatively easy to interact with and typically would raise only limited queries with an administrator. Drawdowns were usually funded on time and investors…
The ten plus years fund is not the only means for private equity and venture fund managers to deploy funds into private companies. It is increasingly common to see a variety of investment strategies used, including through the fast-growing area of direct co-investments. Co-investment is where a GP arranges a separate investment into a target…
Fund managers are increasingly looking for ways to facilitate investments alongside their main fund or, sometimes, as a separate investment. The Mainspring Investment Platform provides a flexible structure which allows one or many investors, whether from the UK or from other jurisdictions, to invest. The platform is tax transparent and there is no VAT charge. …