In this edition of The Top Quartile: In Conversation, Andrés Ramos, content specialist at Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions, is joined by Laura Fahrney, Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Ridgemont Equity Partners.
25
Jul
24
Jun
The Denominator Effect – How volatility and market turmoil in the public markets have impacted fundraising in the private markets
The Denominator Effect occurs when the value of one portion of portfolio decreases drastically and pulls down the overall value of the portfolio. As a result, any segments of portfolio, which did not decrease in value, now represent a large percent of the overall pie.
13
Jun
The Top Quartile: In Conversation with Mike Arpey
In this edition of The Top Quartile: In Conversation, Rory Mabin, Head of Fund Secondaries at Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions, sits down with Mike Arpey, President at Hunter Point Capital, an investment firm focused on minority ownership interests or “GP stakes” in middle-market alternative asset managers.
27
May
Three takeaways from Nasdaq’s new report on Private Markets DEI Data
Nasdaq’s new report, Driving Diversity: A View of DEI Across the Private Markets, presents some of the initial findings of our new private markets DEI data set and features insights from industry leaders.
This blog posts explores three key takeaways from the new report.
02
May
Consultant Insights on Private Markets Infrastructure
One of the driving forces behind the increased interest from pension plans in infrastructure strategies is the advice of their consultants. Find out what three top consultants are saying about the sub-asset class.
13
Apr
Best Practices for Private Equity Investor Relations Professionals
As a leading source of data and analytics for the private markets, eVestment Private Markets works with hundreds of GPs and LPs during their respective fundraising and fund investing processes. In doing so, we gain a unique perspective on both sides of the equation, and in today’s volatile fundraising environment, this insight is more important than ever.
24
Mar
Understanding the consultant landscape in the private markets
Working with private markets consultants undoubtedly adds an extra layer of time and effort to the fundraising process for fund managers, but the fact remains that winning the approval of these gatekeepers is key to cultivating relationships with many of the top institutional investors in the market.
16
Mar
Don’t Panic: The Emerging Private Equity Manager’s Mini-Guide to the Fundraising Galaxy
Launching, or closing out a capital raise in the coming year may seem daunting, but with the right insights, preparation, and planning you can maximize the likelihood of success for your firm. This mini-guide is designed to provide key insights on some of the ways an emerging GP can research the investor and consultant market to maximize their chances of closing new commitments.
07
Mar
The Top Quartile: In Conversation with John Kim
In this edition of The Top Quartile: In Conversation, Katey Bogue welcomed John Kim of venture capital firm General Catalyst into the studio for a conversation about investor relations, the role of content in venture capital, and the next frontier for LP/GP relations.
28
Feb
Three takeaways from the Nasdaq Private Fund Trends Report 21/22
Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions recently published the Nasdaq Private Fund Trends Report 21/22 which explores the top private markets themes from 2021 as well as public pension plan commitment activity from across the various private markets asset classes.
The report highlights the top GPs and LP allocators from the year while also delivering forward-looking insights on private markets fundraising in 2022.
Here are three key takeaways.