Views and investment strategies of the world’s leading institutional investors
| 123Venture | Richard Allanic, Investment Manager |
| 747 Capital | Marc der Kinderen, Managing Partner |
| Access Capital Partners | Philippe Poggioli, Partner |
| ACG Private Equity | Lorenzo Lorenzotti, Managing Director |
| Adams Street Partners | Sergey Sheshuryak, Partner |
| Advantus Capital Management | Ronald Sandquist, Managing Director - Private Equity |
| Adveq | André P Jaeggi, Managing Director |
| AGF Private Equity | Luc Maruenda, Managing Director |
| Alcyon | Gunther Pamberg, president |
| Aldus Equity | Saul Meyer, Partner |
| Alignment Capital Group | Austin M Long III, Managing Partner |
| Allstate Investments, LLC | Peter Keehn, Head of Alternative Investments |
| ALPHA Associates | Dr Petra Salesny, Partner |
| ALPHA Associates | Peter Derendinger, Partner and CEO |
| Alternative Investment Capital | Kazushige Kobayashi, Executive Vice President |
| Altius Associates | John Hess, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| AMB Generali Private Equity | Britta Lindhorst, Managing Director |
| AMR Investments | Bill Quinn, President |
| AP7 | Daniel Barr, Chief Analyst |
| Argentum | Arne Trondsen, Investment Director |
| Asia Alternatives | Melissa Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Director |
| Asian Development Bank | Veronica L John, Senior Investment Officer |
| ATP Private Equity Managers | Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, managing director |
| Auda Group | David Andryc and Steve Wesson, managing directors |
| AXA Private Equity | James Pitt, Managing Director, Primary Fund of Funds |
| Bank of Scotland | Graham McDonald, Head of Fund Investments |
| Bank//Pension | Leif Hasager, Senior Vice President |
| bmp AG | Ralph Günther, Managing Partner |
| BOC Group | David White, Treasury Manager |
| Brederode (UK) | Luigi Santambrogio, Managing Director |
| Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Pierre Fortier, Vice President, Funds, Private Equity |
| CAM Private Equity | Dr Rolf Wickenkamp, Co-Founder and Managing Partner |
| Capital Dynamics | Thomas Kubr, CEO |
| Capital for Enterprise Board | David Quysner, Chairman |
| Capital Z Investment Partners | Scott Delman, President |
| Capvent | Varun Sood, Founder and Managing General Partner |
| CDC Group | Richard Laing, Chief Executive |
| Citigroup Private Equity | John Barber, Managing Partner |
| Clerical Medical | Rhonda Ryan, senior director, alternative investments |
| Coller Capital | Tim Jones, investment director |
| Colorado PERA | Kevin Kester, Director of Alternative Investments |
| Compagnia di San Paolo | Giorgio Buggio, Portfolio Manager |
| Conversus Asset Management | Bob Long, CEO |
| Cooperative Insurance Society | Richard Hotchkis |
| CPP Investment Board | Mark Weisdorf, Vice President, Private Market Investments |
| CPR Private Equity | Xavier Caron, Managing Partner |
| Danish Investment Fund | Martin V Hansen, Investment Director |
| Danske Private Equity | Claus Stenbaek, executive director and partner |
| Danske Private Equity | Dan Kjerulf, Partner |
| Equity Partners | Carsten Schmeding (managing director), Mark Lippert and Mathias Radeck (both investment directors) |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Alessandra Pasian, Senior Banker |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Henry Potter, Senior Banker |
| European Head of Citi Private Equity | Robert Womsley |
| European Investment Fund | Jacques Lilli, advisor to the chief executive |
| European Investment Fund | John Holloway, Director of Operations |
| Extorel Private Equity Advisers | Thomas Kohlmeyer, Partner |
| Fairview Venture Management | Hanse Halligan, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer |
| Feri Alternative Assets | Bernd Kreuter, director private equity |
| Finama | Lionel Bergeron, Investment Manager |
| Finvest | Topi Piela, Director |
| Fondinvest Capital | Charles Soulignac, Chairman and CEO |
| Fonditel | Beatriz González, Director |
| Fort Washington Capital Partners | Gus Long, Managing Partner |
| Frontier Investment Consulting | Kristian Fok, Deputy Managing Director |
| General Motors Investment Management Corporation | Charles Froland, Managing Director |
| Gerken Capital Associates | Lou Gerken, Founder and Chairman |
| Gerling Insurance | Peter Hielscher, Head of Private Equity |
| Glenmede Trust | Barry Kohout, Managing Director |
| Global Vision Private Equity Partners | Reinhard Hartl, Director |
| Golding Capital Partners | Jeremy Golding, Founder and Managing Director |
| Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group | Geoffrey G Clark and J Christopher Kojima, Managing Directors and Michael J Brandmeyer and Harold P Hope III, Vice Presidents |
| Grove Street Advisors | Barry Gonder, General Partner |
| Grove Street Advisors | Clint Harris, Managing Partner |
| Hamburgische Landesbank | John Porter |
| Hamilton Lane | Wayne Harber, Managing Director |
| HarbourVest Partners | D Brooks Zug, Senior Managing Director, and George R Anson, Managing Director |
| Henderson Private Capital | Jan Faber, Head of Fund Investments |
| Hermes Pensions Management | Rod Selkirk, Head of Private Equity |
| Horizon21 Private Equity | Beat Bühlmann, Managing Director and Head of Investment Management |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company | Katja Salovaara, Portfolio Manager |
| International Finance Corporation | Haydee Celaya, Director of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department |
| Investure | Chad Morgan, Director |
| K2 Capital | Donald Kendall, Managing Director and CEO |
| KfW Group | Marc Brugger, Senior Project Manager, Venture Capital and Private Equity |
| Knightsbridge Advisers | Joel Romines, founder and managing principal |
| Korea Venture Investment Corporation | Seong C Gweon, CEO |
| Landmark Partners Europe | Lance Whitehead, Managing Director |
| Landmark Partners Europe | Simon Thornton |
| Landsbanki | Fabio Quaradeghini, Senior Fund Manager, and Jon-Ingvi Arnason, Head of Alternatives |
| LFPE | Marc Brugger, Director |
| LGT Capital Partners | Ivan Vercoutère, Roberto Paganoni, Maximilian Brönner, Tycho Sneyers; Partners |
| Little Hawk Capital Management | Roland Reynolds, Managing Partner |
| Local Government Pensions Institute | Markus Pauli, CIO of Alternative Investments |
| LODH Private Equity ltd | Christopher S Bödtker, CEO |
| Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie | Christopher S Bödtker, Principal and Head of Private Equity |
| LUMA Capital | Daniel Keller, Director |
| Lyrique | Hans van Swaay, Partner |
| Macquarie Bank | John Brakey, Head of Alternative Investments |
| Martin Currie | Hamish Mair, Director, Private Equity |
| Mediolanum State Street | Giuseppe Campanella, Chief Investment Officer |
| Mercury Partners | Rainer Busch, managing partner |
| Mesirow Financial | Paul Rice, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity |
| Metropolitan Asset Managers | Godfrey Albertyn, Portfolio Manager, Futurebuilder |
| MFonds AG | Alexander Jira, founder and CEO |
| MLC Investment Management | Charl Pienaar and Steve Whatmore, Investment Managers |
| MN Services | Jos van Gisbergen, director of alternative investments |
| Montagu Newhall | Ashton Newhall, Principal and Co-founder; Rupert Montagu, Co-Founder and General Partner |
| Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners | Thomas Dorr, Managing Director |
| Morley Fund Management | Roger Wilkins, Private Equity Manager |
| Mowbray Capital | Guy Fraser-Sampson, Founder and Managing Partner |
| Muller & Monroe Asset Management | Irwin C Loud III, Chief Investment Officer |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund | Ronan Cunningham, Head of Private Equity |
| NESTA Investments | David Hunter, Managing Director |
| New Mexico State Investment Council | Greg Kulka, Director of Alternative Investments |
| Next Chapter Holdings | Mark R. Pattis, Chief Executive Officer |
| NIB Capital | Wim Borgdorff, managing partner |
| Nordea Private Equity | Lauge Sletting, Managing Director, Partner |
| Nordic Alternative Investment Advisors | Martin Anthonsen, Chief Investment Officer |
| North Sea Capital | Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner |
| Northgate Capital | Dr Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny, Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity Investments |
| Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) | Greg Uebele, Assistant Investment Officer: Private Equity |
| OMERS | Paul G Renaud, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Oppenheim Private Equity Manager | Peter Schwanitz, Managing Director/Geschäftsführer |
| Pantheon Ventures | Colin Wimsett, Managing Partner |
| Paragon Advisors | Terry Sullivan, managing director |
| Paris Orléans | Emmanuel Roth, Managing Director |
| Partners Group | Urs Wietlisbach, Co-Chairman |
| Paul Capital Partners | Philip S Paul, Chairman |
| PCGI | Steve Cowan, Managing Director |
| Performance Equity Management | Frank Brenninkmeyer, Principal |
| Pictet & Cie | Hans van Swaay, Head of Private Equity |
| Piper Jaffray - Private Capital Group | John Otterlei, Senior Managing Director; Michael Pohlen, Principal |
| Pohjola Group Insurance Corporation | Ari Jauho, vice president, private equity and venture capital |
| Pomona Capital | Michael Granoff, President and CEO |
| Port Shelter Investment Management | Richard Harris, Chief Executive |
| PPM Managers | Roberto Pilotto, Funds Director |
| Private Advisors | Rafael Astruc, Partner, and Rob Voeks, Managing Director |
| Private Equity Europe, Russell | Helen Steers, Managing Director |
| Proventure | Catherine Lewis, Founding Partner |
| Quay Partners | Sam Armstrong, Managing Partner |
| Railways Pension Trustee Company | Stephen Lowe, Investment Consultant |
| RCP Advisors | Tom Danis, Managing Principal |
| Rho Fund Investors | Gordon Hargraves, Vice President |
| Robeco Private Equity | Ad van den Ouweland, managing partner |
| Rumson Capital Advisors | Alex Bangash, managing director |
| SCM Strategic Capital Management AG | Ralph Aerni, Head of Private Equity |
| SEB Asset Management | Stefan Mårelid, Head of Private Equity |
| Second Swedish National Pension Fund - AP2 | Anders Stromblad, Head of Alternative Investments |
| SG Asset Management | Fabrice Lepeltier, Partner |
| SPF Beheer | Maurice Simons, Portfolio Manager, Private equity |
| Spur Capital | Brad Kelly, Paul Fetsch, Paul Gompers and Joan Heidorn, general partners |
| Squadron Capital | David G Pierce, CEO |
| Standard Life Investments | David Currie, CEO, Private Equity Investments |
| State Street Global Investments | Giuseppe Campanella, Chief Executive Officer |
| Sterling Private Investments, Inc. | Brian D. Isroff, Senior Managing Director |
| Surrey County Council | Michael Taylor, Director |
| Swift Capital Partners | Wolf-Dietrich von Wrede, Managing Director |
| Swiss Life Private Equity Partners | Dominik Meyer, partner |
| Swiss Re | Harold Weiss, Head of Private Equity Fund of Funds Unit |
| TANEO | George Kintis, CEO |
| TD Capital | John Greenwood and Stuart Waugh, Managing Directors |
| Teachers' Private Capital | Jim Leech, Senior Vice President |
| The Crossroads Group | Brad Heppner, Chairman and CEO |
| The Multilateral Investment Fund | Susana García-Robles, Senior Investment Officer |
| TIAA-CREF | Sheryl Schwartz, Managing Director of the Alternative Investment Group |
| Unigestion | David Chamberlain, Managing Director, Private Equity |
| Unigestion | Dr Hanspeter Bader, Managing Director in Charge of Private Equity |
| University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation | Brian Stewart, Managing Director, Private Markets |
| UTIMCO | Sara McMahon and Trey Thompson, co-managing directors |
| VCM | Stefan Herzog, Managing Director |
| VCM Capital Management | Dr Hellmut Kirchner, Co-Founder and Managing Director |
| VenCap International | Tim Cruttenden, Senior Investment Manager |
| Venture Investment Associates | Jason Andris, Principal |
| Vintage Venture Partners | Alan Feld, Partner |
| von Braun & Schreiber | Emmeram von Braun, general partner |
| Watson Wyatt Worldwide | Mark Calnan CFA, Investment Consultant - Manager Research |
| WEGAsupport GmbH | Sven Berthold, Investment Manager |
| Wellcome Trust | Sandra Robertson, head of alternative assets |
| Wesleyan University | Colin Ambrose, Senior Investment Officer |
| West Midlands Pension Fund | Alex Scott, senior investment manager |
| West Yorkshire Pension Fund | Stuart Imeson, Head of Pensions and Investments |
| WestAM | Tom Thompson, Director, Private Equity Group |
| Wilshire Associates | Arianne Leuftink, managing director |
| Wilshire Private Markets Group | Daniel Allen, Managing Director |
| Wind River Holdings | David G Proctor, Senior Vice President |
| Winterthur Group | Chris Manser, Head of Alternative Investments |
| Wölbern Private Equity | Philip Frerichs, Managing Director |
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Institutional investor profile: Alex Scott, senior investment manager, West Midlands Pension Fund 22 Mar 2004. Source: AltAssets. Scott on the opportunities emerging in PFI and infrastructure funds, on picking the wheat from the chaff and on the importance of diversification. |
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Institutional investor profile: Sam Armstrong, Managing Partner, Quay Partners 23 Jul 2003. Source: AltAssets. Armstrong on the challenges of servicing the appetite for private equity among Australian institutions, on the latent promise of early-stage venture capital in Australia, on fund of fund innovation and on never saying never. |
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Institutional investor profile: Jason Andris, Principal, Venture Investment Associates 28 May 2003. Source: AltAssets. Andris on the opportunities in the US venture capital market, on the lack of opportunities in the secondaries space, on the dangers of constantly re-upping, on GP hubris and on the short-sightedness of punitive terms and conditions. |
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Institutional investor profile: Richard Allanic, Investment Manager, 123Venture 19 Feb 2003. Source: AltAssets. Allanic on the attractions of the French market, on the value of the large buy-out funds for the private equity industry as a whole, on why the US venture capital market is not applicable to Europe and on the prospects for the buy-out arena. |
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Institutional investor profile: George R Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners 13 Nov 2002. Source: AltAssets. Anson on the impact of fund size on performance, on the current attraction of mezzanine, on the transparency debate and on what the future holds for levels of returns from private equity. |
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Institutional investor profile, Martin Anthonsen, Chief Investment Officer, Nordic Alternative Investment Advisors 29 Oct 2002. Source: AltAssets. Anthonsen on why Nordic spun out of Lansforsakringar, on the importance of alignment of interests, on the scalability of private equity and on why fees will come down. |
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Andris on investing in venture capital and buy-out funds, on the firm's breakdown of re-ups versus new fund relationships, on bite-sizes, on alignment of GP and LP interests and on the importance of understanding a fund manager's reputation in the market as part of the due diligence process.
Daniel Allen on why the Wilshire Private Markets Group (WPMG) has chosen a solely discretionary model, why the organisation focuses on small and mid-market buy-out funds and how the firm has developed its access to leading private equity firms. Wilshire has raised six co-mingled funds of funds to date along with a number of single investor funds. WPMG will raise its seventh fund of funds which will target a closing in the second half of 2005.
Ambrose on the advantages of secondaries funds for new investors, on the importance of identifying motivated management teams, on the inevitability of consolidation in the private equity industry and on the need for heightened due diligence for first time funds.
Godfrey Albertyn on Metropolitan's private equity fund investments, on private equity investing in South Africa, and on the role that private equity fund managers need to play in the South African transformation process.
Ralph Aerni describes in detail what SCM's due diligence process entails, why his firm considers first-time funds and why he thinks it is important to actively involve clients in the process of making investment decisions.
Andryc and Wesson on the need for consolidation in the venture industry, on the dangers of over diversification, on steering clear of the flavour of the month, and on the question of appropriate returns in the private equity industry.