➢ Investing directly in PE funds can be difficult for individual investors and small institutions
➢ Relatively high investment minimums may disqualify some of the small investors
assets and realize profits in 3-5 years after the acquisition ➢ Information asymmetry and inefficiencies are important factors
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Alternative Investments
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How are PE Funds Structured?
➢ Private limited partnerships ➢ Individual managers are the General Partner (GP) ➢ Providers of capital (pensions, insurance companies,
for LPs ➢ LPs need to fund within 2-3 weeks of “capital call” ➢ Penalties for failure to fund by LPs ➢ IRRs depend on when money is transferred by LPs
manufacturing industries ➢ Typically have assets to borrow against and
access to bank loans ➢ Seek private equity to effect a change in