Primaries

Investing in a well-diversified portfolio of private equity funds has the potential to meaningfully outperform public equity markets over the long term. Our primary investment programs can serve as stand-alone private equity solution or as a diversified core holding paired with more targeted exposures.

Our Approach

We build high-quality portfolios of primary investments through our platform of relationships with top-tier fund managers. Assessed from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives, these managers are active across the buyout, venture capital and special situations sectors. Key characteristics include:

• Diversification across strategies, geographies, vintage years and industries
• Access to specific best-in-breed sponsors and oversubscribed funds, and the ability to build new relationships
• Access to funds with particular expertise in certain sectors, industries, geographies and strategies
• Senior investment team averaging ~20 years of relevant experience and working together through multiple economic cycles
• Menu-driven structure allowing clients to customize their allocations across a variety of sectors and classes, or choose our recommended model portfolio