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The private equity world has seen a record-breaking trend in continuation funds since 2020. With 2025 on track to surpass last year's record of 65+ deals and $27.3 billion in volume, a key question remains: how are these funds performing? A&M's Managing Director, Anthony Caporrino, was recently featured in FundFire's article, "Continuation Funds Stormed the Alts World, But Are They Performing?" In the article, Caporrino discusses how continuation vehicles aim to replicate the performance of buyout strategies and other private funds. He also highlights the potential for these vehicles to help distinguish top-performing managers as more comprehensive data becomes available. Read more insights in the article: https://okt.to/o7r9G6 #AMon #PrivateEquity #ContinuationFunds Paul Aversano, Katia Lacy, Stacy Kirshner, Greg Cibuzar, Alison Fink, Jeremy Nanus, Vivian Santora

In this article from The Wall Street Transcript, Portfolio Manager Billy Hwan explains how the Parnassus Value Equity Fund employs a relative-value strategy, focusing on identifying undervalued companies with strong quality and growth potential. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3NbDX7s #StockMarket #ValueStocks #Investing

Join us at the Lake Como Fund Forum on June 20th, where we're honoured to have James Dudgeon, Fund Manager, at Artemis Investment Management presenting on "Artemis US Extended Alpha: Targeting long-term performance without increasing volatility" focusing on the US Equities 130/30 strategy. With his expertise, James will delve into effective strategies for navigating US equities while managing volatility. Don't miss this insightful presentation! For more details on this and future events, visit > https://lnkd.in/eqS5Uu67 #InvestmentManagement #FinanceEvents #USStocks #VolatilityControl #AssetManagement

Pantheon launches feeder fund to unlock mid-market secondaries access for Australian investors. The new vehicle, distributed by LongReach Capital Advisors, will make a single investment into the Pantheon Global Private Equity Fund. Jeffrey Miller, CFA | Victor Mayer #Secondaries #SecondaryMarket #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateMarkets #RetailInvestors https://lnkd.in/gT2hskYS

Returns Revealed: Pantheon Global Secondary Funds SecondaryLink outlines the IRR, TVPI, and DPI of the private equity secondaries series managed by Pantheon Ventures #Secondaries #SecondaryMarket #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateMarkets https://lnkd.in/dfSWD_Rs

Join Man Group Co-Portfolio Manager John Lidington, CFA and KraneShares Head of Strategic Partnerships Kevin Orr for our #webinar Harnessing The Key Drivers Powering Private Equity Buyout Funds Through Public Equity. They will discuss the current #privateequity landscape and potential shift toward public #markets, identifying #PE selection criteria and return drivers that can be applied to public #equities, analyzing sectors and fundamental attributes favored by PE firms, and provide an overview of the KraneShares Man Buyout Beta Index ETF (Ticker: BUYO). Register: https://bit.ly/3ZOTvpo #ETFs #investing

With private equity fund structures evolving, continuation funds have become a valuable tool for general partners navigating today’s complex exit environment. Designed to extend an existing fund's investment horizon, these structures provide liquidity options for limited partners and allow for potential future upside. However, while continuation funds offer flexibility and alignment between GPs and LPs, they also come with unique challenges in valuation, consent, and structuring. In our latest article, Jason Stall, Partner at VIRIDIS Fund Solutions, explains how continuation funds work, their key benefits, potential challenges, and alternative structures like strip sales. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/d9BCCTFR #continuationfunds #privateequity #fundadministration #thoughtleadership

The Parnassus Core Equity Fund quarterly webinar is now available. Watch to get the latest Q3 updates from portfolio managers Todd Ahlsten, Ben Allen and Andrew Choi. https://lnkd.in/gnh6D_qM #Investing #ActiveManagement

The number of active VC funds in the US continues to decrease. After peaking at 25K in 2021, there are only 11K active funds today.

March brings new funds to the market and new equity raises! Look below to see what has been happening these past two weeks and be sure to follow to see more updates. If you are a fund manager and would like to see your capital raising and fund activity news included in our next news bulletin, please contact Ellie Fatharly at ef@propertyfundsresearch.com or drop us a message here on LinkedIn. #realestate #assetmanagement #globalrealestate #mergersandacquisitions #newfunds #equityraised #propertyinvestment #propertynews #propertyfunds #realestatefunds