Publications & Events
Publications
PEI Interview with Hanneke Smits: A measured approach (December 2011)The macroeconomic situation facing fund of funds managers today may seem very different from that of a decade ago, but there are a few common threads.
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Adams Street On The Secret Of Its Success, Keenan Skelly You can't really talk about the fund-of-funds business without at least mentioning Adams Street Partners in the first few breaths.
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Adams Street Sees Talk as Key to Due Diligence, Nancy GordonIf you're sick of filling out forms in the hopes of cadging a pledge from a limited partner, perhaps you should approach funds-of-funds manager and investment adviser Adams Street Partners.
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FAS 157: An Accounting Rule By Any Other Name Still Draws Ire, Laura Kreutzer and Sabrina Willmer FASB is suggesting that firms should provide additional analysis of Level 3 assets in their portfolio.
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Limited Partners Association of China (LPACN) Founded in Hong Kong, Adams Street Partners Limited Partners Association of China (LPACN), which aims to promote communications among Chinese LPs and international LPs.
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An Appropriate Policy Allocation for Alternative Investments, Kevin Terhaar, Renato Staub, and Brian Singer One of the biggest problems that institutional investors face in evaluating alternative investments such as venture capital, real estate, and hedge funds is determining the "normal" or policy allocation.
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Secondary Perspectives on Maintaining Confidentiality in A Secondary Transfer Process, Jeffrey B. Akers and Gregory J. HoldenIn today's competitive investment environment, the unintended distribution of confidential information could be particularly damaging to PE funds and their portfolio companies.
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Secondary Perspectives On The General Partner Relationship, Jason S. Gull, CFA, and Troy L. Barnett, CFA The market has evolved from being largely fueled by distress to being driven by strategic initiatives and the portfolio management goals of limited partners. Selling limited partners today are not only financial institutions, corporations and family offices, but pension funds, endowments and foundations.
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Events
Hanneke Smits: Coller Institute Interview on Emerging Markets at the London Business School Watch Video
February 24, Chicago Booth School Beecken Petty Conference
Topic: Fundraising Terms, Trends, Market Panel
Panelist: Tim Kelly
Location: InterContinental Chicago
February 27 - March 1, SuperReturn International 2012 Berlin
Topic: Where Do The Best Opportunities Lie For Global Private Equity?
Speaker: Hanneke Smits
Location: Berlin
February 27 - March 1, SuperReturn International 2012 Berlin
Topic: Accessing Secondaries: As the market is segmenting, what are
the pros and cons of the investment options available to LPs?
Panelist: Pinal Nicum
Location: Berlin
March 8, McDermott Healthcare Services PE Symposium
Topic: Discuss healthcare market and how they evaluate investment opportunities
Panelist: Primary Team
Location: JW Marriott Marquis, Miami
March 12 - 14, The 2nd Annual SuperReturn Latin America
Topic: Manager Selection
Panelist: Jim Korczak
Location: Renaissance, Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 6 - 9, CFA Institute Annual Conference
Topic: The State of Private Equity
Speaker: TBD
Location: McCormick Place, West Building, Chicago
September 3 -6 , Private Equity World Africa
Topic: LP perspective of African private equity
Moderator: Arnaud de Cremiers
Location: Accra, Ghana