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RedBird Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Gerry Cardinale, a former Goldman Sachs partner who spent two decades structuring media and sports deals before going independent. The firm manages over $10 billion in assets and focuses on sports, media, and entertainment as a dis
Fort Washington private equity sits inside a structure most independent managers cannot replicate. Fort Washington Investment Advisors is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Financial Group, a Cincinnati-based mutual holding company. That parent relationship matters for due diligence: We
Angelo Gordon private equity occupies a specific and often misunderstood niche in the alternatives universe. The firm built its reputation on distressed credit and middle-market operational complexity, not mega-buyouts. Then, in November 2023, TPG acquired it for approximately $2.7 billion. If you a
Microsoft's venture capital arm, M12, operates as a pure balance-sheet investor funded entirely by Microsoft's corporate capital. There is no external fund to join as an LP. If you're reading this expecting to wire $5M to M12 and get a capital account statement, that access doesn't exist. What does
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) is a London Stock Exchange-listed closed-end investment company that provides access to HarbourVest Partners' private equity fund-of-funds platform. Founded in 1982, HarbourVest deploys capital across primary fund commitments, secondary purchases, and direct
A portco in private equity is any company a PE firm acquires, operates, and eventually sells to generate returns for its fund investors. The mechanics are straightforward: buy a business at a given multiple, improve its operations and growth trajectory over a 3-7 year hold, then exit at a higher mul
The best venture capital case studies are not motivational stories about founders sleeping on couches. They are forensic examinations of how capital allocation decisions, entry valuations, fund structures, and timing interact to produce outcomes that range from 8,000x returns to total write-offs. Fo
Private equity sales reward preparation, network, and timing in roughly equal measure. Whether you are evaluating a fund commitment, negotiating co-investment rights, or positioning a business for a PE exit, the mechanics that matter most rarely appear in generic overviews. This article covers the s
Closed-end private equity funds pool committed capital from a fixed group of investors, deploy it into private companies over a defined period, and return proceeds at the end of a 7-to-10-year fund life. No redemptions. No secondary liquidity by default. The structure is intentional, and understandi
Private equity fund administration covers every operational function that sits between a GP closing a deal and an LP receiving a clean K-1: fund accounting, capital call processing, waterfall calculations, regulatory filings, and investor reporting. For a $5M+ LP, understanding this infrastructure i
Private equity trends in 2024 point toward a market that rewards access, patience, and manager selection above almost everything else. Global PE assets under management exceeded $8 trillion in 2023, according to Preqin, with projections toward $12 trillion by 2029. For investors at the $5M+ level, t
Private equity partners control the terms, the timing, and ultimately the returns on your capital. If you are allocating 10–20% of a $5M–$20M portfolio to private equity, understanding how GPs structure their economics, select deals, and manage LP relationships is not background reading. It is due d