Private Equity insight: The art of the exit

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1 October 2024 |

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Developing a clear and bespoke exit strategy is both a science and an art, especially in a market where exits are gridlocked; where private equity holding periods are being extended; and where the disconnect between buyers’ and sellers’ valuations remain stubbornly wide.

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The dormancy of the exit market is leaving investors without cash to commit to new opportunities, stagnating private equity allocations within investor portfolios.
Against this challenging backdrop, we believe managers that prepare for exits and are able to offer creative liquidity solutions will be among the most successful.
A core tenet of our investment strategy is to exit investments at optimal points in our funds’ lifecycles, effectively unlocking the value in a fund and returning that value to investors in the final phase of the private equity cycle.

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