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SS&C GlobeOp: Best Fund Administrator (GP’s with assets >USD30bn) – Private equity firms’ trend to partner with third-party service providers was well underway ahead of the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic has accelerated the consideration for many PE firms to outsource a number of aspects of their operations and form strong alliances with service providers who can engage and integrate with their business.
“Firms continue to focus on how to drive operational excellence. Part of that includes assessing what firms do well and what are their core competencies. Through this process, managers also identify where they can take advantage of service providers
FIS: Best Accounting & Reporting Software – Private equity firms look likely to continue operating remotely and engaging virtually with investors. And as more retail investing strategies and 401k plans in the US embrace private equity, the industry is also seeing greater demands for access to information and higher standards of reporting.
By A Paris – In what has been a tumultuous year for all sectors, private equity has had to adapt in the face of the investment and operational challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic. Amid the struggles, fund raising efforts remained strong and general partners (GPs), together with their service providers, stepped up and adjusted to this new environment.
Data from Preqin shows a record number of funds on the road, albeit will a smaller total capital target than in the past couple of years. “Managers may be purposefully staying smaller and nimbler in order to more quickly take
On Monday, BioNTech and Pfizer announced that their Covid-19 vaccine-in-the-making showed a 90 per cent efficiency rate in a late stage clinical trial, which sent share prices soaring around the world on the back of the scientific breakthrough.
Starting in Asia-Pacific, the news saw Japan’s Nikkei reaching its highest level since 1991.
While the vaccine has yet to undergo formal approval, Pfizer said the interim data provides greater confidence in its vaccine candidate and brings the company a significant step closer to delivering a vaccine to prevent further spread of Covid 19.
“We are committed to upholding the integrity of
Starwood Capital Group: Best Real Estate Manager (Fund Size >USD1bn) – Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a primary focus on global real estate. Since its inception in 1991, Starwood Capital Group has raised over USD45 billion of equity capital and currently has in excess of USD60 billion of assets under management. Over the past 29 years, Starwood Capital has acquired more than USD100 billion of assets across every major real estate asset class.
A hallmark of Starwood Capital is to invest opportunistically, moving between asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as risk/return dynamics evolve.
With more than USD58 billion in capital commitments and over 20 years of PE investing expertise, Vista Equity Partners has cemented its reputation as one of the industry’s leading software technology investors, exclusively focusing on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses.
At the helm of the firm is Robert F Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO. Since Smith opened Vista’s first office in 2000, the firm has developed deep sectoral expertise, making it better positioned than any other to take advantage of opportunities in the enterprise software industry.
Vista’s disciplined strategy of investing in companies with superior products – or companies
Pantheon: Best Fund of Funds Manager – Since its inception in 1982, Pantheon has grown to become one of the pre-eminent global investors in private equity. Over the last five years, Pantheon’s firm-wide AUM has grown from USD33 billion to USD50.7 billion; including infrastructure, real assets and private debt. Of that USD50.7 billion, the firm oversees approximately USD25 billion of committed capital in PE primaries (as of March 2020), USD13.6 billion in PE secondaries, USD3.4 billion in co-investments and USD2 billion in private debt.
A central tenet of Pantheon’s investment philosophy is to capture long-term outperformance within private markets, over multiple
Riverside Partners: Best Mid-Cap Buyout Manager (Fund Size <USD3bn) – For over thirty years, Riverside Partners has focused on creating returns for its investors through partnering with founders and management teams to invest in differentiated, growing healthcare and technology companies. Based in Boston, the firm is managed by five General Partners including David Belluck, Steve Kaplan, David Del Papa, Max Osofsky and Craig Stern.
Dyal Capital Partners: Best Growth Manager (Fund Size >USD1bn) – Dyal Capital, a division of Neuberger Berman, was established in 2011, over which time it has forged a reputation for being one of the private equity industry’s pre-eminent investors. To date, Dyal has raised four permanent capital vehicles, providing minority equity capital to more than 40 well-established private equity and hedge fund firms.
I would like to begin by extending my congratulations to all of this year’s GP award winners. This year’s awards were conducted in partnership with Bloomberg using fund manager data to pre-select the shortlists of nominees on which Private Equity Wire’s readers all voted.
In an industry where saying one is ‘best-in-class’ cannot be underestimated, the fact that each one of you presented in this report topped your respective award categories, is a clear recognition of the outstanding work you have done for your investors over the last 12 months.
It’s been another strong year for private equity. Over the last
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