Comments on: Due diligence for LPs http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/due-diligence-for-lps/ A vignette into the aberrant thoughts of a private equiteer Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Private Equiteer http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/due-diligence-for-lps/comment-page-1/#comment-7212 The Private Equiteer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:36:53 +0000 http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=3545#comment-7212 Good point Sylvain. Though it makes you wonder how the heck LPs make an investment decision? A combination of past performance, current financials and partner bios??? GPs would never invest in a business with only paper info; we won't even go to first base without a comprehensive meeting with management.<br><br>The consolation is even if you did have full access, appraising those "soft" factors is a bit of an art. Good point Sylvain. Though it makes you wonder how the heck LPs make an investment decision? A combination of past performance, current financials and partner bios??? GPs would never invest in a business with only paper info; we won't even go to first base without a comprehensive meeting with management.

The consolation is even if you did have full access, appraising those “soft” factors is a bit of an art.

]]> By: Sylvain http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/due-diligence-for-lps/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 Sylvain Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:57 +0000 http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=3545#comment-7211 You are certainly right about the "“soft” aspects being important. But I'm sure both leadership and team dynamics are often "out of bound" from most LP due diligence efforts. This is typically the type of information only available to insiders(GP's). The perception of those factors by outsiders is subjective and easily manipulated. Many LP's are simply not close enough to the management firm to get an accurate picture of what's happening on the other side. You are certainly right about the ““soft” aspects being important. But I'm sure both leadership and team dynamics are often “out of bound” from most LP due diligence efforts. This is typically the type of information only available to insiders(GP's). The perception of those factors by outsiders is subjective and easily manipulated. Many LP's are simply not close enough to the management firm to get an accurate picture of what's happening on the other side.

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