Independent Sponsors: The sweet spot for accessing PE talent

December 01, 2023

Key Takeaways

  1. Independent sponsors are often at the optimal point in their investment careers—experienced enough to identify compelling investments and highly motivated to prove themselves.

  2. Carefully selected independent sponsors can offer an attractive and differentiated source of returns that are additive to a mature buyout portfolio.

  3. The independent sponsor market is vast and requires dedicated resources to source and identify high-potential opportunities.

 

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