In October 2010, our clients committed to The Cornerstone Private Equity Fund, a fund which gives private investors, smaller institutions and family offices access to the historically strong performing UK and European private equity mid-market.
The Cornerstone Fund has made commitments to three mid-market institutional funds managed by Silverfleet Capital, HgCapital and Phoenix Equity Partners. The Fund, which completed its final close in the summer of 2010, is already c24% invested across 10 businesses since 2008, all of which are trading on or above plan.
As a result of gaining admission to the Fund after the final closing, our clients benefitted directly from the uplift in value of the already completed investments as well as being able to participate in multiples of £25,000 as opposed to the Fund’s usual £100,000 minimum commitment.