Private Equity: Opportunities and Challenges Presentation to: CFA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Private Equity: Opportunities and Challenges Presentation to: CFA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Private Equity: Opportunities and Challenges Presentation to: CFA Society of Pittsburgh November 16, 2011 Eric L. Thunem Managing Director Portfolio Advisors, LLC Alternative Investments Hedge Funds Leveraged Buyouts g y Infrastructure
Alternative Investments
Hedge Funds Leveraged Buyouts S i l Sit ti Infrastructure R l E g y Venture Capital Special Situations Distressed Debt Real Estate Managed Futures Secondaries Mezzanine Natural Resources Secondaries Co-Investments Private Equity Funds Timber O h
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Private Equity
- Provides capital to companies not quoted on a public stock exchange
- Multiple uses:
- Multiple uses:
- Develop new products and technologies
- Expand working capital
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- Facilitate company growth
- Strengthen a company’s balance sheet
- Resolve ownership and management issues
- Domestic and International Strategies include:
- Buyouts:
Large, Middle Market, Small-Cap
- Venture Capital:
Seed/Early-stage, Late-stage, Multi-stage
- Special Situations:
Distressed Debt, Mezzanine, Multi-Strategy/Opportunistic
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Where Private Equity Fits
Company Growth Cycle
Early Stage; Entrepreneurial; Established; Mature;
Venture Capital
Development High Growth Level Growth Cyclical
Buyouts, Sub Debt Restructuring Special Situations
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Mostly Public
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Avenues for Investing in Private Equity
- Start your own Business
- Control, Management, Focus
- Concentrated Risk
- Invest in a Privately Held Company
- Influence, Shared Ownership
- Single-Company Risk
- Participate as a Limited Partner in a PE Fund
- Passive Ownership, Diversified Holdings
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- Single-Manager Risk, Limited Vintages
- Invest in a Private Equity Fund-of-Funds
- Broader Diversification – Industry, Manager, Geography, Vintage
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- Diversified Risk, Fees may Lower Overall Returns
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Perspectives
- Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
- Active Partners, Value Add, Liquidity
- Ownership, Control
- Limited Partner Investors and their Advisors
- Returns, Diversification, Long-Term Horizon
- Illiquidity, Perceived Risk, Lack of Information, Fees
- General Partner Investors / Sponsors
- Returns, Active Strategies, Timing
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- Deal Flow, Fund-Raising, Exit Environment
- Other Constituencies
- Other Constituencies
- Banks, Regulators, Politicians, Media
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Entrepreneurs / Business Owners
- Private Equity Opportunities
- PE managers can add value to enterprises
- Potential source of expansion financing
- Additional expertise in specific industries
- Governance and corporate best practices
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- Liquidity for generational transfer
- Private Equity Challenges
- Ownership changes
- Control may shift
- Leverage can become a growth driver
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New Companies/Small Businesses
* Headd, B. Redefining Business Success: Distinguishing Between Closure and Failure, 2002 # Shane, S. Startup Failure Rates – The Real Numbers, 2008 ^ Phillips & Kirchhoff. Small Business: Critical Perspectives 1989
* Source: smallbusinessplanned.com
Two years: 7 out of 10 Five years: 5 out of 10
Survival rates for new employer firms
(U.S. Department of Commerce statistics, March 2010)
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ve ye s: 5 ou o Ten years: one third 15 years: one quarter
New Companies/Small Businesses
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Source: State of Washington, Department of Revenue, excise tax data 2002 through 2005
Global Buyout Annual Investments
7 000 $200
Amount Invested ($billions) Number of Deals
6,000 7,000 $160 $180 $200 4,000 5,000 $100 $120 $140 2,000 3,000 $40 $60 $80 1,000 $0 $20 $
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3Q11
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, October 27, 2011
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Global Venture Capital Annual Investments
18 000 $160
Amount Invested ($billions) Number of Deals
14,000 16,000 18,000 $120 $140 $160 8 000 10,000 12,000 $80 $100 $120 4,000 6,000 8,000 $40 $60 2,000 $0 $20
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3Q11
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, October 27, 2011
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Limited Partners and their Advisors
- Opportunities
- Perceived out-sized return potential
- Diversification
- Long-term appreciation is possible
- Programs may become self-funding
- Challenges
- Information is not readily available
- Investments are illiquid
- Risks can be concentrated
- Measuring risk can be a challenge
- J-Curve: returns may be negative in early years
- Minimum investment levels may be high; access is limited
- Minimum investment levels may be high; access is limited
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Basic Mechanics: Hypothetical Cash Flow
$400
- $1 million commitment
$200 $300 $100 $200
- $100
$0
- $300
- $200
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Annual Drawdown Annual Return of Capital
Years
Basic Mechanics: Hypothetical Net Invested
- $1 million commitment
$600 $800 $1,000
Cumulative Return ($)
$200 $400 $600
- $200
$0
65% 80%
$800
- $600
- $400
65% to 80% Net Invested
- $800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Years
Private Equity Performance: Time Horizons
30%
24.2%
20% 25%
9 4% 17.0% 10.3% 11.9%
15% IRR %
4.3% 9.4% 2.2% 6.2% 6.5%
5% 10% 0%
3 Months 6 Months 9 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, November 10, 2011. Data as of 6/30/2011
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Private Equity Performance: Stages
20%
13.4% 15.4% 12.8% 12 4% 15.1% 14.9% 16.0% 12 0%
15%
12.4% 11.7% 9.4% 9.9% 12.0%
10%
IRR %
5% 0%
All Venture Capital Seed/Early Stage Later Stage Balanced Stage All Buyouts Small Buyouts Medium Buyouts Large Buyouts Mega Buyouts Generalist All Private Equity
S Th R V E i N b 10 2011 D f 6/30/2011
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Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, November 10, 2011. Data as of 6/30/2011
Private Equity Performance: Vintage Years
21.5%
25%
16.1% 19.3% 17.5% 19.4%
15% 20%
RR %
12.3% 11.6% 8.0%
10% 15%
IR
6.1% 4.6% 6.7% 5.2% 1.8% 5.4%
5%
0.3%
0%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, November 10, 2011. Data as of 6/30/2011
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Importance of Manager Selection
10 Year Returns: Upper Quartile vs. Lower Quartile Managers 20% 25% 19.5% 15% 9.7% 9.4% 5% 10% 2.9% 0% Private Equity Large Cap Equity International Equity Core Fixed Income
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Performance Persistence
100% 24% 28% 10% 10% 22% 31% 70% 80% 90% 100% 27% 29% 28% 33% 50% 60% 70%
Q4 Successor Fund Q3 Successor Fund Q2 Successor Fund
39% 33% 24% 26% 24% 20% 30% 40%
Q1 Successor Fund
24% 12% 0% 10% Q1 Predecessor Fund Q2 Predecessor Fund Q3 Predecessor Fund Q4 Predecessor Fund
18 2011 Preqin Private Equity Fund of Funds Review
Private Equity Investment Options
Investing through fund-of-funds can provide greater diversification
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Investor
Fund of Funds Fund of Funds
- # f PC
250 t 400 1 2 Private Equity Private Equity Direct Investment A Private Equity Fund
- # of PCs: 15 to 20
- “Single manager” risk
- # of PCs: 250 to 400
- Lowest risk
Private Equity Fund Private Equity Fund
- # of Portfolio Companies (PC): 1
- Single company, highest risk
PC1 PC1 PC2 PC3 PC1 PC2 PC3 PC20
. . . . . . . .PC20
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Global Fund-of-Funds Annual Fundraising
Amount Raised ($billions) Number of Funds
200 250
$50 $60 $70
100 150
$30 $40 $50
50 100
$10 $20 $0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3Q11
Source: Preqin, November 8, 2011
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General Partners / Sponsors
- Opportunities
- Recurring management fees are possible
- Long-term significant capital gains are possible
- Investment strategies may involve active roles
- Historically lower level of public scrutiny
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- Managers may have some control over exit timing
- Challenges
- Regulatory oversight is increasing
- Deal flow may not be truly proprietary
- Traditional exit routes may exhibit volatility
- Big payday may happen only after LPs get returns
- Fund raising
- Fund-raising
- Competition
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Global Buyout Annual Fundraising
400
$350 Amount Raised ($billions) Number of Funds
300 350
$250 $300
200 250
$150 $200
50 100 150
$50 $100 $0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3Q11
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, October 27, 2011
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Global Venture Capital Annual Fundraising
1,600
$180 Amount Raised ($billions) Number of Funds
1,200 1,400
$120 $140 $160
600 800 1,000
$80 $100 $120
200 400 600
$20 $40 $60
Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, October 27, 2011
$0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3Q11
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Source: Thomson Reuters Venture Economics, October 27, 2011
Other Impacts/Influences on LPs and GPs
- Overall economic climate
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- Public equity markets
- Banks and other debt providers
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- Federal and state regulators
- Media outlets; broad and industry-specific
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- Politics
- Perceptions
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Regulatory Environment
- SEC, CFTC, FSA
- FASB ASC 820 (formerly known as FAS 157)
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Registration if assets >$150 million
- Extraterritoriality (non-US firms marketing in US)
- Volcker Rule
- No more private equity for banks (?)
- Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
- European Securities and Markets Authority
- US firms with EU investments (?)
- IRS – carried interest no longer treated as capital gains (?)
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- Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act (proposed)
- FINRA rules – ban on “spinning” hot IPO shares
- Second Market scrutiny by SEC and FINRA
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- Pay-to-Play rules restricting intermediaries in fund-raising
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