Private Equity Exit Options
In order to have a sustainable business, a fund manager needs to periodically raise a new fund; and in order to do this he needs successful exits. Gavin describes the four exit options and the benefits of each.
Overview
Having an exit as a required component of investment strategy, is one characteristic of private equity investment which makes it unique as an asset class. The four exit options available are trade sale, stock market exit, sale to another fund or financial sponsor and sale back to the company or shareholders. “Grooming for exit” is achieved by keeping an eye on what the required profile of the company needs to be by exit time; and working towards this.
Key learning objectives:
Features of the four exit options
How grooming for exit is achieved
Summary
Expert
Gavin Ryan
Gavin Ryan has twenty years’ experience as a private equity fund manager. He has managed a $30m Advent International Affiliate Fund, a $200m Fund part of Soros Fund Management and a €2.5bn Green Energy Asset Manager. Before he was in investment banking with HSBC and Nomura. Gavin has an Engineering Degree from Cambridge and an MBA from McGill.
