In our seventh Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Daniel Bresler speaks with Kelly Phelan, Managing Director at Asante Capital Group, a leading independent global advisory and private markets placement firm. In this 18-minute discussion, Kelly and Dan discuss: Introduction to Asante & the types of clients they work with (0:00 – 3:18) Current fundraising […]

In our sixth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Jun Hong Heng, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors, a San Francisco-based private equity and credit investment adviser focused on the technology industry. In this 20-minute episode, Jun and Kevin discuss: The genesis of Crescent Cove (1:22) The experience of launching an investment advisory firm […]

In our fifth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Jess Larsen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Briarcliffe Credit Partners, a placement agent dedicated exclusively to private credit. In this 34-minute episode, Jess and Kevin discuss: the growth of the private credit asset class over the last decade (5:43 – 8:30) […]

In Seward & Kissel’s fourth Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Christopher Riccardi is joined by Far Hills Group, a leading global placement agent since 1990. Christopher Fields, Dan McGowan, and Nicole Belmont, join Chris during this 18-minute discussion, where they discuss: What to expect from the fundraising environment over the next 18 months (3:43) How managers […]

In Seward & Kissel’s third Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Joseph Morrissey speaks with Hussein Khalifa, Founding Partner of one of the world’s leading independent international alternative asset advisory firms, MVision Private Equity Advisers. In this 23 minute episode, Joe and Hussein discuss: Fundraising themes across different types of strategies including for co-investment opportunities […]

Click here to watch the video podcast. In Seward & Kissel’s second Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Michael Keaveney, Managing Director at Capstone Partners, a leading private equity placement agent. In this episode, Michael and Kevin discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fundraising, including: How fundraising has evolved as a result […]

Click here to watch the video podcast. In Seward & Kissel’s inaugural Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Steven B. Nadel speaks with Leor Shapiro, Global Head of Capital Intelligence at Jefferies LLC. In this discussion, Steve and Leor discuss: Which managers are successfully raising capital (2:11) Other products that managers are offering, both public and private (5:01) […]