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June 08, 2021

Michael Keaveney, Managing Director, Capstone Partners (Ep. 2)

21 minutes

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 of the pandemic (1:35)

The fundraising timeline – from conversation to commitment (3:21)

Which COVID-19 fundraising practices/trends are here to stay? (7:00)

Current market trends (sectors/strategies) (9:30)

First time fund considerations (10:55)

LP appetite for certain strategies/sectors (14:10)

Due diligence (15:30)

How GPs and LPs adjusted to the remote work environment (17:44)

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

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