For over 20 years, EnnisKnupp has advised our clients on building a highly tailored global private equity programs. Our high-touch approach applies rigorous analytics and in-depth research to our investment diligence process.
Over 35 of our clients have a combined committed capital to private equity of $35 billion. The global private equity team annually deploys over $1 billion of committed capital across the private equity spectrum using primary partnerships, secondary investments, fund-of-fund vehicles, and co-investments. We provide advisory services across the full spectrum of private equity investments, including leveraged buyout, growth equity, venture capital, distressed debt, mezzanine, infrastructure, secondary, and fund-of-funds. We also have a specialty in identifying emerging manager funds which targets talented emerging managers before they become “brand name funds”.
Our Strengths
EnnisKnupp’s distinctive approach leverages our 20 years of experience as a premier private equity investment adviser. Our global private equity team brings significant strengths and comprehensive experience to our customized private equity advisory services.
- Exceptional Results. Our team has extensive experience advising global institutional investors on their private equity programs. Investing across the full complete spectrum of private equity investments including co-investments, emerging managers, and secondary investments.
- Access to Top-Performing Talent. Our long standing participation in the private equity asset class has yielded access to top-tier funds. We maintain relationships with many of the established top-performing private equity firms and are able to identify the new emerging and “spin-off” managers, as well as unique secondary and direct investment opportunities.
- Customized Service. We tailor our approach to each client’s unique needs and focus on being flexible and creative in each step of the investment process. This process results in customized risk / return parameters and investment pacing suited to each client’s cash flow requirements.
- Integrated Expertise. We tap into the expertise of our comprehensive research capabilities, including opportunistic, real estate, global equity, and fixed income, giving us a unique perspective on both the public and private marketplaces. Our integrated approach across asset classes ensures that we remain flexible and open-minded to review all funds, including funds with innovative, non-traditional approaches.
- Research-Driven Analytic Approach. Our integrated and disciplined investment process captures top-down, public and private capital market trends. It employs an exhaustive bottom-up due diligence process that includes both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The global private equity team utilizes cutting edge quantitative analytical techniques. All of our proprietary models are custom-built and can be tailored to suit individual client needs.
- Globally-Minded. As a globally-minded firm, we evaluate regional and global private equity funds across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Our offices in Toronto, Canada and Mumbai, India further extend our global reach and assists with our diligence efforts across the globe. Historically, more than 25% of our client’s fund commitments have been in international or global investments.