Equity co-investment is a strategy that more and more investors such as limited partners (LPs) and private equity funds are using to consolidate the industry. This alternative is positioned as one of the new ways to grow this market.
This joint investment is more than a collaborative effort between private equity funds and institutional investors. With this model, the synergy between industry participants translates into stimulating more ventures, investment as well as different industries and sectors.
Thus, capital co-investment as a strategy in the industry is one of the preferred ones for LPs to diversify their portfolios. According to data from the World Economic Forum (WEF), this model grew by 47% in the last nine years.
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The joint venture is a joint investment between institutional investors and private equity funds, through a general partner (GP) .
It is a vehicle that works as an option for investors interested in entering the private equity industry and who have the resources to identify the best investment opportunities.
With this type of investment, each one of those involved, also known as co-investors, increases their chances of finding projects and sectors with high potential and profitability.
In such a way that this strategy is not only a measure for institutional investors to diversify their portfolio, but also to obtain better results without this representing a high cost for them.
Esta mancuerna se convierte en un acuerdo ganar-ganar para cada participante. Por un lado, los LP aportan el capital necesario para que los fondos inviertan en diferentes proyectos, mientras que los GP de los fondos de capital aportan las investigaciones, análisis y acceso a las mejores oportunidades de inversión.
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Joint investment is emerging as an option that will boost the private equity industry. Since it offers the possibility of encouraging the development of more projects. But, who participates in this strategy?
Limited partners are one of the main figures in this dumbbell. These may be partners who already participate in the private equity fund and who decide to have a direct participation. You may also be an outside institutional investor who decides to work with an investment fund to diversify your investment portfolio.
In both cases, the figure of the general partner is fundamental, since it manages the entire process and is in charge of choosing which are the most profitable proposals for both parties.
Un fondo de coinversión se crea a partir de la aportación de un inversionista institucional hacía una firma de capital privado. Esta inversión es acompañada por un gestor o General Partner. De esa manera los gestores tienen mayor capital disponible para utilizarlo en diferentes transacciones.
Another of the characteristics of joint venture funds is that, by working hand in hand with a GP, limited partners have more information to decide on new investment opportunities. What represents an advantage when choosing the options that best suit your interests; unlike a traditional fund in which a defined plan is maintained.
In addition, this investment does not have a majority stake, so it does not intend to take part in the company's strategy. The intention of the co-investment funds is to collaboratively capitalize a project without getting involved in the internal processes of the companies.
Key points that favor collaborative investment:
La coinversión de capital es una alternativa que permite a cualquier limited partner acceder a nuevos sectores y empresas sin que eso represente un alto costo al tener una participación dentro de un fondo. Incluso, al ser una inversión colaborativa genera conocimientos en la industria y mejores prácticas a la hora de invertir.
For these investors, it represents an opportunity, since the time curve to obtain the results of an investment in private capital is reduced. On the one hand, the GP maintains the analysis and due diligence of profitable projects and sectors while the LP acquires experience and knowledge of the industry.
The relationship between the participants in a joint venture fund is shaping up to be a winning strategy for each party involved. According to the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), these are the advantages and disadvantages:
At WORTEV CAPITAL we are focused on promoting the development of innovative Mexican ventures to generate an ecosystem that promotes key sectors for the economy such as the traditional sector and consumption. With the development of more enterprises, investment is encouraged and, in turn, the economic growth of the country.