Financial Intermediation in Private Equity: How Well Do Funds of Funds Perform?
55 Pages Posted: 20 Jun 2015 Last revised: 13 May 2017
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Financial Intermediation in Private Equity: How Well Do Funds of Funds Perform?
Financial Intermediation in Private Equity: How Well Do Funds of Funds Perform?
Date Written: May 11, 2017
Abstract
This paper focuses on funds of funds (FOFs) as a form of financial intermediation in private equity (both buyout and venture capital). After accounting for fees, FOFs provide returns equal to or above public market indices for both buyout and venture capital. While FOFs focusing on buyouts outperform public markets, they underperform direct fund investment strategies in buyout. In contrast, the average performance of FOFs in venture capital is on a par with results from direct venture fund investing. This suggests that FOFs in venture capital (but not in buyouts) are able to identify and access superior performing funds.
Keywords: private equity, fund of funds, financial intermediation, venture capital
JEL Classification: G20, G23
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