Hedge Fund managers are expected to create excess investment returns (Alpha) through two primary skills based sources: (i) Security selection: buying undervalued securities and selling overvalued securities (ii) Market timing: entering markets in advance of, or when they are rising and exiting,...

While the first three parts of this series provided an overview of the nature, benefits, risks and strategies of private equity investing, this fourth and last installment turns to implementation topics. In particular, we cover various aspects of private equity portfolio construction, as well as...

Selection of a hedge fund (HF) strategy, or strategies, is highly relevant in determining how a HF portfolio will fare under various financial market environments. Equally important, one can easily argue, is the task of implementing the selected strategy mix by choosing among HF managers in each...

This paper examines the economic intuition that underpins key legal terms commonly found in private equity fund partnership agreements. As a primer, it attempts to encapsulate, in non-legal language, the rationale behind economic points of negotiation, investigate the scope for trade-offs and...

Infrastructure investment encompasses multiple sectors, geographies, stages, and investment instruments/ products each with their own risk/return attributes. This broad range makes it a versatile asset permitting its consideration in diverse tailored portfolios.Infrastructure has traditionally...

The alternative investments universe generally consists of investments outside of publicly traded real estate, equity and debt. It includes investments ranging from private commercial real estate, hedge funds and managed futures, liquid alternatives to illiquid private equity funds, and real...

Hedge Fund (HF) managers are expected to create excess investment returns (Alpha) through two primary skills based sources: (i) Security selection: buying undervalued securities and selling overvalued securities. (ii) Market timing: entering markets in advance of, or when they are rising and...