GAM LSA Private Shares AU Fund

GAM LSA Private Shares AU Fund is a late-stage venture capital (VC) strategy, managed by established US private markets group, Liberty Street Advisors. The fund provides access to a diversified portfolio of leading privately-owned companies that are in the final non-public funding rounds. With a focus on late stage high-growth innovation companies, the fund aims to back already-successful companies with established market share, strong management boards and proven products. Investors aim to participate in the potential appreciation of these dynamic private companies whilst they are under private ownership.

Our Edge

Deep industry experience

The fund is managed by a seasoned team with multi-decade investing experience and deep relationships with those in key areas of deal flow - entrepreneurs, venture capital experts, private equity firms and professionals in technology industry networks.

Attractive structure

An Evergreen structure enables strong investor alignment with immediate deployment of funds across a diversified portfolio, thus avoiding negative ‘J-curve’ impacts. In a traditional PE fund, capital is invested into a more concentrated portfolio over a 3-4 year investment time period and typically requires allocations to new ‘vintages’.

Liquidity profile

The fund’s daily application and quarterly redemption program allows for up to 5% of the fund to be redeemed each quarter, giving it a more liquid profile than investing directly or through traditional VC funds.

Longstanding, proven process

The team utilises a proprietary, multi-factor ranking process that incorporates criteria such as revenue growth, market potential and investor quality, to establish a portfolio of some of the world’s most innovative and compelling private companies.

Investment Team

The fund is managed by Liberty Street Advisors, an established US manager with experience of running a similar strategy since 2014.

Kevin Moss, Managing Director, Jonas Grankvist, Director and Jennifer Pruitt, Vice President are responsible for investment management, risk oversight and operational control of the fund. All portfolio investment decisions require their unanimous approval.

The investment management team works closely with a group of analysts. Transparency is encouraged at all levels, and the team is bound together by a highly collaborative, tight-knit culture, with interaction and knowledge sharing across team members.

“Pre-IPO companies are a really important and dynamic part of the market to which we believe as wide a range of investors as possible should have exposure.”

Kevin Moss

Président et Gérant de portefeuille, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc

Jonas Grankvist

Directeur Général, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc.

Jennifer Pruitt

Vice-présidente, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc

Philosophy and Process

Investment Philosophy and Approach

The team believes that late-stage, private growth companies can present an attractive balance of risk and return for investors, compared to early-stage venture investments and public equities. The team seeks to exploit this opportunity using a rigorous investment process, focused on intensive due diligence of companies and stringent investments criteria. Their long-term track record in the industry enables them to make both primary and secondary investments into private companies and offer risk-adjusted returns for clients.

Investment Process

The team’s investment process focuses on the stringent due diligence of VC-backed companies, firstly monitoring an extensive universe of private technology and innovation companies across multiple sectors. Their use of proprietary databases and extensive network of relationships across the VC ecosystem enable them to identify high-performing companies, using direct and indirect origination channels to identify investment opportunities. Their in-depth due diligence focuses on qualitative and quantitative data, confidential public and private information and meetings with management, key investors and domain experts. After unanimous Investment Committee (IC) approval, investments are made to build a diversified portfolio of companies that are actively monitored and expected to generate capital appreciation through exits such as IPOs, M&A activity, secondary sales and direct listings.

Reasons to Invest

Private Market Access

Investors can gain access to a portfolio of unique, privately-owned companies that were historically reserved for institutions and endowments. The fund is a direct access point to the private market for all types of investors.

Sharp increase in 'Unicorns'

Growth equity companies are benefiting from an innovation ‘super cycle’ with disruptive technology-driven growth across all sectors and industries. This growth has led to a proliferation of ‘unicorns’, with over 800 venture capital backed companies currently valued at over USD 1 billion.

Expanding Market

Companies are staying private for longer, driven primarily by regulatory changes, ease of business model development in the private sphere and a surge of private capital. A significant portion of these companies’ value appreciation occurs prior to entry into the public markets, at mid or large-cap size. Many of the world’s most innovative private companies may never be available for public market investment.

Portfolio Diversifier

Strong long-term performance expectations, with historical downside resilience and low correlation to public equities, make the asset class attractive for portfolio diversification. From an asset allocation perspective, investors are increasingly turning to alternatives to fill the void that traditional assets once provided for return enhancement, risk minimisation or diversification.

Risque

Capital sous risque

: Les instruments financiers engendrent un facteur de risque. Par conséquent, la valeur de l'investissement et le rendement qui en résulte peuvent varier et la valeur initiale de l'investissement investi ne peut pas être garantie.

Risque de change

: La valeur des investissements dans des actifs libellés dans des devises autres que la devise de base sera affectée par l'évolution des taux de change correspondants, ce qui est susceptible d'entraîner des pertes.

Risque de contrepartie ou risque associé aux instruments dérivés

: Il s'agit du risque que la contrepartie d'un contrat dérivé financier fasse défaut ; la valeur du contrat, le coût pour le remplacer ainsi que les liquidités et titres détenus par la contrepartie pour faciliter ledit contrat pourraient alors être perdus. L'utilisation de produits dérivés peut créer un effet de levier, ce qui peut augmenter les gains et les pertes ; même de faibles fluctuations du marché peuvent donc entraîner des variations proportionnellement plus importantes de la valeur du Fonds, y compris le risque d'une perte importante du capital.

Risque de change - Catégorie d'Actions non libellée dans la devise de base

: Les catégories d'actions qui ne sont pas libellées dans la devise de base peuvent ou non être couvertes dans la devise de base du Fonds. L'évolution des taux de change aura un impact sur la valeur des actions du Fonds qui ne sont pas libellées dans la devise de base. Lorsque des structures de couverture sont en place, elles visent à réduire le risque de change, sans nécessairement l'éliminer.

Risque lié à un pays spécifique

: L'investissement dans des sociétés d'un seul et même pays peut être soumis à des risques politiques, sociaux, économiques et fiscaux accrus et s'avérer plus volatil qu'un placement dans des fonds plus largement diversifiés. La législation fiscale locale peut évoluer de manière rétroactive et sans préavis.

Actions

: Les investissements en actions (directement ou indirectement via des produits dérivés) peuvent être soumis à des fluctuations de valeur, et leur valeur peut être plus volatile que celle d'autres classes d'actifs. Les actions et les titres liés à des actions (tels que les warrants et les droits de souscription) peuvent être affectés par les fluctuations quotidiennes des marchés boursiers.

Risque de liquidité

: Il s'agit du risque que certains investissements soient difficiles à vendre rapidement, ce qui peut pénaliser la valeur du Fonds et, dans des conditions de marché extrêmes, l'empêcher d'honorer les demandes de rachat.

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Mentions légales: Les performances passées ne sont pas un indicateur des performances futures ni des tendances actuelles ou futures. Les indications pourraient se fonder sur des chiffres libellés dans une devise pouvant différer de la devise de votre pays de résidence et le rendement peut de ce fait évoluer à la hausse comme à la baisse en conséquence de fluctuations de change. Capital sous risque: Les instruments financiers engendrent un facteur de risque. Par conséquent, la valeur de l’investissement et le rendement qui en résulte peuvent varier et la valeur initiale de l’investissement investi ne peut pas être garantie. Aucune référence à un titre financier ne saurait constituer une recommandation d'achat ou de vente de ce titre.