Resources

Fund-of-Funds 2021

Private Equity News article that sheds light on the seldom reported-on sector on the private equity industry. Spur Capital ranks 3rd on the HEC-Dow Jones Performance Ranking of Private Equity Fund-of-Funds 2021.

Public Market Volatility and the Impact on Private Markets Webinar

Paul Gompers discusses the relationship between public market volatility and the impact on private markets, specifically venture capital.

Private Equity & COVID19 Webinar

Paul Gompers hosts a webinar discussing the academic research around COVID19 and how it affects Venture Capital and Private Equity.

Drivers of Success in Venture Capital Webinar

Paul Gompers hosts an interactive webinar discussing the academic research around Venture Capital, Private Equity and Fund-of-Funds.

Financial Intermediation in Private Equity: How well do funds of funds perform?

Fund-of-Funds as a form of financial intermediation in private equity

Paul Gompers, "Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship"

A look at the success rate of venture-backed entrepreneurs

Paul Gompers, "How do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?"

A detailed look into VCs' practices in pre-investment screening, in structuring investments and in post-investment monitoring and advising

Paul Gompers, "Private Equity and COVID-19," Harvard Business School and NBER

Managing Director and Harvard Business School professor, Paul Gompers, research on how the decisions and investments of private equity managers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Other Diversity Dividend

A look at diversity in the VC world

Paul Gompers, "Venture Capitalists and COVID-19," Harvard Business School and NBER

Managing Director and Harvard Business School professor, Paul Gompers, research on how the decisions and investments of institutional and corporate venture capitalists have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Paul Gompers, “The Opportunity in Venture Capital," Harvard Business School and Spur Capital (2018)

Managing Director and Harvard Business School professor, Paul Gompers, outlines academic evidence that supports an allocation to venture capital for institutional investors.

Spur Thoughts on Distributions to Paid in Capital

Investors who vociferously object to “J-curves” and the paucity of early-year returns risk adversely impacting manager behavior to the detriment of long-term results.

why funds-of-funds?

Providing investors with significant investment and economic benefits

Venture capital funds-of-funds managers have a level of dedicated expertise and a depth and breadth of relationships applied to create diversified portfolios that may not be available to finance professionals with broader mandates and greater time constraints. Key advantages are:

Focus & Discipline
Relationships
Performance
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