A few weeks ago, an industry friend came to Nashville for a meeting of the Mid-South Alternative Investment Association (MSAIA). When he told his (New York-based) work colleagues that he was attending the meeting to network with investors, he was met with laughter, derision and accusations that he was only gracing my fair city to meet chicks

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This investment branding-focused white paper looks into what large money managers are doing, how trust plays a critical role in assets under management and capital raise success, and what small-mid sized managers, as well as large institutional asset managers, can do to have a fighting chance in this competitive environment

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In a sector where one broken deal can be financially devastating and one successful liquidity event can set you up for life, the stakes have never been higher. And so this year, based upon responses from over 200 independent sponsors, we have identified “typical” terms and calculations while also finding considerable variation in economic structures. By sharing these data points, both the typical and atypical, it is our hope that independent sponsors and their capital providers will have a greater understanding as to what the market will bear

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A picture is worth more than 1000 words… this phrase has been translated in dozens of ways, but all represent the sentiment that a simple image can represent a complex message with great impact. Similarly, a well-written blog can paint a picture for a reader and bring concepts to life in memorable ways

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