Michael Keaveney, Managing Director, Capstone Partners (Ep. 2)

In Seward & Kissel’s second Fundraising Focus episode, Investment Management Partner Kevin Neubauer speaks with Michael Keaveney, Managing Director at Capstone Partners, a leading private equity placement agent. In this episode, Michael and Kevin discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fundraising, including:

• How fundraising has evolved as a result of the pandemic (1:35)
• The fundraising timeline – from conversation to commitment (3:21)
• Which COVID-19 fundraising practices/trends are here to stay? (7:00)
• Current market trends (sectors/strategies) (9:30)
  • First time fund considerations (10:55)
  • LP appetite for certain strategies/sectors (14:10)
• Due diligence (15:30)
• How GPs and LPs adjusted to the remote work environment (17:44)

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.