Trend #1:  Preference Toward a Lean Oranization

Sutton Hill helps our clients minimize organizational creep – keeping costs under control and thus enabling them to stick to their knitting in the middle market.

• Our clients “punch above their weight” in terms of LP relations firepower and client service bandwidth

Trend #2:  LP Empowerment

Private equity firms need to continually reinforce the value they're delivering, especially to existing investors.  LPs across the board are trimming their roster of managers, therefore, it is critical for GPs to address every possible avenue where their LPs may want to engage. Sutton Hill seeks to ensure that our clients' existing investors are raving advocates for the GP and supporters of the next fundraise. 

The following quotes are from three prominent asset owners and highlight the increased vigilance with which LPs are managing their private equity portfolios. 
 

       Source:  CIO Magazine

• “The overwhelming sentiment of asset owners is that few managers are truly adding long-term value to their portfolios.”
  – Kip McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief, CIO Magazine