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The dealflow process ofAltaroc

Published on
4/4/2024
Episode
7
5:14mn

Summary

Altaroc 's Chief Investment Officer Louis Flamand emphasizes the importance of rigorous criteria in the fund selection process. Altaroc favors firms of significant size, with a long history and sector expertise, in-house operational resources, a solid track-record, and a strong alignment of interests through a substantial financial commitment on the part of the managers.

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There are over 5,000 private equity funds in the world, so it's very important to establish clear criteria for filtering our dealflow, and to retain in a disciplined way only those opportunities in which we want to invest. First of all, we only target funds with a size of 1 billion or more. Smaller funds are managed by smaller teams, and therefore carry a higher risk, as the departure of one or two key men can be catastrophic. An exception might be a smaller fund managed by a large, well-established private equity platform, because in the event of a problem, the large platform has plenty of resources at its disposal. Secondly, it takes time to build up an institutionalized private equity firm with all the expertise you're looking for: sector expertise, operational expertise, high-quality internal processes, etc. So we look for firms with a good track record in this area. So we look for firms with at least 25 years of history. We only invest in firms that have established a culture, processes and governance, and whose team dynamics are positive. We also want to ensure that successions at the head of the firm have been well prepared and communicated over the long term. Thirdly, we need a deep and indisputable track-record to reduce our risk and be able to analyze past performance. We therefore want to invest in strategies that have at least 20 years of cash-in-cash visibility, and we need to analyze this track record in detail.

A manager may have an excellent past performance, but this is not a strength if it has been generated by partners who have left the firm, or secondly, via a strategy that the manager no longer targets, or thirdly, for example via only one or two very big successes with very high return volatility. These last two criteria of firm history and strategy are easier to meet in the most mature and deepest market, the United States, than in Europe, for example. We may therefore be able to invest in very high-quality funds in Europe that do not perfectly meet these criteria. What's more, sector specialization is generally a recent phenomenon in private equity, so we may also be able to invest in sector funds specializing in software or healthcare, for example, which don't exactly have a 20-year history. We have also defined organizational criteria. First of all, team size criteria, as we seek to invest in very solid private equity firms whose success relies on a large number of resources and not on too few key individuals whose departure could jeopardize the firm's future. So, the first criterion is a minimum of 3 billion in assets under management. Second criterion: a team of at least 50 professionals.

Third criterion: a minimum of five senior partners with a long-standing presence in the firm. Secondly, we have established organizational quality criteria in an increasingly competitive private equity industry. We want to invest with managers who stand out from the crowd thanks to two major factors: 1. sector specialization in one or more of our preferred sectors. We believe that sector expertise gives an important competitive advantage in terms of sourcing and value creation, and that generalist managers represent the private equity of the past. Secondly, in-house operational resources, in addition to the investment teams, i.e. professionals who are part of the private equity firm's workforce and are capable of creating operational value in the portfolio companies, or even providing very practical assistance to managers across a whole spectrum of expertise. In an increasingly competitive private equity environment, it is difficult to deliver significantly above-average returns. And yet, funds in the top quartile still generate significantly higher returns than the private equity average. If I look at the performance of Vintage mature funds from 2000 to 2013 for LBO and Growth Equity worldwide, according to Preqin, which is one of the benchmark private equity databases, on average you had to generate a net IRR of over 24% to be in the top quartile, i.e. for 75% of the funds in the Preqin sample, and 24% net is 800 beeps more than the average performance for this Vintage 2000 to 2013.

A fairly exceptional standard deviation, not found in the listed markets, where a good manager rarely beats the market by more than 150 beeps a year for just a few years. We are convinced, as are the best institutional investors, that a manager who cannot demonstrate strong sectoral and operational expertise will have great difficulty convincing management teams to work with him/her, and will have great difficulty creating much value and therefore alpha. Finally, we look for funds in which the manager's financial commitment is significant, to create a strong alignment of interest between our clients and our portfolio managers. We want the managers we invest with to have a significant proportion of their financial resources invested in their funds. We have to make sure that it's not just the firm's two founders, for example, who are financing almost all the manager's investment. All key partners must invest, and care must be taken to ensure that the team's investment does not represent too large a proportion of their personal wealth, as we have seen in some cases that this can make the manager too cautious, and have a negative impact on fund performance.

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Les Fonds présentés sur notre site Internet ne peuvent être souscrits dans l’Etat dans lequel leur commercialisation n’a pas été préalablement autorisée.

Il est rappelé aux investisseurs que les performances passées ne préjugent pas des performances futures et ne sont pas constantes dans le temps. Nos Fonds n’offrent aucune garantie de rendement ou de performance et présentent un risque de perte en capital.

Les performances passées ne doivent pas être l’élément central de votre décision d’investissement.

Si vous êtes intéressés par l’un des Fonds présentés sur ce site, nous vous conseillons de vous assurer préalablement que vous êtes juridiquement autorisés à y souscrire.

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Avant tout investissement dans un Fonds, qui par nature présente un risque de perte du capital investi, nous vous invitons à consulter un conseiller en investissement et à consulter le Document d’Information Clé (DIC) et le prospectus ainsi que toute autre information supplémentaire, qui sont disponibles sur ce site internet. Une version papier peut être demandée auprès de tout distributeur autorisé ou auprès du Représentant en Suisse : 3Altasuisse SA - Rue François-Versonnex 7 1204 GENÈVE (Suisse).

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En choisissant d’accéder à notre site, vous certifiez être un investisseur qualifié domicilié en Suisse et avoir lu, compris et accepté les conditions légales ci-dessous. Les informations contenues dans les pages suivantes se rapportent uniquement aux Fonds gérés par Altaroc Partners S.A ., approuvés par l'Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers (FINMA) à des fins de distribution en Suisse, conformément aux Articles 119 et suivants de la Loi fédérale du 23 juin 2006 sur les placements collectifs de capitaux (LPCC). Par conséquent, les informations contenues dans les pages suivantes sont destinées aux « investisseurs qualifiés » au sens de l'Art. 10, al. 3, let. c, d, al. 3bis et de la Circulaire 13/9 N° 19 de la FINMA.

This website allows you to consult only the information related to the Funds that are subject to a public offering in the selected country. This website is not intended for individuals subject to jurisdictions where the publication or access to the website is prohibited due to their nationality or place of residence. Individuals accessing the website acknowledge that they are solely responsible for complying with the laws and regulations applicable in their country of residence and/or nationality.

This website is an informational platform designed to present the portfolio management activities of Altaroc Partners S.A., as well as the main characteristics of its Funds and services. No information or opinion expressed on this website constitutes a solicitation, an offer, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or transfer an investment, to engage in any other transaction, or to provide investment advice or services.

Before investing in a Fund, which by nature involves a risk of loss of the invested capital, we invite you to consult an investment advisor and to review the Key Information Document (KID), the prospectus, and any other supplementary information available on this website. A paper version can be requested from any authorized distributor or directly from the Management Company. These documents will be provided free of charge at any time upon request.

Please note that the information and documents provided do not take into account your personal investment objectives, strategy, tax status, risk appetite, or investment horizon. We recommend consulting your personal advisor for tailored investment advice.

Altaroc Partners S.A. reserves the right to modify the content of this website at its sole discretion and without prior notice.

Investors are reminded that past performance is not indicative of future results and is not constant over time. Our Funds do not offer any guarantee of returns or performance and involve a risk of capital loss. Past performance should not be the primary factor in your investment decision.

This website is not intended for citizens or residents of the United States of America or “U.S. Persons” as defined under “Regulation S” of the United States Securities Act of 1933. None of the Funds presented herein may be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America, to residents or citizens of the United States of America, or to “U.S. Persons.”

By choosing to access our website, you acknowledge having read and accepted these Terms and confirm that you are accessing this website in compliance with the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction or country in which you reside.

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