Whether you are an established manager or a first-time team, fundraising remains a major challenge for the vast majority of fund managers.  Competition for institutional investment dollars is intense and as a fund manager you need to focus your resources on the best prospects in order to maximize your chances of success.  Preqin's time efficient fundraising support services have been utilized by fund managers across the globe seeking to broaden their institutional investor networks and raise capital from new sources.  Whether you are looking to establish relationships in a particular geography or with a particular type of institution, Preqin can assist you in identifying the investor audience that will be most receptive to your fund, and can communicate the story of your fund with this audience.

Preqin's Fundraising Support service is tailored to the needs of private equity, venture capital, private real estate, infrastructure and hedge fund managers. A typical engagement comprises:

• Filtering our global database of institutional investors: using criteria tailored for your fund, we sift through our database of over 5,000 institutional investors active in alternatives to select those with the best fit for your new fund.
• Expert Review: our experienced analysts review the institutional investor profiles individually to select the very best prospects for your fund, producing a target list of between 100 and 150 potential investors, divided into A and B lists.
• Target Qualification: our analysts can then contact these target investors to assess their actual current interest in your fund, and their desire to be contacted with further information. This is usually done without disclosing the identity of your fund, and the output is a list of between 30 and 50 target investors with a confirmed active interest in your fund proposition.
• Continuing Support: customers have access to our online Investor Intelligence service to check investors' profiles during their fundraising campaign. In addition, our researchers are available to check and confirm information on target investors, and if necessary to re-focus the target list in the light of feedback during your campaign. We will also pro-actively update you on latest developments as our researchers continue their regular program of calls to institutional investors, ensuring that you are alerted to new opportunities as they arise.

Fundraising Support is a powerful tool for your fundraising program, complementing and leveraging your own resources and skills and maximizing your chances of success.  Preqin has effectively assisted a wide range of fund managers including managers based in Australasia, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the US.  We have identified and qualified target audiences for private equity funds of varying type including: special situations funds, turnaround funds, mid-market buyouts, mega buyouts, mezzanine funds, direct secondaries, and venture capital funds; for a range of real estate funds including funds pursuing opportunistic, value add and mezzanine strategies, focused on varying geographies; and for hedge funds examples of which include funds focused on distressed credits and special situations.

Please contact us now to discuss your requirements and see how Preqin can help you to meet your objectives – quickly, confidentially and cost-effectively.