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Investor Advisory
Cork Gully advises institutional investors and asset owners with exposure to mature, tail-end or challenged funds and illiquid or complex portfolios. We assess fund performance, governance and strategic options, helping investors make informed decisions, protect value and identify the most effective route to liquidity or the return of capital.
Our experience spans private funds, investment companies, trusts and other alternative investment structures, enabling us to address both investment considerations and the underlying governance, restructuring and stakeholder issues.
Challenges We Address
- Concerns regarding fund performance, governance or manager capability
- Funds approaching or operating beyond their contractual term
- Conflicts between managers, investors and other stakeholders
- Proposals for fund extensions, restructurings or continuation vehicles
- Limited transparency over valuations, realisations or distributions
- Illiquid fund interests and portfolios
- Manager transition or succession requirements
- Disputes over strategy, fees, conflicts or the timing of exits
Our Services
- Independent reviews of fund performance, governance and strategic options
- Assessment of portfolio value, risks and realisation prospects
- Commercial assessment of investor rights, fund terms and available options, working with legal advisers where appropriate
- Evaluation of extension, restructuring and continuation proposals
- Support with manager, LPAC, board and stakeholder engagement
- Negotiation and dispute-resolution support
- Advice on LP-led and other liquidity options
- Assessment and implementation support for manager transitions
- Independent monitoring and enhanced stakeholder reporting
Our Approach
- Review the fund structure, documentation, governance and portfolio
- Assess the manager’s strategy and the available options
- Identify conflicts, risks and barriers to value realisation
- Develop a clear investor strategy and engagement plan
- Support negotiations and implementation through to resolution
“We provide investors with independent insight, options and the expertise required to protect value and return capital.”
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