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Conduct a limited partners search
This search option will automatically set up the following advanced search fields for you to select from.
Choose LP type
Whether it’s pension funds, investment firms, corporations, or any of the 26 limited partner types available on the platform, you can easily choose which ones you want to see.
Select LP location
Check “Search HQ Only” to target the main office and eliminate satellite branches. By selecting “any office location,” you can see the branches of an LP that’s headquartered in another region.
Pick relevant mandates
You can select whether you want the mandate to be recently announced (current) or even look up any previous mandates (former). You can also select an “Investment Focus,” which helps identify any preferences of the fund manager’s investment behavior.
Enter commitment preferences
It’s important to note that an LP’s stated preferences can differ greatly from their actual commitment history. You can also use PitchBook to compare the two.
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Compare LPs’ previous commitments with their stated preferences
After running the search, use the “Add Columns” function on the results page to select any relevant former commitments you’d like to sort by. This could include commitments in PE or VC, for example.
Look at other relevant data points
Use the “Add Column” function to add or remove columns listing other data points that may be relevant to your search, including information on each LP’s total assets under management, specific commitment types, current allocations and target allocations. Click and drag the columns from side to side to create a customized view.
Other search options
Select the “Modify Criteria” button to change your search criteria. From here, you can dive even deeper into other specific mandate types, target and actual allocations by asset class, past and present commitments, fund preferences and dry powder.
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Conduct an investors & buyers search
This search is used to identify types of funds that have an investment preference or focus in specific industries or locations.
Select fund criteria
The main criteria to set are fund type, fund size, fund location, and vintage year.
Pick fund status
Check “Closed.”
Choose vintage year
We recommend using one vintage year. Be sure it’s in both the “From” and “To” fields (i.e. 2013-2013).
Run the search
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Run the search
The results will display a list of investors associated with the funds set by the search criteria. You can click over to the “Funds” tab to see the actual list of funds.
View individual fund details
Select the “Funds” tab to view details on each individual fund. Add in columns to view the return multiples for each individual fund.
Visualize the data
Select the “Pivot Table” tab to aggregate the funds into one group and pull the median and mean from them. Use the blue “+” to add in the data points you want related to fund returns.