2008 Preqin Distressed Private Equity Review - Sample Pages The 2008 Preqin Distressed Private Equity Review - Sample Pages © 2008 Preqin Ltd 1 2008 Preqin Distressed Private Equity Review - Sample Pages Contents 1. Executive Summary 7 9. Fund Terms Listings 83 - Key terms and conditions for 34 distressed private equity funds 2. Data Sources 13 10. Analysis of Distressed Private Equity Performance 89 3. Review of the Distressed Private Equity Market 17 - DPI, RVPI, TVPI and Median IRR, Distressed Private Equity vs. Buyout - Overview of the global distressed private equity market, fund size and All Private Equity, Risk and Return of Distressed Private Equity evolution, investment strategies, differentiation with distressed hedge funds, overview of the universe of distressed private equity fi rms, 11. Distressed Private Equity Firm Profi les 95 buyout fi rms turning to distressed private equity, distressed private equity market in relation to fi nancial crisis, current and forthcoming - Detailed profi les for 107 fi rms managing distressed private equity funds market conditions 12. Analysis of Distressed Private Equity Fund of Funds 181 4. Review of Distressed Private Equity Fundraising: 31 2007 - 2008 H1 13. Listings of Distressed Private Equity Fund of Funds 185 - Fundraising market size and growth, fundraising by geographic focus, success in achieving target size, breakdown of the fundraising market by fund size, fundraising market by fund type 14. Review of Investors in Distressed Private Equity Funds 191 - Investors by location and type, results of investor survey, key differences between investors in different regions 5. Listings of Distressed Private Equity Funds Closed: 39 1995 - 2008 15. Pro fi les for Key Investors in Distressed Private Equity Funds 201 6. Review of Current Distressed Private Equity Fundraising 61 - Detailed profi les for 150 investors in distressed private equity funds Market - Overview of distressed private equity funds currently on the road, 16. Index 301 funds currently on the road by investment strategy, funds on the road - Distressed Private Equity Funds Managers by geographic focus, manager location, manager experience - Investors - Figure Index 7. Listings of Distressed Private Equity Funds on the Road 69 17. Other Publications 311 8. Analysis of Distressed Private Equity Fund Terms 75 - Other Preqin Products - Management fees, hurdle rates, carried interest, fee rebates to investors, manager commitments, key man provisions, no-fault divorce clauses © 2008 Preqin Ltd 2 Executive Summary - Sample Pages able to leverage their deals to the same extent. all indications are pointing towards a record year for Executive Summary the distressed sector in 2008. In such a challenging environment it was conceivable that despite the fact that the number of funds on the Although the credit crunch has had a negative effect Buoyed by strong returns, high levels of investor road seeking capital had reached record levels, on the cost and availability of credit, it has also led support have pushed the level of capital raised by the investor appetite for the asset class could be to a potential increase in opportunities for distressed overall private equity industry to new heights in recent affected, and that fundraising would drop. However, private equity fi rms. The troubles in the lending years. Until 2007, this growth was largely driven by despite these fears, the fi rst half of 2008 provided the market and threat of impending recession has led the buyout sector, with mega funds of increasingly most successful fundraising fi gures in the history of many to draw parallels with previous boom times large size closing consistently in excess of their the private equity asset class, with a total of $324.4 for the distressed market, such as 1991 and 2003. original targets as a result of institutional investors’ billion being raised, narrowly eclipsing the previous The excellent returns achieved by fi rms active in this confi dence in the ability of these managers to create record held by H1 2007, which saw a total of $323.8 area has boosted confi dence in this latest market, value. billion being raised. with many believing that excellent investment opportunities will continue to present themselves. Private equity fundraising reached its peak in Q2 These headline results seem somewhat surprising 2007, when a total of $207 billion was raised, with $87 given the slowdown in deal activity between the Investors have shown themselves to be adaptable in billion of this coming from buyout funds. However, the two periods. When the results are examined in the face of economic change, and although there is change in conditions brought on by the diffi culties in further detail it becomes apparent that it is the rise in still certainly still strong support for the buyout market, the global credit markets led to a signifi cant change fundraising for distressed and debt related funds that many investors are now turning to distressed private in investor sentiment. Although undoubtedly satisfi ed has kept the level of capital being garnered at record equity in order to take advantage of the potential by past performance, many industry commentators levels, with buyout fundraising actually dropping by increase in opportunities in this segment. Our survey questioned whether buyout fi rms would be able to 18% between the two periods, and distressed private of investors in the sector reveals that 35% have create value at the same rate as in recent times as equity fundraising rising by 28%. A total of $33 billion already increased or are planning to increase their deals became harder to fi nance, and fi rms were not had already been raised by the mid-year point, and exposure to distressed private equity at the expense © 2008 Preqin Ltd 3 Executive Summary - Sample Pages of buyout funds, and 13% are still unsure as to the Fig. A: Will increased activity in distressed debt lead to reduction in number of new buyout effect that their activity in the distressed market will investments? have on their buyout investments. Only 52% say it will have no effect on their allocation to buyout funds. (Fig. A) In addition, we surveyed investors as to how they envisaged their allocation to distressed private equity changing in the future. Half of investors foresaw their allocations to distressed debt remaining the same, although additional commitments may be made to maintain this level of exposure depending upon the rate of distributions from their existing portfolios. A quarter of all investors in distressed private equity Fig. B: What are your future distressed private equity allocation plans? anticipated increasing their exposure to this area of the market, encouraging evidence for the further growth of the distressed debt fundraising market. An additional 22% will be approaching such investments on an opportunistic basis, leaving just 3% of investors considering reducing their exposure to this sector of the private equity market in the future. (Fig. B) Although the boom in fundraising for distressed debt has been a relatively recent occurrence, the sector has been providing strong returns for many years, © 2008 Preqin Ltd 4 Executive Summary - Sample Pages with median net IRRs consistently exceeding 15% Fig. C: How satisfi ed are investors in distressed private equity with the performance of existing for most vintage years, and it is this in conjunction investments? with the changing economic climate that has led to investor enthusiasm for the fund type growing. This is refl ected in Preqin’s survey of investors when we enquired of participants as to their satisfaction with the returns achieved from previous investments in the sector. Only 12% of respondents indicated a low level of satisfaction, with 24% responding that they were fairly satisfi ed. A signifi cant 47% of respondents were very satisfi ed with their returns, with a further 18% falling into the highest category of extremely satisfi ed. (Fig. C) The rise in opportunities in the distressed market, and of success, as market conditions have prompted of capital to draw from, has been mirrored by a the increase in support from investors for the sector names more commonly associated with the buyout growth in distressed focused investment vehicles in has enabled specialists to raise funds of sizes far market to enter the market. Carlyle closed on $1.35 other areas of fi nance, principally in the hedge fund exceeding their previous offerings. Oaktree Capital billion for their Strategic Partners II fund in 2008, market. This has led to many voicing concerns over Management’s latest fund closed at $10.9 billion, far exceeding the initial target of $500 million. This the industry’s ability to create value, as increased triple the size of their previous offering which closed contrasts sharply with their previous foray into the competition for debt could lead to infl ated prices. The on $3.5 billion in 2007. Cerberus also far eclipsed distressed debt market, which saw them raising only key strategic advantage for distressed private equity their previous fund size with their latest vehicle, $210 million for Strategic Partners I in Q1 2007. players is that the controlling positions that they seek closing on $7.5 billion, which is a signifi cant increase to take in distressed companies means that they on the $1.3 billion they raised in 2003. It is not only The rise in the number of fi rms now active in the are able to take a much more pro-active role in the distressed specialists that are achieving such levels distressed space, many of which have large pools restructuring process, instigating organisational and © 2008 Preqin Ltd 5 Executive Summary - Sample Pages strategic changes, in addition to taking a position in debt related assets. It is this expertise in restructuring on many different levels that has led to such strong returns being created by this sector in recent years, and it is this approach that is buoying investor appetite for distressed private equity.