ABOUT THE FUND
Private Equity Buyout Fund Focused on High-Growing Sectors of the North American Financial Industry
Deregulatory political momentum in the US, disruptive new financial technologies, growing demand for tech-enabled financial services and a fragmented competitive landscape have opened a wide range of opportunities for growth and value creation in the Financial Technology, Regional Banking and Financial Services sectors in North America.1
Currently in the capital-raising period. Open only to high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors with a medium-to-long term investment timeline given the fund’s structure and timetable.2
Projected Fund Timeline
Focus Sectors
Fintech
Regional Banking
Financial Services
Key Figures
$30mm
Target Fund Size3
25%
Target Annual Return4
5 Years
Target Holding Period5
Fund Investment Strategy
Seek Quality & Value
- Focus on finding high-quality assets at a fair price, not just low-priced assets
- Target is finding 2-3 platform companies and growing them organically and through small M&A
Mature Assets Focus
- Focus on assets with an established client base and strategy alongside quality human talent
- Profitable companies that need capital to fuel growth best fit our criteria
Rigorous Diligence
- Granular, bottom-up evaluation approach to potential assets
- Deep human capital evaluation of targets and constant input from highly experienced industry figures
Tactical Diversification
- Strategic sector, geographic and asset type diversification
- Active cash and liquidity management and limited leverage
- Multiple avenues to get to target returns
Solution Provider
- Aim to be more than capital by providing expertise and a vision to investments and guidance throughout holding period and beyond
- Sophisticated structuring and transaction creativity
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Portfolio Allocation Targets
The fund aims to strategically diversify across sectors through the acquisition of 2-3 distinct platform companies that can grow through bolt-on M&A6 and investments in organic growth initiatives.
Tactical geographic diversification within North America7 and our team’s international experience opens up opportunities for value creation by targeting less competitive or saturated markets.
Sector Concentration
Geographic Distribution
Capital Allocation
Target Fund Structure
| Target Fund Structure | Regulation D, Rule 506(c) exempt limited partnership shares. Handal Dunaway LLC will act as General Partner (GP) and will be responsible for managing the fund, selecting investments and overseeing portfolio companies. Investors will be the owners of the fund and receive restricted shares per the requirements of Regulation D, Rule 506(c), becoming limited partners (LPs) with limited liability. LPs will contribute capital to the fund and receive quarterly updates on the activities and performance of the fund. Once capital is committed, even if not yet fully deployed, investors will be able to redeem their capital and any potential earnings only at liquidation of fund or through dividends or distributions during the life at the fund at the sole discretion of the General Partner. |
| Permitted Investors | Only available to accredited, high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors and/or qualified purchasers8 with a medium-to-long term investment timeline given fund structure and timetable. |
| Investment Minimums | LP shares will be $10,000 per share. Minimum investment of $50,000 (5 LP shares) |
| Fee Structure | 1) Annual Management Fee: 2% of committed capital, paid quarterly + reimbursement of direct fund expenditures9, subject to a maximum of 1% of fund’s committed capital per year 2) Performance Fee: 20% of total fund capital gains, dividends and profits distributed |
| Tax | Fund structure is intended to minimize tax liability through focus on generating long-term capital gains, but individual tax liability should be consulted with tax professionals. |
Disclosure: The structure shown above is for discussion purposes only and does not constitute an offering of securities or finalized terms of the fund. The finalized structure, terms and conditions will be detailed in a formal partnership agreement before any investment commitment.
Note: 1. Represent intended sectors and/or industries of operation of potential portfolio companies of the fund as of January 2025 and are subject to change. 2. Intended fund timetable as of February 2025, subject to change. 3. Intended fund size as of January 2025. Subject to change upwards or downwards depending on the outcome of the currently ongoing capital-raising process. 4. Intended internal rate of return for limited partners at the time of liquidation of the fund. Actual results may vary widely upwards or downwards depending on actual investment returns. 5. Intended holding period of individual portfolio companies, subject to change. 6. Potential acquisitions of smaller, complementary companies that can be consolidated with the fund’s platform companies.. 7. Fund considers opportunities across the entire region, not limited to countries shown. 8. Accredited investors, qualified investors and qualified purchases as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 9. Direct fund expenditures includes legal and compliance costs, among other administrative costs directly related to the administration of the fund, not the operation of portfolio companies themselves.
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OUR INVESTORS AND CLIENTS
Clients are entrusting us with their capital all across the Americas
We differentiate ourselves by providing hands-on customer service, evaluating investments through both Wall Street and Main Street analytical lenses, the personalized strategies and portfolios we offer and by the strong performance of our proprietary investment funds
We serve:
- High-Net-Worth Individuals
- Family Offices
- Pension Plans
- Corporations
14+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
HIGHLY SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE LEADERSHIP
North & Latin America Focus
Hands-On Service
Bespoke Strategies
Our investors are primarily based in North and Latin America and we invest mainly in North American assets
