Founded in 1992, PEI is a specialist in small
private equity secondary purchases and a primary
investor in venture capital, growth equity and
buyout funds. PEI is headquartered in New York and
has regional partners in Chicago, San Francisco and
Tokyo.
PEI is a leader in small secondary purchases,
typically transactions less than $50 million in net
asset value. Historically, PEI has completed
250 purchases of LP interests in over 100
different fund groups -- many of which are among the
leading venture capital and buyout funds in the US. The scope of PEI’s business includes purchasing:
- Limited partnership interests
- Portfolios of direct private holdings
- All the assets of a fund or fund-of-funds
PEI has purchased the remaining assets of 18
funds, enabling the managers of those funds to wind
them down. PEI’s holdings, primarily US-based,
have included investments in more than 1,700
portfolio companies, covering a broad cross-section
of the U.S. economy.
PEI also manages primary funds-of-funds that
invest in venture capital, growth equity and buyout
funds at the time of their origination. PEI’s
investors include major fund managers, corporations, endowments,
foundations and family offices.
PEI’s investment professionals have an average of
16 years of private equity experience and have
worked together through a variety of investment
cycles. This experience -- coupled with the breadth
of solutions that PEI can provide for LPs, GPs,
corporate venture programs and fund managers -- makes
PEI the dependable choice for your private equity
liquidity needs.
