National Venture Capital Association

The Advantages of Selling

For General Partners

  • Providing a strategic exit for older funds, allowing the GP to focus attention on new and larger funds and investments
  • Reducing the administrative burden of managing older funds and LP relationships
  • Extending the life of a fund through a tender offer or restructuring
  • Accelerated realization for portfolio companies
  • Providing restructuring solutions, including
    • Modified partnership economics
    • Change in management composition
  • Additional funding to support portfolio companies

For Limited Partners

  • Achieving liquidity for investments before the end of the life of a fund
  • Eliminating the administrative burden of holding older funds with limited remaining value
  • Redeploying capital to more strategic investments
  • Correcting over-allocation issues
  • Meeting regulatory requirements

For Corporate Venture Programs

  • Spinning out investment team
  • Redeploying capital to more strategic investments
  • Unlocking value of illiquid holdings
  • Eliminating funding obligations
  • Reducing earnings volatility
  • Reducing financial reporting and regulatory exposure