Kepler Partners have launched a UCITS fund version of the Talomon PE Alpha strategy, which has previously been unavailable to investors on platforms.
The fund invests purely in private equity-backed listed companies and has generated a 24.1% annualised return when backtested to 2012.
Talomon was founded by Jussi Nyrölä on the principle that public companies controlled by private equity owners outperform, while benefiting from the liquidity of being listed on public markets.
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Anjula Andersson, managing director of Kepler Partners, said launching a UCITS fund version of the “unique investment proposition” will make it available to a wider pool of investors.
Nyrölä added: “Kepler was the natural choice of partner to open up our strategy to a wider pool of investors, given the firm’s expertise and reputation within the industry.
“The current environment for Talomon’s PE Alpha strategy is rich, with the continued growth of the private equity industry leading to private equity firms also playing a role in a significant number of public companies. The capital raised via this new fund will give us greater firepower to capitalise on this exciting opportunity set.”
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