Listed private equity has more than 150 years of history in London, yet remains almost unknown in France.
The Club exists to change that: to explain, to share, and to bring together those who are interested in the subject, whether they are discovering it or have long been involved in it.
The Club
Why this club ?
Private equity has long been reserved for institutional investors: high entry tickets, capital locked up for around ten years, complex documentation. Listed trusts offer another way in.
You still need to know how to open that door. NAV, discount, unfunded commitments: the vocabulary is quickly off-putting. We make it readable.
What you will find here
A learning path
From the definition to reading an annual report, in three levels.
The news
Publications from the sector, summarised and explained.
The Letter
Every month, the essentials in five minutes.
Our ground rules
We explain, we decode.
No recommendations, no opinion on any stock.
We document everything.
Every article is dated and refers to public information or to its source.
We stay humble.
Any error reported is corrected, and every page shows the date it was last updated.
Our sources
Documents published by the trusts (annual reports, press releases, NAV announcements) and data from the sector’s professional associations. Every concept is given in French and in English, the language of the market.
Our experience and knowledge of this world allow us to share our view and our reading of the news, to help you become familiar with this specific asset class.
Questions fréquemment posées
Shaping culture has been our sole focus since we were founded 40 years ago. We have worked in more than 50 countries around the world and are able to deliver our work in ten languages.
Value engineering is based on a methodology developed by Lawrence Mines, who worked for the General Nizer Company in the USA during the Second World War. Because of the war, there were shortages of materials and certain finished products. However, manufacturing was running at maximum capacity, and ideas were needed to expand production.
We support CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers to optimise the structure of their finance functions to improve their contribution to the business. We structure our support to ensure that finance addresses the challenges of achieving appropriate standards of control, efficient back office opportunities and support to the business through insight and challenge.
We can also provide consultancy services to design and deliver development programs for business analysts at any level. We can help define the knowledge and key skills required for new or existing roles, assessing current or required competency levels and putting in place development programs.
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
We provide the best value to our customers by continuously refining our processes and cost structure.