Investment Synergy

MFPE is an active investor in both partnership investments and direct investments in operating companies. As a result, the shared market intelligence and industry relationships of each activity create a valuable synergy of resources. For example:

• As board members for private operating companies, our direct investment professionals have the unique opportunity to directly observe contributions made by other board members from the private equity industry. This allows for a real-time, "in the trenches" assessment of the private equity managers who may comprise our partnership investments, and provides invaluable investment intelligence.
• Given the lack of standard private equity reporting guidelines, the extensive valuation experience of our direct investment professionals can support the analysis of unrealized partnership portfolios reviewed by our partnership investment professionals.
• Our partnership investments can produce exclusive opportunities for additional direct investments.
• Our direct investment activity can provide additional opportunities for the fund managers in our partnership portfolio as MFPE is able to refer transactions to appropriate funds.
• Our partnership investments place MFPE in the middle of a network of "thought partners" who can easily be tapped for specific domain expertise, regional experience, additional investment capital and introductions to operating executives. This benefits all parties and elevates MFPE's value as an investor in either a partnership fund or direct transaction.