Our approach combines superior due diligence with the ability to position our firm and our clients as an attractive "investor of choice" for even the most selective fund management teams in private equity. Employing judgment and disciplined analysis, GSA leverages its unique mix of extensive operating experience in private equity and broad base of proprietary relationships to thoroughly evaluate past performance, team stability and future potential of prospective funds.

From a portfolio perspective, sustained superior financial performance requires both the ability to gain access to proven top performing private equity funds and the willingness to seek out and identify the most promising of the new and emerging fund management teams that will become the top performing teams of the future. Large institutions typically have trouble gaining sufficient allocations from top funds, as this would require displacing loyal existing investors, and often consider it imprudent or inefficient to work with new and emerging teams. When working with new and emerging teams, Grove Street typically invests relatively small amounts at first, but works closely with the team to add value and establish major allocations if/when the team's performance merits. In short, GSA seeks to exploit the "the management team lifecycle" in private equity.

Beyond due diligence, Grove Street also has the ability to add substantial value to its funds in terms of deal flow, staffing, references to additional sources of capital, and the application of overall best demonstrated industry practices.

Learn more about our investment approach in the Fund Managers section.