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Our Process for Investing with Fund Managers

"In a competitive environment, the best firms run their investment process so that they do not lose access to opportunities because of how they manage their process."

Grove Street® is structured internally and manages its deal generation, investment selection and due diligence processes in a style and substance similar to that of a top tier private equity firm. Key points include:

  • Significant participation throughout the evaluation process by Grove Street's partners
  • Respect for the time of prospective investment fund management teams
  • Prompt and efficient screening of proposals
  • Quick, clear, constructive feedback to fund management teams
  • Formalized due diligence questionnaires are not utilized
  • In-depth due diligence only on those investments likely to be completed

During the due diligence process GSA strives to build strong peer-to-peer relationships with each team and to customize its due diligence to the unique characteristics of each investment. Our objective is to establish long-term value-added relationships with our fund managers. We operate based on the expectation that we will invest with a team over multiple funds. GSA works with both proven teams as well as new/emerging funds and, where appropriate, will work actively with a new team as a sponsoring investor.