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LP profile
Swiss Re Private Equity Partners
Fund of fund · Founded 1995 · Switzerland
13
VC firms backed
01 · Background
Who Swiss Re Private Equity Partners is.
- Historical Background
- Swiss Re Private Equity Partners was the private equity fund of funds franchise of Swiss Re, a global reinsurance and insurance provider. The firm began investing in private equity funds in 1995.
- Source of Capital
- Capital was primarily sourced from the balance sheet of the Swiss Re Group. The managed assets supported the liabilities of Swiss Re's core business units, including Property & Casualty Reinsurance and Life & Health Reinsurance.
- Major Events
- In 2012, BlackRock entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Swiss Re Private Equity Partners AG. As part of the transaction, BlackRock and Swiss Re also established a strategic alternative investment relationship.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm operated as a fund of funds, investing in other private equity funds rather than directly into companies. It allocated capital to venture and buyout funds located in the United States and Western Europe. The strategy included investments in infrastructure-focused funds.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds Swiss Re Private Equity Partners backs.
Swiss Re Private Equity Partners is a limited partner in 13 funds. 2 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Threshold Ventures
#115 Power Law
Northzone
#224 Power Law
Advent Venture Partners
Eden Ventures
Emerald Technology Ventures
EQT Life Sciences
ETF Partners
HealthCap
LivingBridge
MVM Life Science Partners
Palamon Capital Partners
Scottish Equity Partners
Wellington Partners
03 · Allocation
How Swiss Re Private Equity Partners’ fund book is spread.
The 13 funds Swiss Re Private Equity Partners backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- Europe 1292%
- North America 18%
United Kingdom 8 · Germany 1 · Netherlands 1 · Sweden 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 10 of 13 with a fund history on record.
Emerging funds · 3
Established funds · 7
1
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2
2
3
4
4
5-6
2
7-9
10-14
1
15+
Funds raised by the manager
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