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Q & A — 14 May 2024

Investment advice: unlisted asset investment funds, for whom and how to invest

Unlisted investment: why, for whom and what solutions? Find out how to invest in unlisted companies (SMEs, ETIs, start-ups) and build up a portfolio of unlisted assets with Private Corner, a ‘digital native’ asset management company approved in 2020 by the Autorité des marchés financiers, which provides asset management professionals and their clients with an integrated investment platform dedicated to unlisted asset funds.

Unlisted investment: definition

Are you a private investor looking to build up a portfolio of unlisted assets, or a private banking professional looking for unlisted investment solutions for your clients? In order to explain the subject of investing in unlisted companies and private equity, let's take a look at corporate finance solutions. What are the options available to an unlisted company, whether it's an SME, a midcap or a start-up, to finance its growth? In simple terms, you can go to your bank. If it meets the conditions, particularly in terms of equity capital and shares placed on the market, it can float on the stock market, with the counterparties that this implies. It can also call on investment funds to invest in unlisted assets that will become partners in its ambitions.

Private equity makes it possible to invest in unlisted companies and thus support these ‘real economy’ companies as they grow. Until recently, however, this branch of unlisted investment was reserved for a tiny minority of institutional investors capable of raising several million euros, with management companies specialising in funds investing in unlisted assets choosing to target these investors exclusively.

To find out more about how to invest in an unlisted company, read the investment advice interview on unlisted investment with Estelle Dolla on BFM Business, the founder and CEO of Private Corner.

How can I invest in an unlisted company with Private Corner?

Private Corner is changing the game by bridging two worlds that didn't speak to each other: the world of institutional asset management companies (which provide access to these unlisted investments) and the world of wealth management professionals and private clients. Starting at €100,000, Private Corner offers to invest in the unlisted assets of growing start-ups, SMEs and ETIs for private clients, while institutionalising the offering to them. To ensure the highest standards of quality, Private Corner works exclusively with wealthy clients through its partners.

Follow this link to find out more about our fully digital platform for investing in unlisted companies.

5 tips for investors and their advisers wishing to invest in unlisted asset funds

1. Private investors should be accompanied by a private banking professional

The 1st piece of advice is aimed directly at individual investors. It is essential to be accompanied by a private banking professional before investing: Wealth Management Advisers, Familly Offices or Private Banks. It is essential to be aware of the risks associated with unlisted asset funds. There is a liquidity risk, but it is not the only one; the risk of loss of capital should also be borne in mind.

2. Unlisted investments must be long-term in nature

You need to be able to take a long-term view, because it takes time to create value: time for the management teams to select market-leading companies, define a strategic development and transformation plan, implement it, then crystallise the value and reap the rewards by selling these unlisted companies to another fund investing in unlisted assets, to a manufacturer or by listing the company on the financial markets.

3. Investing in unlisted asset funds locked in for several years

When you want to invest in unlisted assets, you need to be able to ‘forget’ about the investment. These investments are not liquid. In fact, at Private Corner, we opt for ‘closed’ products and advise you to invest in funds that are locked in for several years! If you have projects that require you to mobilise these savings, then it's better to opt for more traditional investments.

4. It's always a good time to invest in unlisted assets

There's no such thing as market timing! It's important to be aware of this particular point: it's always a good time to invest to smooth out entry points.

5. Diversify your portfolio of unlisted assets

Diversification is essential: it's what all asset classes have in common. The unlisted sector is a highly complex asset class, rich and full of meaning: in terms of strategies, company sizes (from start-ups to SMEs) and sectors...

What are the advantages of this asset class, and how much of it should be included in an allocation?

We have seen (although this in no way prejudges future performance) that unlisted assets, through institutional quality funds, offer an outperformance of 5 to 7% a year compared with traditional assets.

In France, only 1% of retail portfolios are invested in unlisted assets. Compared with the 15/20% seen across the Atlantic, there is plenty of room for improvement. From Private Corner's point of view, a target allocation of 10% would be a reasonable allocation to ‘start’ investing in non-listed assets!

What non-listed investment projects for 2024?

The 1st edition of our back-to-school conference was held on 16 January, providing an opportunity to take stock of the past year and discuss our investment plans. Our prestigious guests shared their vision of their profession and of the unlisted market.

If you would like to see the inspiring speeches made by our guests, we invite you to read the article summarising and analysing the discussions at this evening dedicated to unlisted investment in 2024.

Club Patrimoine was on hand to record the event on video. Our Board members Jacques Ittah & Dominique Gaillard, as well as Maxime Vanneaux, Director of Partner Relations, were interviewed by Vincent Touraine for the occasion.

Private Corner's offer for investing in unlisted assets

Private Corner offers savvy individual investors the opportunity to broaden their portfolio by investing in unlisted companies via 5 channels:

Private equity
Co-investment
Infrastructure
Private debt
150-0 B ter capital contributions

We therefore offer 5 funds investing in unlisted assets that are exposed to the strategies of leading fund managers.

Find out more about the management company Private Corner

Private Corner has been in existence for 3 years as an independent fund management company for unlisted assets based in Paris. To date, we have assisted 2,500 private investors through 300 management professionals, i.e. independent asset managers, FOs and private banks, raising a total of €550 million.

Private Corner is a pioneering management company in the institutionalisation of access to private equity. To invest in unlisted companies via one of our funds or to find out more about our various unlisted asset solutions (private equity, infrastructure and private debt), please contact us :

Address: 161 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris
Telephone number: 00 33 1 83 75 66 95
E-mail: contact@private-corner.eu

Please note that investment in an unlisted company is only available for amounts of €100,000 or more, and presents risks, particularly of capital loss. Before investing, seek the advice of a specialist in investment advice.

Our ecosystem is talking about us! Meet the ambassadors of Private Corner through our web series #InPrivate! To discover all the episodes, subscribe to our Youtube channel dedicated to non-listed investments.

Private Corner in the press! Here is a selection of articles:

Décideurs Patrimoine: A unique approach to private assets
Investissement Conseils: Institutionalising the approach to non-listed assets
L'Express: Is private equity a profitable investment?
CFNews: IPEM: back to the drawing board for non-listed funds
Challenges: Investments: taking the long view with private equity
Gestion de Fortune: Private equity: Private Corner Secondary Fund 2022 closes

PRIVASSETS, the information website dedicated to private assets, has devoted an article to the co-investment and private equity duo, and we wanted to share this inspiring article with you: 👉 Read the article

Q & A

Is there a good market timing in private investments?

Private equity investors often ask the question: is there such a thing as good market timing? In the unlisted sector, there are significant differences in performance between managers. And with interest rates rebounding, selectivity is all the more crucial. In particular, you need to identify whether now is the right time to gain exposure to a particular strategy. When it comes to unlisted investments, the notion of ‘market timing’ does not have the same meaning as it does on the stock market.

Q & A

Private Corner: investing in unlisted assets - For whom? For what ?

Private Corner answers the questions that you, investors, distributors, GPs or simply curious, might ask on subjects such as how to invest in Private Equity funds, or why use asset investment companies not listed?