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Managing Diversifiable Risk in Private Equity

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  • Laubach Oliver

    (Department of Bank Management, University of Cologne,)

  • Brunen Ann-Christine

    (Department of Bank Management, University of Cologne,)

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We use a unique dataset to examine the diversifiable risk of private equity portfolios held by limited partners (LPs). Our simulation results show that diversification across the number deals significantly mitigates idiosyncratic portfolio risk in large LP portfolios. Especially for buyout investments, syndicated deals reduce idiosyncratic portfolio risk, whereas deals shared by several partners within the same LP portfolio increase this risk. Looking at a sample of real LPs, our findings indicate that some investors have particularly high skills in identifying the most diversified general partners and selecting the most diversified funds. Additionally, we find that certain LPs simultaneously invest in several deal partners of a syndicated deal more frequently than chance and that these deals have a favorable risk-return profile.

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  • Laubach Oliver & Brunen Ann-Christine, 2023. "Managing Diversifiable Risk in Private Equity," Zeitschrift für Bankrecht und Bankwirtschaft (ZBB) / Journal of Banking Law and Banking (JBB), RWS Verlag, vol. 35(3), pages 168-187, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:zfbrbw:v:35:y:2023:i:3:p:168-187:n:6
    DOI: 10.15375/zbb-2023-0305
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