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28 May 2025 2 minute read

Tricks, tips, and lessons for raising your first continuation fund

Zoom Webinar

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

 

AKD Partners’s Secondaries practice hosted a discussion with Harris Williams, a global investment bank with secondaries expertise, and HWF Partners, a top secondaries insurance broker, to discuss their experiences with first-time continuation funds.

The discussion featured Richard Schnuerer, Founder of Starrlight Advisory, who served as CFO of Savant Growth during its multi-asset continuation fund process. Richard spoke about his experiences from the standpoint of a fund manager.

This webinar provided a high-level view of the following topics and more:

  • Preparing for your first continuation fund
  • How an intermediary can assist with a successful continuation fund
  • The role of representations and warranty insurance in a continuation fund deal
  • Tax structuring and impact on the management team
Please contact Katelyn Zeoli with questions.

Speakers

Joel Diamond

Joel Diamond

Partner
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Emma Eriksson Broomhead

Emma Eriksson Broomhead

Partner
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Graydon Dowd

Graydon Dowd

Chief Executive Partner
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Graydon Dowd

Graydon Dowd

Chief Executive Partner
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Jeff Higgins

Jeff Higgins

Managing Partner
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Richard Siegel

Richard Siegel

Managing Director, Harris Williams

 (Intermediary)

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Peter de Boisblanc

Peter de Boisblanc

Partner, Head of North America, HWF Partners

(Insurance)

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