Cattegatt

Nordic private markets expertise

Fund raising, Investor relations, Secondary transactions

Nordic Alternative Placing Power

 

Cattegatt collaborates with General Partners on primary capital raising mandates, specializing in the Nordic Limited Partner universe. We have deep-rooted relationships with a wide range of investors, from family offices to Tier One institutions, built over two decades of experience in the industry.

Leveraging the track record from senior positions at leading placement agents, Cattegatt provides General Partners with critical mass and essential regional access to broaden their Nordic investor base.

Cattegatt also supports GPs in their fundraising efforts by serving as an outsourced interim IR partner, helping to navigate and strategize the fundraising process, conduct LP mapping, build momentum, and manage relationships, such as selecting placement agents that align with the strategy and objectives.

Our expertise spans various asset classes, including buyout, growth equity, private debt, venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure, please scroll down for more on primary placements.

Additionally, Cattegatt offers in house cost efficient secondary brokerage for LP stakes with a focus on smaller interests such as tail ends, and in more complex GP leds together with our leading partners.

In LP leds we facilitate transactions starting from a few hundred thousand dollars and upwards in interests worldwide and GP leds from 50mn dollars upwards with a focus on mid market, please scroll down for more on LP brokerage.

For enquiries please contact Lars Lindqvist:

t: +44 (0) 788 977 5604

lars.lindqvist@cattegatt.com



Cattegatt offers investors a seamless secondaries market access
ranging from all the classic to highly diversified strategies.

Even though each sale is different a generic process may be described as:

Engagement

Objectives
Transaction planning
Investor segmentation

Marketing

Due diligence support
Data room
Q&A
GP access

Negotiation

Trade terms
Optimization
Fine tuning

Settlement & Closing

Documentation
Transfer monitoring
Full support until closing

Key features

1.

Cattegatt maintains relationships with a critical mass of investors- only the most qualified are approached to build exclusivity and avoid misperceptions.

2.

Cattegatt offers senior representation throughout the transaction cycle.

3.

Cattegatt protects the identities of the counterparties at all times until closing.

4.

Cattegatt always provides full transparency.

Capabilities

1.

Agnostic to deal size.

2.

Flexible pricing: cash, structured, preferred equity.

3.

Maintains momentum: deadlines, objectives and competitive aura.

With a track record spanning almost a decade Cattegatt has
closed a range of secondary transactions in its segment including:

$170,000,000

Private Bank sale of hedge fund and private equity LPs.

Cattegatt

$90,000,000

Merchant Bank liquidation of side pockets.

Cattegatt

$13,000,000

Family office exit from illiquid fund interests.

Cattegatt

$53,000,000

Fund of Funds rebalancing distressed credit funds.

Cattegatt

$34,000,000

Seed investor exiting from hedge fund.

Cattegatt

$45,000,000

Asset manager sales of natural resources funds.

Cattegatt

$8,000,000

Private bank basket sale of legacy fund holdings.

Cattegatt

$16,000,000

Insurance company sales of legacy holdings.

Cattegatt

$25,000,000

Endowment sales of illiquid distressed funds.

Cattegatt

$12,000,000

Pension fund disposing of tail end funds.

Cattegatt

$3,500,000

Asset manager redeeming closed funds.

Cattegatt

$5,500,000

Basket sale of various legacy fund holdings.

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Primary Placements:

On a selective, non-competing fund strategy basis, Cattegatt partners with General Partners to raise primary capital. Our focus is on the Nordics, where we introduce General Partners to qualified investors that are well-acquainted with Cattegatt, ensuring strong traction and valuable feedback: institutional investors, asset and wealth managers, endowments, family offices, fund of funds, and third-party consultants.

With over 15 years of experience in the private funds market, we possess deep subject matter expertise and insights that enable us to build momentum and efficiently position each mandate. Our approach is highly bespoke, adding value through market insights, investor meetings, diligent follow-ups, and providing project management and due diligence support as needed.

General Partners Cattegatt has represented include some of the most respected names in their fields, including first time funds, spin offs, and range from low mid market to mega fund managers with the motivated desire to expand into the region.

Occasionally, we collaborate with other placement agents to extend our expertise to target specific regions or investor segments.

For more information about primary placements, please contact Cattegatt.

Fundraising Process

We specialize in strategies backed by a proven track record, bringing expertise and credibility to the process.

Pre Marketing

Identify and qualify investors – LP priority

Optimize: presentations, fund terms

Competitive analys, market segmentation

Data room and due diligence preparations

Tactical action plan: roadshows, time line

Fundraising

Engage investor community: LPs, consultants,
gate keepers, advisors

Implementation: roadshows, presentations

Meeting management: intro, key points, next steps

Momentum, follow ups, regular updates

Closing

Final stage due diligence

Capacity management

Momentum, efficiency & dead lines

Post closing: feedback, ”lessons learned”, next launch

Capabilities

1.

Coverage: institutions, fund of funds, family offices, consultants, private banks, foundations, asset manager, sovereign wealth funds.

2.

Geographies: Nordic expertise - Sweden, Denamrk, Finland, Norway.

3.

Areas of interest: buyout, growth equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, venture capital, impact.

4.

Strong aligments of interests over the complete fund raising cycle.

Key features

1.

Cattegatt maintains deep - rooted relationships with a broad network of LPs, ensuring comprehensive placement capabilities across the LP universe.

2.

Cattegatt adopts a high-touch approach, customizing each fundraising strategy to ensure clear communication, a thorough understanding of strategy, and successful execution.

3.

Cattegatt provides senior-level representation at every stage.

Company

Cattegatt was founded in 2010 in London with the primary mission of matching secondary interests between buyers and sellers, as well as partnering with General Partners to raise primary capital. These objectives have remained unchanged, with no other products or services to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Today, the company has evolved, offering deep Nordic expertise in private fund raising as well as brokerage of LP interests, bringing both specialized knowledge and track record to the table.

Ownership / Senior Management

Cattegatt Capital Ltd is independently owned by Lars Lindqvist who has 20 years financial industry experience comprising brokerage, corporate finance and asset management. Lars has worked in London, Stockholm and Frankfurt for companies including Merrill Lynch, Handelsbanken and global placement agencies Eaton Partners, Capstone and Mercury Capital Advisors. Lars speaks English, German and his mother tongue is Swedish.

Ulrika Robertsson, senior advisor, has more than 15 years institutional capital markets experience including quantitative and alternative strategies. She has worked in client acquisition and business development roles in Frankfurt and London. Previous experiences include investment banks UBS and Goldman Sachs. Ulrika speaks English, German and her mother tongue is Swedish.

Takeshi Koyama, senior advisor, has over 20 years experience in financial markets and investments. He spent the last 9 years with fund of hedge funds Atlas/Sciens, as head of manager research / due diligence, portfolio manager and head of client advisory. Previously he was on the sell-side in convertible trading and equity derivatives at Merrill Lynch and Paribas, Paris and Tokyo. Takeshi speaks English, French and his mother tongue is Japanese.

Cattegatt
124 Baker Street
W1U 6TY London
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 788 977 5604

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