Our 2023 Fundamentals event is underway as partner Tim Ludford-Thomas welcomes a full house in New York #InvestmentFunds

Only 30 minutes to go until we kick off our 2023 ⁦#Fundamentals event with clients in New York

The team at Walkers enjoyed a fun samba percussion workshop with Masamba Samba School in the @NCH_Music, Dublin yesterday as part of the Walkers sponsored Primary Ensemble Project in partnership with the NCH and the @RIAMDublin.

It’s a privilege to have @MagicJohnson sharing his experiences - from the Lakers to business to improving lives - with @WalkersGlobal managing partner @_IngridPierce. He’s a massive hit with the #WalkersFundamentals audience.

Could it be Magic? We’re delighted to welcome @MagicJohnson as keynote speaker at #WalkersFundamentals 2022

Our Cayman managing partner Tim Buckley hosts the panel discussion on the latest #investmentfund trends at #WalkersFundamentals 2022

Managers may focus on different strategies, but we don't think that fund formations are going to slow down because managers will raise funds tailored to whatever market situations arise. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets

Our predictions for the next 12 months: a resurgence in the #IPO market heading into 2023. And in 5 years' time: #SPACs will be back. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets

A key theme we're seeing is looking for solutions within complexity – complex interaction with structuring, offering terms/fees & finding the appropriate liquidity balances, complexity between ESG on paper and ESG in practice. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets

#Governance, is front of mind for managers, investors, administrators and directors. We're also seeing the Cayman Islands regulator (CIMA) echoing their own focus in this area. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

For private funds we can see that 20% remains an acceptable carry percentage which suggests that investors are perhaps happy to pay for returns more than for ongoing fees. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

We've seen more continuation funds where management fees are lower. We've also seen secondary funds where, again, management fees tend to be lower. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

In the last 12 months, we saw 62% of our funds deploying a standard 12 month lockup. However this year we have observed that more funds are now introducing longer lock-ups in the 18-36 months range. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

2022 has been a year for the mega funds. Driven predominantly by done-deals and capital deployed at a rapid pace over 2021 which has led to many mega funds coming back to market quickly. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

#ESG considerations are factored upfront in fund documents and marketing materials. Managers are working with experts to develop their ESG policies and framework. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets #HedgeFunds #PrivateEquity

#IPO activity has been limited recently but we have seen lots of listings of Cayman companies on US and international exchanges. We also played in the SPAC boom and are seeing some of those #SPACs managing to do de-SPACs. #WalkersFundamentals #TunedIntoFinancialMarkets