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The Best-Performing Private Equity Funds Share These Two Attributes

With a 40 percent internal rate of return, these funds far outperform others.

A group of private equity funds delivering eyebrow-raising performance aren’t exclusively focused on one industry or located in a specific region. They share a certain size and focus — two critical attributes helping them beat competitors.

In 2023, Mantra Investment Partners, a firm that tracks and invests in small private equity funds, analyzed the historical internal rate of return (IRR) and multiple on invested capital (MOIC) across more than 5,000 deals, 500 funds, and 242 private equity firms. The analysis quantified what the firm had observed for many years: private equity strategies that have less than $350 million in assets, and that focus on investing in esoteric industries or businesses, meaningfully outperformed bigger funds.

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Niche Private Equity Index – February 2024

Mantra is pleased to release its fifth edition of the Niche Private Equity IndexTM.

As a niche private equity specialist, Mantra invests alongside managers with differentiated, off-the-beaten-path strategies.

The latest data show that Niche Private Equity strategies continue to outperform mainstream PE over the long term. This quarter, we also looked at how size impacts performance. This analysis found that smaller Niche PE funds perform even better.

We trust you will find the data and analysis of our Niche Private Equity IndexTM informative.

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Press contact: info@mantrainvest.com

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Niche Private Equity Index – October 2023

Mantra is pleased to release its fourth Niche Private Equity IndexTM.

As a Niche Private Equity specialist, Mantra invests alongside managers with highly differentiated off-the-beaten-path strategies. The latest data as of Q1 2023 show that Niche Private Equity strategies continue to outperform mainstream PE over the long term.

We trust you will find the data and analysis of our Niche Private Equity IndexTM informative.

View the Niche Private Equity IndexTM

Press contact: info@mantrainvest.com

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Niche Private Equity Index – July 2023

Mantra is releasing its quarterly Niche Private Equity IndexTM with data as of Q4 2022, in order to highlight how the performance of niche private equity compares to that of mainstream private equity.

As a niche private equity specialist, Mantra invests alongside managers with promising, off-the-beaten-path strategies. Niche private equity investors seek out highly specialized, complex or new business areas that are little penetrated by mainstream private equity. Its common distinguishing characteristics are low correlation with listed equity, insulation from the volatility of economic cycles, and higher returns than mainstream private equity.

We trust you will find the data and analysis of our Niche Private Equity IndexTM informative.

View the Niche Private Equity IndexTM

Press contact: info@mantrainvest.com

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Niche Private Equity Index – May 2023

Mantra is releasing its quarterly Niche Private Equity IndexTM with data as of Q3 2022, in order to highlight how the performance of niche private equity compares to that of mainstream private equity.

As a niche private equity specialist, Mantra invests alongside managers with promising, off-the-beaten-path strategies. Niche private equity investors seek out highly specialized, complex or new business areas that are little penetrated by mainstream private equity. Its common distinguishing characteristics are low correlation with listed equity, insulation from the volatility of economic cycles, and higher returns than mainstream private equity.

We trust you will find the data and analysis of our Niche Private Equity IndexTM informative.

View the Niche Private Equity IndexTM

Press contact: info@mantrainvest.com