Co-Invest Clubs Are the New Fund I
How deal-by-deal capital graduates into a franchise.
Many of today's emerging managers are not raising a fund at all. They are running a co-invest club — a recurring group of LPs who see each deal and opt in — and calling it a track record.
Design for Graduation
Development director at Atlas New Communities. Master-planning large-format greenfield districts.
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