LP Profiles Archive > 2006 Institutional Investor Profile: Frank Brenninkmeyer, Principal, Performance Equity Management 30/11/2006. Frank Brenninkmeyer on fund selection criteria, on the qualities his team seeks in a good GP, and on portfolio construction issues. Institutional Investor Profile: Giorgio Buggio, Portfolio Manager, Compagnia di San Paolo 07/11/2006. Giorgio Buggio on Compagnia di San Paolo's allocation to private equity, on what kind of funds his team seeks, and on the foundation's mission to support the Italian economy and society. Institutional Investor Profile: Roberto Pilotto, Funds Director, PPM Managers 18/10/2006. Roberto Pilotto on investing in Asia, the CEE region and Europe, on why his team benefits from the firm's background in direct investments, and on the increasing challenges for country-specific funds in Europe. Institutional Investor Profile: SPF Beheer bv 11/10/2006. SPF Beheer's private equity team talked to AltAssets about its investments in Europe and the US and about how the team's strategy has developed over the past five years. Institutional Investor Profile: Giuseppe Campanella, Chief Executive Officer, State Street Global Investments 04/10/2006. Giuseppe Campanella on his team's focus on companies investing in and/or from Italy, on high management fees and the misalignment of LP/GP interests, and on why he is keen to invest in first-time funds. Institutional Investor Profile: Emmanuel Roth, Managing Director, Paris Orléans 27/09/2006. Emmanuel Roth on Paris Orléans's fund and direct investments, on the firm's global investment strategy, and on being part of the Rothschild Group. Institutional Investor Profilea: Carsten Schmeding (managing director), Mark Lippert and Mathias Radeck (both investment directors), Equity Partners 13/09/2006. Carsten Schmeding, Mark Lippert and Mathias Radeck on Equity Partners´ approach to private equity investing, on the advantage of being a direct investor into companies as well as a fund investor, and on how you can further differentiate yourself as an institutional investor in the current environment. Institutional Investor Profile: Thomas Kubr, a Managing Director and the Chief Executive of Capital Dynamics 23/08/2006. Thomas Kubr on ideal portfolio composition, on giving GPs enough freedom to adjust their strategies to changing market conditions, and on mega versus smaller buy-out funds. Institutional Investor Profile: Paul G Renaud, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, OMERS 02/08/2006. Paul G Renaud on why OMERS is increasingly interested in alternative assets, on the pension fund's investment strategy, and on why this year is a good year for private equity investors looking to invest in top-tier funds. Institutional Investor Profile: Ralph Günther, Managing Partner, bmp AG 26/07/2006. Ralph Günther on analysing track records, on the prospects of venture capital investing in Europe, on access issues and how to overcome them, and on the role of retail investors in private equity. Institutional Investor Profile: Peter Keehn, Head of Alternative Investments, Allstate Investments, LLC 29/06/2006. Peter Keehn on Allstate's preference for industry sector-specific funds, on the qualities that his team is keen to see in a good GP, on what puts them off investing with certain funds, and on Allstate's thorough due diligence process. Institutional Investor Profile: Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, Managing Partner, ATP Private Equity Partners 06/06/2006. Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen on the qualities ATP Private Equity Partners looks for during the due diligence process, on the importance of long-term LP-GP relationships, on why the firm is keen to invest in industry sector-specific funds, and on the firm's position on Asia. Institutional Investor Profile: Alexander Jira, founder and CEO, MFonds AG 30/05/2006. Alexander Jira on why he co-founded MFonds, on their progress and strategy and on private equity investment opportunities in Germany. Institutional Investor Profile: David G Proctor, Senior Vice President, Wind River Holdings 10/05/2006. David G Proctor on fund selection, due diligence and on the necessity to really understand how fund managers add value to their portfolio companies. Institutional Investor Profile: Greg Kulka, Director of Alternative Investments, New Mexico State Investment Council 25/04/2006. Greg Kulka on investing in buy-out and venture capital funds, making co-investments within New Mexico, being not too keen on generalists, and on why a consistent track record over time is the number-one criterion for any GP that is going to make the grade in his portfolio. Institutional Investor Profile: Godfrey Albertyn, Portfolio Manager, Futurebuilder, Metropolitan Asset Managers 06/04/2006. Godfrey Albertyn on Metropolitan's private equity fund investments, on private equity investing in South Africa, and on the role that private equity fund managers need to play in the South African transformation process. Institutional Investor Profile: Pierre Fortier, Vice President, Funds, Private Equity, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec 22/03/2006. Pierre Fortier on the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's private equity investment strategy, the need for being highly selective when picking funds and on the firm's strategic partnership with AXA Private Equity. Institutional Investor Profile: Veronica L John, Senior Investment Officer, Asian Development Bank 15/03/2006. Veronica L John on private equity investment opportunities and risk in Asia, the countries ADB has invested in, and on investment trends in Asia's emerging markets. Institutional Investor Profile: Michael Taylor, Director of Resources, Surrey County Council 08/03/2006. Michael Taylor on Surrey County Council's global investment approach, his targets and on why he has chosen to move away from direct investments. Institutional Investor Profile: Graham McDonald, Head of Fund Investments, Bank of Scotland 24/02/2006. Graham McDonald on why Bank of Scotland is increasing its allocation to private equity investment and on why the bank prefers to significantly increase its average investment size rather than the number of funds in its portfolio. Institutional Investor Profile: Dr Rolf Wickenkamp, Managing Partner, CAM Private Equity 15/02/2006. Dr Rolf Wickenkamp on why CAM Private Equity likes Continental Europe, on why the firm has increased its investments in venture capital funds globally and on why he thinks that it is a major advantage to have people with direct fund investing experience in a fund of funds management team. Institutional Investor Profile: Dr Hanspeter Bader, Managing Director in Charge of Private Equity, Unigestion 01/02/2006. Dr Hanspeter Bader on fund investments, secondaries transactions and on why Unigestion's private equity team believes that building strong relationships with funds is getting increasingly important.