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Lp Survey Findings 2009
- 1. Limited Partners Opinion Survey
Highlights
Findings from the most recent LP Opinion Survey
by the Latin American Venture Capital Association
Q1, 2009
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- 2. Survey description
• The survey was sent to a LAVCA-selected sample of over
100 Limited Partners that in the past have indicated that they
do or will do business in the region
• A total of 40 representative Limited Partners answered the full
survey, and several more sent partial responses
• Survey was conducted in February 2009 through an online
questionnaire
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- 3. Sample Demographics
35%
31%
100%
30%
Top
types
of
inves4ng
ins4tu4on
90%
88%
Investment
strategies
80%
72%
25%
70%
63%
59%
20%
60%
50%
41%
15%
34%
31%
10%
10%
10%
40%
10%
7%
30%
19%
16%
3%
3%
20%
13%
9%
9%
9%
5%
6%
10%
0%
0%
Es4mated
assets
allocated
to
La4n
America
Are
you
currently:
None
of
the
Less
than
$50
million
9%
above;
28%
Doing
due
$50
million
‐
$100
million
9%
diligence
to
More
than
$1B
44%
invest
in
$100
million
‐
$500
million
16%
Alloca(ng
La(n
$500
million
‐
$1
billion
funds
in
America;
22%
La(n
39%
America;
33%
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- 4. Selected charts show confidence in the region
How do you predict your portfolio allocation to Latin Name the best market opportunities to invest your
America GPs will change over the next 12 and 36 35%
portfolio in
months?
30%
44%
25%
Next
12
Months
20%
Next
36
Months
15%
15%
10%
10%
3%
5%
0%
Decrease
Increase
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Other
How would you qualify the following in terms of private capital markets
in Latin America
Posi(ve;
Posi(ve;
Deal flow 39%
Availability of
28%
opportunities experienced GPs
Very
Very
Neutral;
Posi(ve;
Posi(ve;
25%
11%
11%
Nega(ve;
Neutral;
8%
42%
Nega(ve;
36%
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- 5. Key findings
• More than 65% of respondents indicated that they see the region
better positioned than other Emerging Markets in the long term
• 82% of respondents selected Brazil as one of their top 3 choices
for best investment opportunities in the region
• The biggest negative influences on the LPs perception of the
region were the level of political and economic risk and the
availability of experienced GPs.
• However, almost the same % of respondents saw the availability of
experienced GPs as a positive influence. Other positive influence
widely mentioned was the availability of deal flow
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