In detail

Macquarie has access to a number of Private Equity Funds through it's worldwide network of businesses. The following are a number of examples of Private Equity funds from Macquarie:

Macquarie Global Opportunities Partners (MGOP)
Macquarie Global Opportunities Partners (MGOP) was established in 2007 as a Private Equity fund investing in a diversified portfolio of businesses that have privileged cash flows and where active management will enhance value. MGOP currently has an investment in Gateway, a Canadian Casinos business.

MGOP’s primary focus is European / North American buyout and growth capital, and precludes early stage and start-up investments.

Macquarie Capital Asia Partners (MCAP)
Macquarie Capital Asia Partners (MCAP) will make growth capital and buyout investments across a broad range of industries in Asia, with a primary focus on China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, and special co-investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.

MCAP will seek to capitalise on the prevalent demographic and economic trends in Asia by investing in fundamentally robust companies in well-positioned, core sectors, including: consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure services, manufacturing, media, retail and leisure.

Macquarie Advanced Investment Group (MAIG)
The Macquarie Advanced Investment Group (MAIG) is a closed end fund with investments across a range of industry sectors globally in its own right, and as a co-investor alongside Macquarie Group and/or its clients. MAIG focuses on businesses with privileged market positions and strong growth prospects. It typically looks to hold businesses for the medium term and targets Private Equity style returns.

Asia Resources Fund (ARF)
The Asia Resources Fund (ARF) was established in January 2008 to invest in a diversified portfolio of natural resources companies or assets with exposure to the Asia Pacific region.

ARF focuses on three key investment themes - resource development, expansion capital and consolidation strategies - across a range of natural resource sectors including (but not limited to) coal, oil & gas, metals, forestry and services.

ARF is a joint venture between Macquarie Capital and GEMS.

Things to consider

Considerations for investing in Private Equity funds relative to other forms of investment include:

• Substantial entry requirements. Private Equity funds often require significant initial commitment
• Investment Control. Nearly all investors in Private Equity are passive and rely on the manager to make investments and generate liquidity from those investments..
• Unfunded Commitments. An investor's commitment to a Private Equity fund is drawn over time.
• Investment Risks. The risk of loss of capital is typically higher in venture capital funds, which invest in companies during the earliest phases of their development or in companies with high amounts of financial leverage.
• High returns. Consistent with the risks outlined above, Private Equity can provide high returns, with the best Private Equity managers significantly outperforming the public markets

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