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Eaton Partners is a global placement agent that assists in raising capital for funds managed by some of the largest private equity firms, hedge funds, real assets and real estate funds in the world. The firm is also one of the oldest placement agents in the industry.〔(Private Equity's Online Courtship. New York Times, Nov. 11, 2013 )〕〔Energy Trust Partners Seeks $600M for Its Fourth Fund. Dow Jones LBO Wire, April 11, 2013〕 Eaton Partners raises capital primarily from institutional investors including private and public pension funds, endowment funds, family offices, fund of funds, foundations and other large pools of money that invest in alternative asset classes. In 1989, the firm helped raise capital for a fund managed by Tiger Management Corp., one of the earliest hedge funds, which was founded by Julian Robertson.〔(A Pioneer. Columbia Business, October 9, 2013 )〕 On Nov. 9, 2015, Stifel Financial Corp. agreed to buy Eaton Partners. 〔(Stifel to Acquire Eaton for Private Equity, Hedge Fund Ties. Bloomberg. Nov. 9, 2015 ).〕 As of April 2014, Eaton Partners acquired a secondary advisory group that assists clients in the purchase and sale of limited partnership interests in various types of private funds including private equity, real asset, real estate, venture capital and illiquid hedge funds.〔(Eaton Partners Forms Secondary Advisory Group ). FINalternatives, April 11, 2014〕 The firm was founded in 1983 by Charles Eaton and has over 60 employees and six offices; three in the US, two in Asia and one in Europe. The firm's headquarters are in Rowayton, Connecticut.〔(Company Website )〕 In 2010, the firm was the first placement agent in the U.S. to launch a fund raising platform for private equity firms in China.〔(Private Equity Slowdown? Not for Yuan Funds. The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010. )〕 In 2013, Private Equity International named Eaton Partners the "Placement Agent of the Year in North America" ahead of Park Hill Group and Credit Suisse.〔(Private Equity International Awards 2012. Private Equity International, Annual Review 2012 )〕 Eaton Partners is a Registered Broker-Dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The firm is also registered as an Introducing Broker with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and member of the National Futures Association and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The firm's U.K. operating subsidiary is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and their Hong Kong based arm is approved as a Type 1 License company under the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong.〔(Company Website )〕 == Business lines == Fund raising- Eaton Partners has relationships with over 4,000 active institutional investors in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Since its founding, the firm has raised more than $68 billion globally across 90 different private fund vehicles.〔(Eaton Partners hires Jackson Chan for Asia distribution ). Asian Venture Capital Journal, May 14, 2014〕 Secondary advisory- Eaton Partner’s secondary advisory team assists the general partners of private funds in managing the sale of limited partnership interests within their existing funds and also raising new capital through stapled transactions, fund recapitalizations and fund restructurings. The team also advises limited partners on the purchase or sale of fund interests in the secondary markets. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eaton Partners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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