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Global Private Equity Initiative

Global Private Equity Initiative

Welcome to GPEI

Vikas A. Aggarwal

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Academic Director, Global Private Equity Initiative

Our Mission

The Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI) is INSEAD’s private capital think tank which works hand-in-hand with private equity and venture capital firms, institutional investors and governments around the world to foster entrepreneurial ecosystems. It connects companies and entrepreneurs with the right sources of capital for their stage of development.

GPEI covers research topics ranging from early-stage venture capital to growth equity to buyouts of mature businesses. Your questions develop into research projects, addressed in a thoughtful environment and are then shared with a global audience. GPEI can also connect with a select group of peers in closed-door events.

Launched in 2009 to combine the rigour and reach of the school's research capabilities with the talents of INSEAD’s alumni and global professionals in the PE and VC industry, GPEI has created a suite of original and relevant content on a range of under-researched topics...

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Vikas A. Aggarwal

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Academic Director, Global Private Equity Initiative

Resources

Partners

It is GPEI's role to further INSEAD's ability to produce the unbiased, data-driven output and insights needed to fuel success in private equity and to provide a trusted forum for the exchange of ideas and learning within the industry. As a non-profit organisation we depend on support from individual and corporate partners.

 

Corporate Partners

We thank our Corporate Partners for their multi-year commitment to GPEI and their longstanding support. It is not only a strong endorsement of our efforts, but allows us to extend the boundaries of private equity research and create a consistent dialogue between PE research and practitioners.

 

Alumni Partners

Many of INSEAD's alumni are either working in the private equity industry or have benefited from it as entrepreneurs and managers. Please consider supporting a specific research project or the overall development of PE at INSEAD. We are grateful to acknowledge support from the following alumni supporters:

Christoph RubeliINSEAD MBA '92D
Christian StahlINSEAD MBA '98D
Gilles DestremauINSEAD MBA '87J
Mark EllisonINSEAD MBA '83J
The Frank and Mary Dubczak Fund 
Zhou ChuangenINSEAD MBA '00D
Several anonymous donors 

 

Advisory Board

Some alumni who hold senior positions in the PE industry support and advise GPEI on an ongoing basis through our alumni advisory board. All members commit to the advisory board for several years to have a measurable impact on the centre's strategy and execution.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about the industry and INSEAD to help us define our role in the ecosystem. The following alumni constitute the advisory board. We are grateful for their support.

 

Research and Project Partners

Research Partners

Our Research Partners support GPEI with access to their data and cooperate with us on individual research projects:

 

Specific Project Partners

We partner with companies on specific projects. In addition to sponsorship, we are looking for access to data allowing us to develop original research. A selection of our project partners is shown below:

Becoming a Partner with GPEI

INSEAD GPEI attracts funding from top international companies; our founding core supporters include General Atlantic, Boston Consulting Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read Press Release.

It is GPEI's role to further INSEAD's ability to produce the unbiased, data-driven output and insights needed to fuel success in private equity and to provide a trusted forum for the exchange of ideas and learning within the industry. As a non-profit organisation we depend on support from individual and corporate partners.

Partnership Options

Option 1: Alumni Partners – for INSEAD alumni in the PE industry
GPEI is supported and advised by a board of alumni in senior positions in the PE industry. These selected INSEAD alumni provide strategic guidance for the centre as well as resources needed for the centre to execute its vision. If you do not have the time to commit to our board, please consider supporting us on individual projects or with a donation to benefit the overall development of the centre via:

Give to INSEAD .

Option 2: Corporate Partners – for companies in the PE industry
Join GPEI's consortium of leading industry partners – a select group of partners with complementary backgrounds. This group of corporate partners, together with the alumni board, constitute GPEI's advisory board. The size of the group will be capped and in order to join we ask for a multi-year commitment.

Option 3: Research or Project Partners
If you are interested in being associated with specific areas of research or want to further knowledge development and its dissemination in the industry, please contact us for a discussion. To be clear, we do not engage in customised publications for paying clients ('research for hire').

Partnership Benefits

GPEI's partners enjoy the privilege of being associated with a vibrant and open research environment. Through their association with GPEI, our partners receive significant recognition and visibility through their involvement in high-profile events, publications and the distribution of our reports across global networks.

Partnership Benefits

Send us a message

Contact us if you have any questions or if you would like to make a referral to potential partners.

Research Initiatives

Knowledge - INSEAD Insights Sept 2023

The team at GPEI are currently undertaking research to understand the nature of collaboration between corporations and startups, more specifically with the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm of large multinationals and their ability to attract startups into their portfolio.

We are currently looking for both CVCs and startups to offer their insight...

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Responsible Investing

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Investors and companies have expressed a growing appreciation of the impact that nonfinancial factors can have on value creation, long-term company performance, and the health of society at large. Over the past half-decade, this rising level of awareness has been spurred on by several organisations and industry bodies – such as the United Nations...

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News

Resources

Case Studies

Events

We congratulate this team of INSEAD MBA'17D students for winning this year's MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) competition! Advised by Ian Potter, the team pitched an online medical venture to win the competition, which included six months of preparation and an intense two-day competition involving 125 students from 25 business schools around the world.

Corporate Venture Capital

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Corporations are in a race to stay ahead and relevant as new technologies and business models upend their businesses. While internal R&D is still the main source of innovation, Global 2000 companies have turned increasingly to strategic acquisitions and venture capital investments to drive top-line growth, accelerate time to market and exploit...

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Case Study

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News

Books

Family Offices and Private Equity

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Family businesses and family wealth play a powerful role in economies around the world. Our research focuses on two specific interactions between families and the private equity industry: the opportunity for private equity funds to partner with family businesses to catalyse growth and families' activity as investors in the PE asset class.

For family...

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Events & Outreach Activities

Infrastructure Investing

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It is widely documented that infrastructure drives economic growth, creates jobs, and improves quality of life. However, there's a chronic underinvestment in infrastructure due to historical underinvestment and explosion in demand. A 2016 McKinsey study placed the gap in infrastructure spending at $800 billion annually through 2030 while the World...

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Publications

Venture Capital at INSEAD

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Venture capital and VC-backed companies provide a glimpse into what our world might look like in the years to come. The disruptive technologies and business models funded through VC investment impact a wide range of industries, from consumer to healthcare to financial services. The steady growth of annual VC investment over the past decade and the...

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INSEADAlum Ventures

  • GPEI is among a strong contingent of INSEAD stakeholders and alumni lending support to a new venture underpinning entrepreneurship at INSEAD: INSEADAlum Ventures (IAV). Launched in August 2015, IAV is a Singapore-registered investment company focused on providing seed funding, value-added resources and mentorship to selected INSEAD alumni who become entrepreneurs after graduation. Learn more about the fund and how to participate here.

Research

News

Student Projects

Featured Links

Turnaround and Distressed Investing

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Our work in Corporate Turnarounds is centred on the Managing Corporate Turnarounds MBA elective. The course focuses on giving participants the opportunity to experience what it takes to turn around a company in a variety of cases, ranging from strategic turnarounds to deep-distress situations. Turnaround situations are relevant to managers even if...

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Alumni in Turnarounds

  • Adam Kingdon
    Serial Entrepreneur & Turnaround Specialist
    MBA'83J
  • Tariq Fancy
    Founder of Rumie Initiative, Investor & Turnaround expert
    MBA'08J

News from the classroom

Publications

Private Equity Real Estate

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PE Real Estate is a mature sector providing investors with a large spectrum of investment opportunities. By crossing multiple criteria: geography, asset types, size, risk return profile, investors get access to both main stream investment like core office in Manhattan or niches, like student housing in Central Europe or Data warehouse in Sweden.

Lik...

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Alumni in Real Estate

  • Hans Hammer, Germany
    CEO at Hammer AG, Member of the Munich City Council
    MBA'98J
  • Omega Poole, UK
    Partner, Head of Debt Advisory at Mishcon de Reya LLP
    MBA'09J
  • Marc Le Borgne, France
    Managing Partner at Fairlead Real Estate
    MBA'87D

News from the Classroom

  • Syllabus of RE Elective

News

Resources

Student Projects