sponsors

also referred to as: sponsor

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Oct 4, 2021 by Barry Sternlicht · across every show →

Everything said about sponsors, oldest first

Oct 4, 2021 bearish
Prediction Held up
Sternlicht: Desperate SPAC sponsors will cut promotes by 25% to 75%
“The outcome of this will be as the two year anniversary of those SPACs births comes around, they would get desperate and they will start cutting their promotes 25, 50, 75%, just so they don't lose the sponsor equity capital they put up. So it's going to be a b…”
Barry Sternlicht Oct 4, 2021 ▶ 52:59 Barry Sternlicht – Masterclass in Real Estate in a Post-COVID World (Capital Allocators, EP.216)
Oct 24, 2022 bullish
Insight
Ballis: Sponsors favor private credit for execution certainty and zero term flex
“One thing that sponsors love about the private credit space is that there's certainty. They're not syndicated. It's not one of the big banks looking to syndicate out the loan. They buy the deal. The private credit providers, they're the ones that are going to …”
Jon Ballis Oct 24, 2022 ▶ 43:40 Jon Ballis – In the Room Where Private Equity Happens at Kirkland & Ellis (Capital Allocators, EP.277)
Oct 14, 2023 neutral
Insight
Diversified Collateral Unlocks Cheaper Credit for Private Equity Sponsors
“By providing a diversified portfolio as collateral, sponsors can access cheaper credit for their companies.”
Ted Seides Oct 14, 2023 ▶ 4:37 WTT - NAV Loans: Canary or the Gold Mine?
Feb 10, 2025 neutral
Insight
Charles: PE buyers are now suspicious of assets sold without continuation vehicles
“Well, now, if I'm a sponsor, and I'm getting a book from another sponsor, and they're not CV-ing it, I'm a little suspicious.”
Ian Charles Feb 10, 2025 ▶ 34:39 Ian Charles - Private Equity's New Rules (EP.431)
Nov 10, 2025 positive
Insight
Ripley: LP-GP alignment peaks during a sponsor's Fund I era
“You're never more aligned with a sponsor than you are in that fund one era when they want to have that stamp.”
Jay Ripley Nov 10, 2025 ▶ 45:53 Jay Ripley – Emerging Manager Selection at GEM (EP.470)
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