Karl D’Cunha is the Senior Managing Director of Madison Street Capital, a middle market boutique investment bank. Karl’s group specializes in M&A, restructuring, and portfolio valuation for asset managers, particularly hedge funds, putting him at the center of the hedge fund M&A market.
In this Opalesque.TV interview, Karl describes in detail:
• Why “all types of players” are now interested in acquiring hedge fund businesses
• What are the factors that affect the valuation of a hedge fund?
• What are the main drivers behind the consolidation in the hedge fund industry?
• The surprising role of the BRICS countries
• Who are the typical buyers and sellers, and what are their motivations?
• What are the deal-breakers? When do hedge fund mergers and acquisitions fail?
• What are the main issues in a deal structure?
• Bridging the disconnect between buyers and sellers
Karl D'Cunha, CA is a Senior Managing Director at Madison Street Capital where he oversees services for clients in the asset management industry. The range of services include M&A Advisory, Capital raising, Portfolio Valuation, Restructuring and Financial Sponsor advisory services. Mr. D’Cunha has broad financial services experience including over 15 years experience in the asset management industry working with some of the largest money managers in the world. Mr. D’Cunha has been actively involved in asset management industry related services and has prepared, supervised, or executed on assignments for private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, RIA’s, public and private pensions, family offices and other entities. Mr. D'Cunha was previously an audit manager at Ernst & Young, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP with 8 years experience in their respective Asset Management industry focus group.
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Karl D’Cunha is the Senior Managing Director of Madison Street Capital, a middle market boutique investment bank. Karl’s group specializes in M&A, restructuring, and portfolio valuation for asset managers, particularly hedge funds, putting him at the center of the hedge fund M&A market.
In this Opalesque.TV interview, Karl describes in detail:
• Why “all types of players” are now interested in acquiring hedge fund businesses
• What are the factors that affect the valuation of a hedge fund?
• What are the main d
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