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Corgentum:
Private Equity and Real Estate
Operational Due Diligence
Corgentum is a full service operational risk consultancy practice. In addition to
hedge fund operational due diligence services, we offer a variety of
operational due diligence solutions for reviews of private equity and real
estate funds. Many of the core tenants of the hedge fund operational due
diligence process directly translate to private equity and real estate. In many
cases, such operational risk reviews also typically require a customized
approach to properly vet the unique risks associated with these investment
funds. Corgentum has designed operational due diligence approaches to
properly diagnose and analyze the unique operational risks associated with
private equity and real estate funds.
Direct Industry Corgentum personnel have direct industry experience reviewing a wide-variety
Experience
of private equity and real estate funds. Examples of the funds and strategies
previously reviewed by Corgentum personnel include REIT’s, clean-tech funds,
direct property holdings, multi-year vintage funds, Asian infrastructure funds,
Eastern European utility and infrastructure funds, commodity funds (timber,
oil, gold etc.) and private equity fund of funds.
Focus on Valuation The Corgentum operational due diligence process for private equity and real
estate funds includes a distinct focus on valuation policies and procedures in
place at the fund level. This includes a review of existing fund policies, testing
of historical position valuations, analysis of prior or vintage funds and reviews
of related financial statements.
Understanding fund
Private equity and real estate funds posses a unique set of operational risks
specific risks
specific to each fund under review. These risks can include operational