Janna Laudato
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• Fourteen years of experience investing in private equity funds, across of all strategies – buyouts, growth /expansion, venture in life sciences and technology, distressed, and mezzanine/debt strategies. • Expertise in proactively sourcing high-performance new investment opportunities through market research and analysis of investment sectors, the competitive landscape, and macroeconomic forecasts. Due diligence co-investment opportunities. • Experienced in systematic monitoring and evaluation of a large portfolio of funds through portfolio review to assess the quality of General Partner valuations, review of quarterly and annual statements, attendance at Annual Meetings, and calls. Experienced in negotiating with General Partners on issues such as conflict of interest and terms and conditions. • Over 12 years of international consulting experience, including strategic planning, marketing and RFP preparation, as well as statistical analysis and evaluation. Experienced in preparing reports for senior management and making presentations. • Broad network of private equity industry contacts with banks, large pension funds, endowments, family offices, and multi-family offices for sourcing prospective investments, and evaluating managers. As Member of ILPA, led Task Force on Best Practices in Tracking and Valuation of Alternative Assets. Member of Task Force on Best Practices for Targeted Fund Programs. • Frequent speaker at industry conferences. • Experienced in managing teams as well as contractors. Enjoy mentoring junior staff. Specialties: • Expertise sourcing high-performance smaller funds and evaluating emerging managers.