Navigating First Time Fund Formation

Elizabeth Dylke moderated a Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association webinar titled Navigating First-Time Fund Formation. The panel delved into the processes and challenges of launching a first-time investment fund. The panelists shared valuable insights from both the sponsor and investor perspectives, offering practical advice on avoiding common pitfalls of fund formation. The discussion also provided personal accounts and strategies for successfully navigating the launch of a fund without a formal track record. 

Panelists included Fred Di Blasio and Paul Cugno, co-founders of Longhouse Capital, Walt Jackson, former portfolio manager of credit funds, Onex Credit and Goldman Sachs and current investor and strategic advisor, and Jonathan McCullough and Julia Wang, partners at Bennett Jones.