Kensington Capital Partners Limited is a leading Canadian private equity investor, founded in 1996. To date, Kensington has committed over $500 million to private equity investments through its private equity programs. Institutional investors such as pension funds and professional asset managers, as well as high net-worth individuals and retail investors, hold Kensington funds in their portfolios.
Kensington believes that private equity should be considered by every investment portfolio, and that all investors should have access to these investments. The Kensington funds are designed to provide investors with a diversified portfolio of top performing private equity investments that are otherwise unavailable in the public markets.
The Kensington Global Private Equity Fund has been created to provide individuals and other investors with access to a diversified portfolio of global private equity investments, including private equity funds and direct investments in private companies.
Kensington manages several other private equity funds designed for institutional investors, including funds that are currently open to new investors. See 'Kensington Funds' for a description of these investment programs.
KENSINGTON GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
INVESTORS GAIN 15% IN 2011
The Kensington Global Private Equity Fund achieved a total return for investors in 2011 just above 15%, including distributions paid to investors and gains in Net Asset Value (NAV). This is the second consecutive year of double digit returns for the Fund, as the portfolio transitions from its initial investment period into a fully performing asset for the longer term. The comparable performance for 2010 was 11.4% (Class A) and 12.1% (Class F). The chart below sets out the historical performance of the Fund through the past three years.
KENSINGTON GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL
On Friday, January 20, 2011 at 10:00 am EST
Kensington provided an update on the
The Kensington Global Private Equity Fund
The call was recorded and is available for replay for 30 days:
Local: 416.915.1035
North America: 1.866.245.6755
Passcode: 617356
KENSINGTON GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
INVESTS IN BLUE ANT MEDIA
Kensington Capital Advisors Inc. is pleased to announce an investment of $2,455,790 by the Kensington Global Private Equity Fund in Blue Ant Media. Blue Ant Media is a newly established, privately held Canadian media company led by media veteran Michael MacMillan. It is a majority shareholder of GlassBOX Television and has a minority interest in Quarto Communications, and has entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV.
For details on this investment, please click here.
KENSINGTON ACQUIRES MANNA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
Kensington's Hedge Fund Is Open for Investment
Kensington Capital Partners Limited and MANNA Asset Management Inc. are pleased to announce the acquisition of MANNA by Kensington. This acquisition combines MANNA’s hedge fund investment program with Kensington’s offerings of private equity and infrastructure funds.
For details on Kensington's Hedge Fund Team, please click here.
For a Fund Fact sheet, please click here.
