E85: Raising $6 Billion in Institutional Capital - Mikhail Blancovitch

Mikhail Blancovitch, Co-Founder of Unicorn Strategic Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss strategies for raising capital from different types of LPs, how fund managers can craft a compelling story that resonates with LPs, and sources of growth for alternative asset AUM.

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@dweisburd (David Weisburd)

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LinkedIn:

Mikhail Blancovitch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhailblancovitch/

Unicorn Strategic Capital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unicorn-strategic-capital/

David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/ 

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LINKS: 

Unicorn Strategic Capital: https://unicorn-sc.com/

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Questions or topics you want us to discuss on The 10X Capital Podcast? Email us at david@10xcapital.com

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TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Episode preview

(1:12) Overview of Unicorn Strategic Capital

(2:29) Emerging managers & sector specialists

(3:59) Portfolio strategies in Latin America

(5:24) Comparing portfolio strategies by geography

(6:39) Which institutional investors are most innovative

(8:55) Reputation dynamics

(9:35) Raising $6B from institutional investors

(12:32) Follow & subscribe to the 10X Capital Podcast

(12:53) Strategies for building LP relationships

(14:11) Importance of meeting LPs in person

(17:13) Crating and telling compelling stories to LPs

(21:29) Sources of growth for alternative asset AUM

(23:31) Impact of generational wealth transfer on investments

(24:19) Client selection criteria 

(26:04) Perfecting the fund manager pitch