Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds Investing with Lai-Song Man

04/27/21 • 34 min

Lai-Song Man is a senior investment professional at CAM Alternatives, a partner-led investment management firm focused on alternative assets and headquartered in Cologne, Germany. With over €4.5bn assets under management and a team of 40, CAM Alternatives offers a range of products from comingled funds to bespoke solutions.

Lai-Song gives an insight into the firm’s investment philosophy and speaks about how both emerging and established fund investments are evaluated. We also talk about personal and professional lessons learned and Lai-Song provides some excellent reading recommendations.

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