In a stapled deal, a buyer of stakes in a manager's existing fund also commits money to the manager's new fund at the same time. It helps the manager complete the sale and raise its next fund, but it can create a conflict: the manager owes the old fund's investors the best price, and also wants the buyer's money.
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In secondaries, buying into an old fund can come with a string attached. It's called a stapled commitment. Say a manager runs a sale of stakes in its old fund. A buyer pays a hundred million for them. In the same deal, it commits fifty million to the manager's next fund. A hundred and fifty million in all. The manager gets its sale done, and a head start on fundraising. But there can be a conflict. The manager owes its old investors the best price, and it also wants the buyer's money. So why do investors care? Old investors ask whether the staple cost them a better price. Two deals in one. Check who each one serves.
A simple example with round numbers, not advice. Terms vary by fund.
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