Description
2015 Fundraising: Year in Review
Pension fund commitments to managed real estate vehicles
. Strong 2015 Fundraising Tempered by Q4 Drop-Off
Despite the strongest fundraising year since the inception of FPL’s
database, a dip in Q4 volume may foretell shifting tides
Capital commitments from U.S. public pension funds to
managed real estate vehicles totaled $46.2 billion in
2015, the largest total since FPL Consulting began
tracking data in 2011. This volume represents a 17
percent increase over 2014 where commitments totaled
$39.5 billion, and a 66 percent increase over 2013,
where $27.8 billion was committed. This result
illustrates the fact that demand for real estate remained
strong among investors in 2015, given positive
fundamentals and the attractiveness of returns relative
to other asset classes in a low interest rate environment.
Commitments to managed real estate vehicles
$B
46.2
39.5
31.2
24.1
2011
2012
27.8
2013
2014
2015
The strong showing for the year was driven in part by the closing of several large, opportunity funds earlier in the
year.
Continuing its fundraising dominance in 2015, Blackstone held a final close for BREP VIII with $15.8 billion in commitments, in addition to raising capital for two core-plus offerings (one domestic, one international) and its latest debt vehicle. Other high-yield shops that closed significant funds in 2015 included Lone Star ($5.8B), Starwood ($5.6B), and Carlyle ($4.2B), among others. Strong fundraising was not limited to high-yield funds, however. CalPERS alone committed over $5 billion, primarily to core strategies via existing separate account managers.
Moreover, capital raising among the leaders in the core space (e.g. JP Morgan, UBS, PREI, Invesco, AEW, Principal, LaSalle, Heitman, Deutsche, PREI, Cornerstone, etc.) was up approximately 9 percent on average in 2015, according to a recent study conducted by FPL. That said, our findings suggest momentum may be waning. Volume for Q4 totaled just $8.2 billion, a 35 percent decline from the average commitment levels from the first three quarters of the $B 14.1 $B 12.6 13.3 year and a seven percent dip from Q4 2014. While it would be 12.0 premature to pronounce that the tide has turned, this softening is 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.2 consistent with what we have been hearing anecdotally from 7.9 industry participants.
Though most would hesitate to call this the market peak, there is certainly an acknowledgement that we are in the later innings of the cycle, and broad optimism has been largely Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 replaced with calls for caution. The Real Estate Roundtable 2013 2014 2015 Sentiment Index, conducted by FPL, reflects this fact. The Q4 index, which measures industry perspectives regarding the overall health of the commercial real estate environment, came in at its lowest level since Q3 2009.
The implications for fundraising in 2016 and beyond are unclear, with both notable headwinds and tailwinds to consider. We will discuss these factors in greater detail in our “Looking Ahead” section. Commitments by quarter © 2016, FPL Consulting . Vehicle Structure and Investment Strategy High-yield strategies continued to attract the majority of capital in 2015, accounting for two-thirds of aggregate volume (up from 62% in 2014). This finding is consistent with industry commentary which suggests investors continue to move up the risk curve in search of greater yield. Such a move is not surprising due to the fact that target returns are harder to come by given elevated asset pricing, in particular for stabilized assets in gateway markets. That said, there are some early indications that a shift may be on the horizon as some public pensions adopt a more defensive strategy in preparation for what could be a more volatile market. Within the past several weeks, a handful of notable pension funds have increased their allocation to core real estate at the expense of higher-yielding strategies.
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, for example, recently increased its allocation to core real estate by 20 percent. Likewise, the California State Teachers’ Retirement Fund (CalSTRS) has shifted 10 percent of its allocation from opportunistic real estate to core, bringing its total core real estate allocation to 60 percent. Moreover, the pension has lowered its target return for non-core real estate to lessen its risk and provide more stable cash flows.
While today these examples are purely anecdotal, it will be interesting to see if this trend continues with similar moves among the pension community more broadly. Commitments by investment strategy % 37 28 33 39 29 28 34 38 33 2013 2014 2015 Core Value-add Opportunistic Commitments by vehicle type % 25 42 38 10 13 47 50 2014 2015 18 56 2013 Closed-end commingled Open-end commingled Separate account Another trend worth highlighting is the expansion of core-plus strategies in the market today. Offering a modest premium to core in terms of risk and return targets, such strategies appear to be gaining favor with investors searching for yield without taking on significant levels of risk. Blackstone, Carlyle, and Rockpoint are some examples of managers currently in market raising core-plus vehicles. With regards to vehicle structure, 2015 was very similar to 2014 in that the composition of commitments was heavily weighted towards closed-end funds, accounting for 50 percent of commitment volume (up slightly from 47 percent in 2014).
This is not surprising given that high-yield strategies tend to be more closely associated with closed-end fund structures. Open-end funds were up slightly, representing 13 percent of commitments in 2015 (up from 10 percent in 2014) and separate accounts fell from 42 percent of volume in 2014 to 38 percent this year. © 2016, FPL Consulting . Property Type Vehicles focused on a single property type attracted 26 percent of commitments in 2015, down from 41 percent in 2014 but in line with 25 percent in 2013. Among these commitments, multifamily was the most popular property type, representing 40 percent of volume, followed by industrial with 24 percent. This represents a shift from 2014 where commitments to property-specific vehicles were more evenly spread across the major asset classes. Notable managers raising capital for property-specific vehicles in 2015 included Global Logistics Properties (industrial), Beacon Capital (office), Waterton (multifamily), and Harrison Street (niche), among others.
Looking forward, the 2016 ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate report2 suggests that the industrial sector is expected to continue to offer the most attractive prospects for both investment and development for the year. Moreover, despite the popularity of multifamily in 2015, the report suggests that there may be a shift in the outlook for apartments in 2016 due to oversupply concerns and rental pressure in certain markets. Breakdown of commitments by property type (among property-specific vehicles) % 12 19 10 28 24 20 8 16 40 25 2014 2015 Multifamily Industrial Office Other1 Retail Geography Breakdown of commitments by geography % 6 8 14 25 72 65 2014 2015 8 12 6 23 56 2013 North America Europe Global Asia The majority of commitments from U.S. pensions continue to flow to North America-focused vehicles (65%).
However, commitments to global vehicles saw an increase from 14 percent in 2014 to 25 percent in 2015, partly attributable to the aforementioned closings of large, global funds over the course of the year. That said, Q4 marked an interesting uptick in commitments to European-focused vehicles, with 24 percent of capital flowing to such strategies. Notable European-focused vehicles driving this trend include those managed by Perella Weinberg, Tristan Capital Partners, Brockton Capital, Ares Management, and Niam, among others.
Asia came in slightly down for the year, attracting four percent of commitment dollars from six percent in 2014. 1 The “other” category includes niche property types such as student and senior housing, medical offices, and storage properties. 2 PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2016. Washington, D.C.: PwC and the Urban Land Institute, 2015. © 2016, FPL Consulting .
Vertical Integration Commitments to vertically integrated managers (as % of total commitments) % 25 20 2014 Commingled funds 2015 JV/Separate accounts Vertically integrated managers attracted 20 percent of commitment capital in 2015, down from 25 percent in 2014. The decrease was particularly apparent among commingled funds; in 2014, 19 percent of capital committed to funds went to vertically integrated managers versus only 9 percent in 2015. Separate accounts increased modestly, with 44 percent of commitments to single investor vehicles going to vertically integrated managers, up from 37 percent in 2014. Among the major investment strategies, core mandates are the most likely to be committed to vertically integrated managers, with 37 percent of commitments made to core strategies flowing to vertically integrated managers in 2015. Manager Concentration Despite the continuing improvement in the capital raising environment, it is still a highly competitive market with many firms struggling to attract new capital.
Analysis by FPL suggests that the global ratio of capital sought versus that being raised is about 3 to 1. This has led to a world of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ those who are in favor with investors and are reaping the benefits of the current capital environment, and those who are not. Further exacerbating this already competitive environment is the fact that several high profile pension schemes (e.g. CalPERS, PSERS, etc.) are actively reducing the number of managers in their portfolio. Concentration of commitments % 48 18 13 21 44 14 11 31 2014 2015 The result of these trends is a highly concentrated capital raising environment.
In 2015, the top 5 managers in our database Firms 6-10 Top 5 firms collected 31 percent of all commitments (up from 21 percent for All others Firms 11-20 the top 5 in 2014), while the top 20 managers accounted for 56 percent of total commitment volume. This means that the remaining 100+ firms (or ~85% of the population) for which we tracked a pension commitment in 2015 split the remaining 44 percent of volume. This dichotomy is even greater when you consider the myriad number of firms that did not raise any capital at all in 2015. © 2016, FPL Consulting .
Looking Forward The outlook for the real estate investment sector is somewhat uncertain for 2016, with both positive and negative indicators. On the one hand, demand for real estate is near an all-time high. According to a recent report1 by Hodes Weill & Associates and Cornell University, institutional investors are still underallocated to real estate relative to targets. Moreover, target allocations are expected to continue increasing across the industry in 2016. This finding is consistent with Preqin’s H2 2015 Investor Outlook report which found that 78 percent of investors expect to commit the same amount or more to real estate in 2016 as compared to 2015. With such demand for real estate, an imminent drop off seems unlikely. Avg. investor allocations to real estate1 9.6% 9.9% 8.5% % Invested Target Expected On the other hand, market sentiment is growing increasingly in 2015 allocation in Target cautious.
Return expectations are falling, and REITs are trading 2015 Allocation in at a discount to NAV, which raises the question of whether the 2016 public markets are undervaluing real estate or private asset valuations are overstated. Furthermore, accessing deal flow continues to present a challenge, as evidenced by record levels of dry powder2 and long queues for certain open-ended funds. The uncertainty surrounding commercial real estate in 2016 is illustrated by differing projections for the year among major industry sources. In its most recent Commercial Property Report, Green Street Advisors forecasted that commercial real estate prices will fall modestly in the coming year, marking the first time since 2009 that they have been bearish on asset pricing.
In contrast, PREA’s Q4 2015 NPI consensus forecast survey still showed positive, albeit declining, price appreciation expectations in 2016. The Q4 2015 results from the RER Sentiment Survey further illustrate the lack of consensus regarding the direction of asset pricing – 45 percent of industry respondents believe property values will be about the same in Q4 2016 compared to Q4 2015, while 33 percent expect them to be somewhat higher and 22 percent foresee them somewhat lower. Given the above considerations, the outlook for 2016 is unclear. Strong demand is competing against elevated asset pricing and difficulty placing capital.
Moreover, any major geopolitical or macroeconomic event could throw market conditions for a loop – an especially relevant consideration given the fact that we’re in a presidential election year. It will be an interesting year to watch unfold, with both promise as well as potential pitfalls. About the database: FPL’s database, tracked by FPL Consulting since 2011, includes commitments to 303 managers from 181 U.S. pensions representing $3.3 trillion in assets under management. For more information on FPL Consulting, please contact Tim Kessler, Principal, at tkessler@fplassociates.com. Jones, D., & Weill, D.
(2015). 2015 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate and Hodes Weill & Associates, LP, December 2015.
23pp. 2 As of December 2015 according to data tracked by Preqin 1 © 2016, FPL Consulting . FPL ADVISORY GROUP FERGUSON PARTNERS FPL ASSOCIATES FPL CONSULTING Executive Search Compensation Management Consulting Chairmen/ Chief Executive Officers/ Presidents Benchmarking Strategic Planning Program Design Organizational Design Contractual & Policy Arrangements Corporate Finance Board of Directors/Trustees Senior Management/ Corporate Infrastructure Ferguson Partners Surveys FPL Associates Succession Planning & Leadership Specialized Research FPL Consulting About FPL Advisory Group FPL Advisory Group (“FPL”) is a global professional services firm that specializes in providing executive search, compensation, and management consulting solutions to a select group of related industries. Our committed senior partners bring a wealth of expertise and category-specific knowledge to leaders across the real estate, hospitality and leisure, and healthcare sectors. FPL is comprised of three primary operating companies that work together to serve a common client base. Ferguson Partners Ltd. provides executive and director recruitment, succession planning, and board assessment services, FPL Associates provides compensation consulting services, and FPL Consulting provides a range of organizational, financial and strategic consulting services. FPL is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto. From Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto, we serve clients across the globe. Our Industry Practices FPL serves clients in a select group of related sectors: Real Estate Investment Managers, Public & Private Owners/Developers, Service Firms, Commercial Mortgage Investment/Finance, Residential Mortgage Investment/Finance, Homebuilders, Engineering/Construction/Infrastructure Hospitality & Leisure Lodging, Gaming Resorts & Casinos, Restaurants & Cafes, Sports & Recreation, Amusement Parks & Attractions Healthcare Healthcare Services Firms, Seniors Housing and Skilled Nursing Owners/Operators, Hospitals, Non-Profit, Faith-Based, Clinic Based, and For-Profit Healthcare Systems, Academic Medical Centers, Managed Care Companies, Healthcare Management Consulting, Business and Technology and Start-up Companies CHICAGO HONG KONG LONDON NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE TOKYO TORONTO www.fpladvisorygroup.com The Ferguson Partners recruitment practice consists of five affiliated entities serving FPL’s clients around the world: Ferguson Partners Ltd.
headquartered in Chicago with other locations in New York and San Francisco, Ferguson Partners Canada Co. in Toronto, Ferguson Partners Europe Ltd. headquartered in London with a Japan branch located in Tokyo, Ferguson Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
in Hong Kong, and Ferguson Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
Ferguson Partners Europe Ltd. is registered in England and Wales, No. 4232444, Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA.
Ferguson Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. is registered in Singapore, Business Registration No.
(UEN) 201215619H, Employment Agency License No. 12S6233. FPL Associates L.P., the entity which provides consulting services to FPL’s clients, is headquartered in Chicago. .
Continuing its fundraising dominance in 2015, Blackstone held a final close for BREP VIII with $15.8 billion in commitments, in addition to raising capital for two core-plus offerings (one domestic, one international) and its latest debt vehicle. Other high-yield shops that closed significant funds in 2015 included Lone Star ($5.8B), Starwood ($5.6B), and Carlyle ($4.2B), among others. Strong fundraising was not limited to high-yield funds, however. CalPERS alone committed over $5 billion, primarily to core strategies via existing separate account managers.
Moreover, capital raising among the leaders in the core space (e.g. JP Morgan, UBS, PREI, Invesco, AEW, Principal, LaSalle, Heitman, Deutsche, PREI, Cornerstone, etc.) was up approximately 9 percent on average in 2015, according to a recent study conducted by FPL. That said, our findings suggest momentum may be waning. Volume for Q4 totaled just $8.2 billion, a 35 percent decline from the average commitment levels from the first three quarters of the $B 14.1 $B 12.6 13.3 year and a seven percent dip from Q4 2014. While it would be 12.0 premature to pronounce that the tide has turned, this softening is 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.2 consistent with what we have been hearing anecdotally from 7.9 industry participants.
Though most would hesitate to call this the market peak, there is certainly an acknowledgement that we are in the later innings of the cycle, and broad optimism has been largely Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 replaced with calls for caution. The Real Estate Roundtable 2013 2014 2015 Sentiment Index, conducted by FPL, reflects this fact. The Q4 index, which measures industry perspectives regarding the overall health of the commercial real estate environment, came in at its lowest level since Q3 2009.
The implications for fundraising in 2016 and beyond are unclear, with both notable headwinds and tailwinds to consider. We will discuss these factors in greater detail in our “Looking Ahead” section. Commitments by quarter © 2016, FPL Consulting . Vehicle Structure and Investment Strategy High-yield strategies continued to attract the majority of capital in 2015, accounting for two-thirds of aggregate volume (up from 62% in 2014). This finding is consistent with industry commentary which suggests investors continue to move up the risk curve in search of greater yield. Such a move is not surprising due to the fact that target returns are harder to come by given elevated asset pricing, in particular for stabilized assets in gateway markets. That said, there are some early indications that a shift may be on the horizon as some public pensions adopt a more defensive strategy in preparation for what could be a more volatile market. Within the past several weeks, a handful of notable pension funds have increased their allocation to core real estate at the expense of higher-yielding strategies.
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, for example, recently increased its allocation to core real estate by 20 percent. Likewise, the California State Teachers’ Retirement Fund (CalSTRS) has shifted 10 percent of its allocation from opportunistic real estate to core, bringing its total core real estate allocation to 60 percent. Moreover, the pension has lowered its target return for non-core real estate to lessen its risk and provide more stable cash flows.
While today these examples are purely anecdotal, it will be interesting to see if this trend continues with similar moves among the pension community more broadly. Commitments by investment strategy % 37 28 33 39 29 28 34 38 33 2013 2014 2015 Core Value-add Opportunistic Commitments by vehicle type % 25 42 38 10 13 47 50 2014 2015 18 56 2013 Closed-end commingled Open-end commingled Separate account Another trend worth highlighting is the expansion of core-plus strategies in the market today. Offering a modest premium to core in terms of risk and return targets, such strategies appear to be gaining favor with investors searching for yield without taking on significant levels of risk. Blackstone, Carlyle, and Rockpoint are some examples of managers currently in market raising core-plus vehicles. With regards to vehicle structure, 2015 was very similar to 2014 in that the composition of commitments was heavily weighted towards closed-end funds, accounting for 50 percent of commitment volume (up slightly from 47 percent in 2014).
This is not surprising given that high-yield strategies tend to be more closely associated with closed-end fund structures. Open-end funds were up slightly, representing 13 percent of commitments in 2015 (up from 10 percent in 2014) and separate accounts fell from 42 percent of volume in 2014 to 38 percent this year. © 2016, FPL Consulting . Property Type Vehicles focused on a single property type attracted 26 percent of commitments in 2015, down from 41 percent in 2014 but in line with 25 percent in 2013. Among these commitments, multifamily was the most popular property type, representing 40 percent of volume, followed by industrial with 24 percent. This represents a shift from 2014 where commitments to property-specific vehicles were more evenly spread across the major asset classes. Notable managers raising capital for property-specific vehicles in 2015 included Global Logistics Properties (industrial), Beacon Capital (office), Waterton (multifamily), and Harrison Street (niche), among others.
Looking forward, the 2016 ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate report2 suggests that the industrial sector is expected to continue to offer the most attractive prospects for both investment and development for the year. Moreover, despite the popularity of multifamily in 2015, the report suggests that there may be a shift in the outlook for apartments in 2016 due to oversupply concerns and rental pressure in certain markets. Breakdown of commitments by property type (among property-specific vehicles) % 12 19 10 28 24 20 8 16 40 25 2014 2015 Multifamily Industrial Office Other1 Retail Geography Breakdown of commitments by geography % 6 8 14 25 72 65 2014 2015 8 12 6 23 56 2013 North America Europe Global Asia The majority of commitments from U.S. pensions continue to flow to North America-focused vehicles (65%).
However, commitments to global vehicles saw an increase from 14 percent in 2014 to 25 percent in 2015, partly attributable to the aforementioned closings of large, global funds over the course of the year. That said, Q4 marked an interesting uptick in commitments to European-focused vehicles, with 24 percent of capital flowing to such strategies. Notable European-focused vehicles driving this trend include those managed by Perella Weinberg, Tristan Capital Partners, Brockton Capital, Ares Management, and Niam, among others.
Asia came in slightly down for the year, attracting four percent of commitment dollars from six percent in 2014. 1 The “other” category includes niche property types such as student and senior housing, medical offices, and storage properties. 2 PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2016. Washington, D.C.: PwC and the Urban Land Institute, 2015. © 2016, FPL Consulting .
Vertical Integration Commitments to vertically integrated managers (as % of total commitments) % 25 20 2014 Commingled funds 2015 JV/Separate accounts Vertically integrated managers attracted 20 percent of commitment capital in 2015, down from 25 percent in 2014. The decrease was particularly apparent among commingled funds; in 2014, 19 percent of capital committed to funds went to vertically integrated managers versus only 9 percent in 2015. Separate accounts increased modestly, with 44 percent of commitments to single investor vehicles going to vertically integrated managers, up from 37 percent in 2014. Among the major investment strategies, core mandates are the most likely to be committed to vertically integrated managers, with 37 percent of commitments made to core strategies flowing to vertically integrated managers in 2015. Manager Concentration Despite the continuing improvement in the capital raising environment, it is still a highly competitive market with many firms struggling to attract new capital.
Analysis by FPL suggests that the global ratio of capital sought versus that being raised is about 3 to 1. This has led to a world of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ those who are in favor with investors and are reaping the benefits of the current capital environment, and those who are not. Further exacerbating this already competitive environment is the fact that several high profile pension schemes (e.g. CalPERS, PSERS, etc.) are actively reducing the number of managers in their portfolio. Concentration of commitments % 48 18 13 21 44 14 11 31 2014 2015 The result of these trends is a highly concentrated capital raising environment.
In 2015, the top 5 managers in our database Firms 6-10 Top 5 firms collected 31 percent of all commitments (up from 21 percent for All others Firms 11-20 the top 5 in 2014), while the top 20 managers accounted for 56 percent of total commitment volume. This means that the remaining 100+ firms (or ~85% of the population) for which we tracked a pension commitment in 2015 split the remaining 44 percent of volume. This dichotomy is even greater when you consider the myriad number of firms that did not raise any capital at all in 2015. © 2016, FPL Consulting .
Looking Forward The outlook for the real estate investment sector is somewhat uncertain for 2016, with both positive and negative indicators. On the one hand, demand for real estate is near an all-time high. According to a recent report1 by Hodes Weill & Associates and Cornell University, institutional investors are still underallocated to real estate relative to targets. Moreover, target allocations are expected to continue increasing across the industry in 2016. This finding is consistent with Preqin’s H2 2015 Investor Outlook report which found that 78 percent of investors expect to commit the same amount or more to real estate in 2016 as compared to 2015. With such demand for real estate, an imminent drop off seems unlikely. Avg. investor allocations to real estate1 9.6% 9.9% 8.5% % Invested Target Expected On the other hand, market sentiment is growing increasingly in 2015 allocation in Target cautious.
Return expectations are falling, and REITs are trading 2015 Allocation in at a discount to NAV, which raises the question of whether the 2016 public markets are undervaluing real estate or private asset valuations are overstated. Furthermore, accessing deal flow continues to present a challenge, as evidenced by record levels of dry powder2 and long queues for certain open-ended funds. The uncertainty surrounding commercial real estate in 2016 is illustrated by differing projections for the year among major industry sources. In its most recent Commercial Property Report, Green Street Advisors forecasted that commercial real estate prices will fall modestly in the coming year, marking the first time since 2009 that they have been bearish on asset pricing.
In contrast, PREA’s Q4 2015 NPI consensus forecast survey still showed positive, albeit declining, price appreciation expectations in 2016. The Q4 2015 results from the RER Sentiment Survey further illustrate the lack of consensus regarding the direction of asset pricing – 45 percent of industry respondents believe property values will be about the same in Q4 2016 compared to Q4 2015, while 33 percent expect them to be somewhat higher and 22 percent foresee them somewhat lower. Given the above considerations, the outlook for 2016 is unclear. Strong demand is competing against elevated asset pricing and difficulty placing capital.
Moreover, any major geopolitical or macroeconomic event could throw market conditions for a loop – an especially relevant consideration given the fact that we’re in a presidential election year. It will be an interesting year to watch unfold, with both promise as well as potential pitfalls. About the database: FPL’s database, tracked by FPL Consulting since 2011, includes commitments to 303 managers from 181 U.S. pensions representing $3.3 trillion in assets under management. For more information on FPL Consulting, please contact Tim Kessler, Principal, at tkessler@fplassociates.com. Jones, D., & Weill, D.
(2015). 2015 Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate and Hodes Weill & Associates, LP, December 2015.
23pp. 2 As of December 2015 according to data tracked by Preqin 1 © 2016, FPL Consulting . FPL ADVISORY GROUP FERGUSON PARTNERS FPL ASSOCIATES FPL CONSULTING Executive Search Compensation Management Consulting Chairmen/ Chief Executive Officers/ Presidents Benchmarking Strategic Planning Program Design Organizational Design Contractual & Policy Arrangements Corporate Finance Board of Directors/Trustees Senior Management/ Corporate Infrastructure Ferguson Partners Surveys FPL Associates Succession Planning & Leadership Specialized Research FPL Consulting About FPL Advisory Group FPL Advisory Group (“FPL”) is a global professional services firm that specializes in providing executive search, compensation, and management consulting solutions to a select group of related industries. Our committed senior partners bring a wealth of expertise and category-specific knowledge to leaders across the real estate, hospitality and leisure, and healthcare sectors. FPL is comprised of three primary operating companies that work together to serve a common client base. Ferguson Partners Ltd. provides executive and director recruitment, succession planning, and board assessment services, FPL Associates provides compensation consulting services, and FPL Consulting provides a range of organizational, financial and strategic consulting services. FPL is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto. From Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto, we serve clients across the globe. Our Industry Practices FPL serves clients in a select group of related sectors: Real Estate Investment Managers, Public & Private Owners/Developers, Service Firms, Commercial Mortgage Investment/Finance, Residential Mortgage Investment/Finance, Homebuilders, Engineering/Construction/Infrastructure Hospitality & Leisure Lodging, Gaming Resorts & Casinos, Restaurants & Cafes, Sports & Recreation, Amusement Parks & Attractions Healthcare Healthcare Services Firms, Seniors Housing and Skilled Nursing Owners/Operators, Hospitals, Non-Profit, Faith-Based, Clinic Based, and For-Profit Healthcare Systems, Academic Medical Centers, Managed Care Companies, Healthcare Management Consulting, Business and Technology and Start-up Companies CHICAGO HONG KONG LONDON NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE TOKYO TORONTO www.fpladvisorygroup.com The Ferguson Partners recruitment practice consists of five affiliated entities serving FPL’s clients around the world: Ferguson Partners Ltd.
headquartered in Chicago with other locations in New York and San Francisco, Ferguson Partners Canada Co. in Toronto, Ferguson Partners Europe Ltd. headquartered in London with a Japan branch located in Tokyo, Ferguson Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
in Hong Kong, and Ferguson Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
Ferguson Partners Europe Ltd. is registered in England and Wales, No. 4232444, Registered Office: 100 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6JA.
Ferguson Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. is registered in Singapore, Business Registration No.
(UEN) 201215619H, Employment Agency License No. 12S6233. FPL Associates L.P., the entity which provides consulting services to FPL’s clients, is headquartered in Chicago. .
