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title: "Deploying Capital: Find Managers and Co-Investments"
description: "Find fund managers, funds of funds and co-investment opportunities for investors and family offices. With dated closes and the investors that backed them."
url: https://vestdoor.com/for/deploying-capital
updated: 2026-11-11
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# Deploying capital: find managers worth backing

Deploying capital is a manager-selection problem: which funds, vintages and co-investments deserve a commitment. Vestdoor tracks investors and the commitments we can date.

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## Built for these teams

- **Investors**: Institutions committing to private funds.
- **Family offices and funds of funds**: Direct and indirect co-investment.
- **Co-investors**: Buy-side partners looking for managers to back.

## The investor types for this job

Open a type to see its investors and their latest commitments.

- [Funds of funds](https://vestdoor.com/investors/funds-of-funds)
- [Pension funds](https://vestdoor.com/investors/pension-funds)
- [Family offices](https://vestdoor.com/investors/family-offices)

## From a universe to a working list

1. **Set the portfolio role** — Return, diversification, vintage and liquidity. A manager shortlist without a portfolio role is a popularity contest.
2. **Screen managers** — Screen funds of funds and placement agents for the strategies and vintages you need.
3. **Check recent closes** — Check the manager's recent closes and the investors that backed them. A repeat investor base is a signal.
4. **Assess co-investments separately** — Different fees, different diligence and different liquidity from the fund.
5. **Run diligence** — Operational and reference checks come before the investment committee.
6. **Record the decision** — Keep the source with the decision. A manager you pass on today may be a fit in the next vintage.

## Selected records

Largest fund closes in the sample, from public releases.

| Organisation | Fund or asset | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [EQT](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eqt-raises-asia-pacifics-largest-private-equity-fund-closing-bpea-ix-at-usd-15-6-billion-in-total-commitments-302748053.html) | BPEA Private Equity Fund IX | $15.6bn |
| [Starwood Capital Group](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starwood-capital-group-raises-10-2-billion-opportunistic-real-estate-fund-302815286.html) | Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund XIII | $10.2bn |
| [Manulife \| Comvest Credit Partners](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/manulife--comvest-credit-partners-announces-record-fund-raise-of-5-4-billion-302841120.html) | Comvest Credit Partners VII | $5.4bn |
| [Leonard Green & Partners](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leonard-green--partners-announces-inaugural-sage-equity-investors-at-over-3-6-billion-of-commitments-302670129.html) | Sage Equity Investors (Sage I) | $3.6bn |
| [Ara Partners](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ara-partners-reaches-final-close-for-inaugural-energy-fund-raising-2-5-billion-302913341.html) | Ara Energy Fund I | $1.8bn |

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*Common mistakes*

## What makes an investor list go wrong

- A recent close does not mean an open allocation. Check whether the manager is still raising before you ask for access.
- A fund close is not a performance signal. It shows demand.
- Co-investment is not a cheaper version of the fund. It requires in-house diligence and can concentrate risk.
- Size the opportunity from the fund's own close announcement.

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