Types of membership and fee structure

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GENERAL PARTNERS

General Partner members are active in making long-term equity investments primarily in unquoted companies and are funded by institutions (such as pension funds and insurance companies), their parent companies (such as banks) or both.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Professional associates include advisory firms that have experience in dealing with both private equity companies and those seeking private equity.
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INVESTOR

Investor associates include companies that invest directly into private equity funds, gatekeepers who manage funds of funds and provide advice on investing in private equity, and secondary purchasers who buy existing shares in a company from other private equity practitioners.
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ACADEMIC

Academic associates are educational or research organisations that have an active involvement with the private equity industry.
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FINANCIAL

Financial associates include companies that invest in private equity, but for whom this is not their principal activity. These companies generally provide mezzanine, intermediate, structured, acquisition and specialised finance.
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Membership fee structure

GENERAL PARTNERS

 
   
European Funds under Management Membership Fee
Up to £10m     £1,100
£10m + - £25m  £2,200
£25m + - £35m  £3,300
£35m + - £50m  £4,400
£50m + - £75m  £5,500
£75m + - £100m  £6,600
£100m+ - £200m  £7,700
£200m+ - £300m  £11,700
£300m+ - £400m  £16,000
£400m+ - £500m  £20,500
£500m + - £625m  £25,000
£625m+ - £750m  £30,000
£750m+ - £875m  £35,000
£875m+ - £1bn  £40,000
£1bn+   £45,000
Walker compliant £85,000

Definition of 'Funds under Management'

The BVCA's view is that for private equity and venture capital firms 'Funds under Management' should be calculated by reference to the total value of investor commitments plus any undrawn committed capital (capital would include both capital and loans). It includes capital drawn down to be used for management fees/costs. It does not include capital contributed by the firm and amounts which were drawn-down and subsequently returned by investors.

 

INVESTORS (LPs)

FINANCIAL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

 
       
European Funds under Management FUM/Debt  Arranged Number of partners/executive directors Membership Fee
Up to £100m  Up to £100m  1 or 2 £3,000
£100m+ - £300m  £100m+ - £300m  3 to 10 £4,500
£300m+ - £500m  £300m+ - £500m  11 to 30 £6,500
£500m+ - £750m  £500m+ - £750m  31 to 50 £9,000
£750m+ - £1bn  £750m+ - £1bn  51 to 100 £11,750
£1bn-£2bn  £1bn-£2bn  Over 100 £15,000
£2bn+  £2bn+  150+ £20,000

 

Membership for the Insurance Industry

 

Additional benefits from BVCA Insurance Services  are included within standard membership for brokers and insurers. A premium package is also available to provide you with enhanced visibility to GPs and investee companies.

No. partners/ executive directors  Standard Membership Premium Membership
1-2 £3,000 £6,950
3-10 £4,500 £8,450
11-30 £6,500 £10,450
31-50 £9,000 £12,950
51-100 £11,750 £15,700
101-150 £15,000 £18,950
150+ £20,000 £23,950

 

Standard membership includes       
Directory entry in the BVCA Guide to Insurance 2011/12        
Directory entry on the BVCA Insurance Services website        
        
Premium membership includes       
Directory entry in the BVCA Guide to Insurance 2011/12        
Directory entry on the BVCA Insurance Services website        
1 page of corporate advertising in the BVCA Guide to Insurance 2011/12        
1 Technical article in the BVCA Guide to Insurance 2011/12 (from a list of selection of classes available on demand)        
Logo to appear on the BVCA Insurance Services site revolver        
Logo to appear on the Index page of the BVCA Guide to Insurance 2011/12

Other Options

If you don't fall into any of the above categories, but wish to become involved with the BVCA members and activities alternative options are available:

ONLINE DIRECTORY ACCESS

Gain unlimited access to our continuously updated online directory of members for just £150 a year. To purchase please click here

NON-MEMBER ACCESS

Set up a free non-member profile on the BVCA website to take advantage of BVCA training courses and events. Ideal to opportunities build your profile and network within the industry. To register please click here

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