How to Raise $450 Million at 31 with No Track Record (and Do 90+ Deals) | Urs Wietlisbach Research
Imagine being in your early 30s, launching a private equity fund, and raising $450 million for your first fund. (No track record. No rich father or uncle.)
Urs Wietlisbach, one of the three co-founders, led client relationships and fundraising, pushed proactive deal sourcing and thematic research, and kept the team focused on pensioners as the ultimate client.
You'll learn:
00:00 Why this episode & who it’s for
00:36 From “stocks & bonds are boring” to real assets; early AUM context
01:25 Independence as the goal; raising $450M with no track record
02:20 Three complementary founders is better…
The skinny
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