Video: OTPP's Topley discusses liquidity squeeze, GP discipline

Denise Ko Genovese
20 May 2020

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In the second video of Unquote’s Lockdown series, Joe Topley, head of European funds at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), shares his LP perspective on the current state of the private equity market.

Topley joined Denise Ko Genovese to talk about falling valuations and the lack of visibility in portfolios, getting comfortable with meeting first-time managers on video call, and more.

Investors were expecting significant distributions to come out of their portfolios this year and since those won’t be anywhere to be seen for the next 12-18 months, some LPs are facing the prospect of a significant liquidity squeeze, he said. Topley also shared his concern that some GPs may end up investing in sub-optimal deals in a push to deploy capital, and warned fellow LPs to be suitably vigilant.

Click here to watch the first video in Unquote's Lockdown series, in which placement agent Daniel Roddick from Ely Place Partners discussed the issues facing LPs and GPs in uncertain times.