[ASK2020] The Landscape for GP Minority Investments

Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds. With offices in 24 countries, Neuberger Berman’s diverse team has over 2,300 professionals and the firm manages $374 billion in client assets as of September 30, 2020. In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. 

[Speaker Biography]

Sean Ward is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman and a founding member of the Dyal Capital Partners Investment Team. He is a member of the Dyal Investment Committee. Previously a Vice President at Lehman Brothers, Sean held several roles at Neuberger Berman after it became an independent firm, including Senior Counsel for NB Alternatives. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and credit transactions. Prior to Covington & Burling LLP, Sean worked at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and London. Sean received his JD, magna cum laude, from the Duke University School of Law and holds a BA, magna cum laude, in Diplomatic History and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.