Holdco Vs Independent Sponsor

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by a searcher from Louisiana Tech University
in Orlando, FL, USA

2yrs ago

Holdco Vs Independent Sponsor

I have heard both of these terms thrown out there very often with seemingly successful folks describing what they do as very similar but label themselves something different.

Is there a difference here or is it an interchangeable term? If different, would love to understand the differences in day to day as well financial model.

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reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from The University of Chicago in San Antonio, TX, USA

Thanks for the tag, ^redacted‌! ^redacted‌ you've already gotten some great responses, but always happy to connect/chat if I can be of any help.

reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from Hampden in Atlanta, GA, USA

Thanks, Luke!

For my situation, I currently own 100% of the cap table at Cumberland, so I can use that to feed other investments in my holding company (Talents Equity) that I don't want commingled with Cumberland. I use Talents as an "umbrella", but there really isn't a lot of structure to it all right now. I don't have a committed fund, so if I raise money for a deal, it will likely be under the Talents umbrella since it will be on a deal-by-deal basis (definition of independent sponsor).

Hope this is helpful!