For fund managers
Fund investor relations for managers
01 The raise
Run the fund raise like a pipeline
A fund raise is a long sales process with a legal edge. It starts with existing LPs and a list of new prospects, moves through first meetings, a data room and due diligence questionnaires, and ends with commitments at first and final close.
Issuers treats the fund as an offering: target size, close dates, a status board and a shortlist of LPs with stage and notes. Re-ups from the current fund sit next to new prospects, so the partners see at a glance where each commitment stands.
Outreach goes out from your own mailbox in sequences that a partner or compliance approves first, with a footer you control. Replies and meetings land in the LP record. See capital raising software for the full raise workflow.
Fund III raise, target $250M
First close in 6 weeks| LP | Type | Stage | Indicated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Pension Trust | Re-up | Legal review | $30M |
| Linden Family Office | Re-up | Committed | $12M |
| Crescent Endowment | New | Due diligence | $25M |
| Halvard Insurance | New | First meeting | n/a |
Sample data, fictional fund and LPs.
02 Data room
A due diligence room LPs find easy to use
Fund III data room, last 7 days
| LP | Most read folder | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Endowment | Track record | 2h 14m |
| Ashford Pension Trust | LPA and side letters | 1h 02m |
| Halvard Insurance | Presentation | 18m |
Sample data.
Due diligence runs through a virtual data room with folders per topic, permissions per LP and an NDA accepted by click before the first file opens. Every page carries a watermark with the viewer name.
View analytics show which LP read the track record twice and who has not opened the LPA. That tells the partners where to follow up and which questions are coming.
When an LP drops out, revoke access in one step. When the fund closes, close the room and keep the record.
03 LP communications
Quarterly letters and LP updates on time
Quarterly letters
Copilot drafts the letter from your portfolio update and last quarter's letter, in your house style. A partner edits and approves before anything is sent.
One record per LP
Every letter, call, meeting and question sits in the LP record in the investor relations CRM, so the next partner on the call knows what was promised.
Approved answers
Answers to recurring questions, from valuation policy to fee terms, live in the Q&A library so every LP hears the same approved wording.
The calendar keeps reporting dates, annual meetings and filing dates in one view with owners and reminders, including a Form D filing if your counsel uses that route for a US private fund.
04 Fund families
Several vehicles, one LP view
Managers with several funds, feeder vehicles or separate accounts see the same LP across many relationships. Enterprise holds multiple entities in one account, with custom roles and approval chains per entity and SSO for the whole team.
An LP who sits in Fund II and is considering Fund III appears once, with each commitment and each conversation in context.
05 Plan
Which plan fits a fund manager
| Manager | Plan | Price billed yearly | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging manager, one raise | Growth | $499 per month | One offering, 2 data rooms, 2,500 contacts, 3 users |
| Established manager | Public | $1,499 per month | 5 offerings, 10 data rooms, 25,000 contacts, 10 users |
| Fund family | Enterprise | $3,999 per month | Multiple entities, 50 data rooms, SSO, 40 users |
Issuers is software for the manager. It is not a placement agent or broker dealer, does not solicit investors on your behalf and gives no investment or legal advice. The manager is responsible for every communication to LPs.
Questions
Questions issuers ask before they start
What does investor relations look like at a fund?
How do we manage LP communications during a raise?
What should a fund data room contain?
Related
Related tools in the same workspace
Bring the next fund and current LPs into one record
Plans start at $499 a month billed yearly, with checkout and no sales call. Enterprise covers fund families with several vehicles.