do equity co investments always work 
equity co investments present a big opportunity for institutional and high net worth individuals promising access to new and different markets and the potential for higher returns but they don t always work out one such example is the case of brazilian data center company aceco t1 private equity firm kkr acquired the company in 2014 along with co investors singaporean investment firm gic and the teacher retirement system of texas 7 the company was found to have cooked its books since 2012 and kkr wrote down its investment in the company to zero in 2017 8the bottom lineequity co investments allow investors with a large capital pool to access new markets so it s not an investment option for the average investor institutional and high net worth investors can access attractive investment opportunities with the potential for high returns although interest continues to remain strong equity co investments are impacted greatly by macroeconomic factors such as interest rates and geopolitical concerns 