Led by CIO Scott Chan, the $7.6bn pension chose Pantheon to manage its secondaries infrastructure and real assets separate account.
2 min read · 03 June 2014
As some LPs divest disappointing infra investments, others are looking to the secondaries market for easy-to-understand opportunities without construction risks.
3 min read · 02 June 2014
Up to 45 percent of institutional investors are expected to boost their private equity holdings in the first half of 2014.
2 min read · 30 May 2014
Two vehicles managed by RobecoSAM Private Equity have replaced an existing investor in the EnerCap Power Fund, an infrastructure secondaries vehicle.
1 min read · 27 April 2014
Adverse selection and portfolio concentration are the main risks LPs face in constructing co-investment portfolios, according to an Altius study.
2 min read · 01 April 2014
Michigan State and Ohio PERS are among LPs lining up for Ardian’s Secondary Fund VI, which market sources expect to raise as much as $10bn.
2 min read · 04 March 2014
The majority of infrastructure investors still lack the internal resources and size to act as pure direct players, writes Partners Group’s Michael Barben.
3 min read · 24 February 2014
The Canada-based secondaries broker reckons $36bn of activity took place across asset classes including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and timber.
1 min read · 06 January 2014
Toronto-based advisory firm Setter Capital says it has attracted significant interest from LPs for SecondaryLink, a site that allows users to track funds and collaborate on due diligence.
2 min read · 22 October 2013
The secondary market offers the kinds of characteristics that investors hope to find in the primary market, where they are often disappointed. So says Andrea Echberg of Pantheon.
5 min read · 08 October 2013
