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
The infrastructure asset class is young – and the infrastructure secondaries market is even younger. But for those involved in this niche area, there is plenty to keep them interested. Andy Thomson reports.
5 min read · 08 October 2013
Toronto-based secondaries advisor Setter Capital puts secondary transaction volume at more than double the previously reported figure – and predicts that 2013 will be a record-breaking year.
2 min read · 16 September 2013
Andrea Echberg, former head of infrastructure in the principal finance team at Societe Generale, has joined the London team of private equity and infrastructure investment firm Pantheon as partner and head of European infrastructure investments.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Previously known as Credit Agricole Private Equity, the re-named Omnes Capital, which was acquired by private equity secondaries firm Coller Capital last week, will continue with a strategy that includes renewable energy and infrastructure.
1 min read · 02 April 2012
The Zanbato Group is beta-testing a website that matches buyers and sellers of infrastructure assets and fund interests. Zanbato was founded last year by Stanford Professor Ryan Orr and is backed by Macquarie veteran Murray Bleach.
4 min read · 27 May 2011
In an exclusive interview with Andy Thomson, former Babcock & Brown global infrastructure head Peter Hofbauer discusses his new role at the helm of Hermes GPE’s infrastructure operation and his interest in secondaries.
3 min read · 05 May 2011
