The Geneva-based hedge fund and private equity fund manager is also expecting to hold a first close for its Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund before the end of June.
2 min read · 08 June 2011
French group AXA Private Equity, led by Dominique Senequier, has sealed the acquisition of a $1.7bn portfolio of assets from Citigroup, 14 months after a similar deal with Bank of America.
2 min read · 08 June 2011
The $74bn pension has launched a competitive auction for a portfolio of fund stakes worth more than $1bn.
2 min read · 06 June 2011
The $113bn pension has issued a request for proposal for a firm to run a sale of private equity and possibly real estate fund interests on the secondaries market. Proposals are due 21 June.
2 min read · 31 May 2011
The Japanese fund of funds manager is in the market for a third Asian vehicle targeting secondaries opportunities in the region. It has a target commitment of up to $200m.
1 min read · 30 May 2011
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
John Breen, head of funds and secondaries at CPPIB, also serves as vice chair at ILPA. It’s unclear whether he will leave ILPA, which would be a ‘huge loss’, says ILPA executive director Kathy Jeramaz-Larson.
1 min read · 26 April 2011
Paul Capital, HarbourVest, LGT and Axiom have committed around $400m to NewQuest Asia, the spin-out of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Private Equity Asia.
2 min read · 18 April 2011
Alpha Associates is raising its debut fund targeting $100m to $150m for mature fund interests in Russia and former Soviet Union countries, says managing partner Petra Salesny.
1 min read · 13 April 2011
