Private equity

Partner Lauren King comes from Goodwin Proctor where she was co-leader of the secondaries practice.

Ares’ close of the Landmark Partners acquisition this quarter, along with strong fundraising, helped boost the firm’s AUM to nearly a quarter trillion dollars.

The firm has also closed on nearly $800m for its debut dedicated GP-led strategy.

The deal is one of several that allow large organisations to shift private equity into new vehicles that provide more space, and fresh capital, to continue building out the strategy.

Women from two managers, a sovereign wealth fund and a law firm represented the secondaries market in the inaugural Women of Influence list.

The original deal was set to be one of the largest GP-led secondaries ever, but well into the process Panasonic decided to acquire the largest asset, supply chain software provider Blue Yonder.

BlackRock, GIC and Lexington Partners co-led the deal, the third inaugural continuation vehicle this month.

The White Plains-based advisory found in its survey that secondaries has become a strong seller’s market.

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The private capital advisory firm has hired a principal in the Chicago office, opened a Paris office and hired a vice-president to their London office in the past nine months.