Editor Insights

Four takeaways from our upcoming advisory and law firm surveys

May sees the publication of our surveys of secondaries advisors and legal activities in 2020. Here are some early findings.

2021 is the year of the specialist

If 2020 was the year of the generalist mega-fund, this year is showing size is no obstacle in today’s market.

Ares’ purchase of Landmark raises a familiar real estate secondaries concern

Inheriting an indirect property business when that market is dominated by recapitalisation deals brings further conflict challenges that must be reconciled.

Three things to know about Ares’ acquisition of Landmark

Ares’ roster of sponsor and LP relationships will enable Landmark to enter the credit secondaries market, do deals in Asia and raise larger funds.

Four takeaways on the future of private equity

The secondaries market features prominently in Redefining Private Equity in the 2020’s, a report compiled by Credit Suisse’s private fund group.

LPs stand to lose from alleged sub line fraud

The idea of having to foot a bill to the tune of millions of dollars to a loan secured by a fiction serves as a wakeup call to investors, lenders and GPs alike.

A look inside Brookfield’s $50bn secondaries bet

Here are some key things to know about the asset management giant’s plans to build a holistic secondaries business.

PEI Awards 2020: It’s raining GP-leds

The firms crowned in all 12 of the PEI Awards secondaries categories have one thing in common – can you guess what it is?

Failure to launch

Experienced GP-led secondaries professionals are in high demand, and we are unlikely to have seen the last on the subject of this week’s high-profile break-up.

Is there a place for SPACs in secondaries?

Several advisors are looking at how special purpose acquisition companies can widen investor access to GP-led secondaries deals, though the obstacles are many.