Three years ago the thought of a $100bn secondaries market was met with a chuckle; today it looks more likely than not.
2 min read · 04 July 2019
Key takeaways from our podcast this week with 17Capital’s Augustin Duhamel on the state and future of preferred equity.
2 min read · 27 June 2019
The US prosecutor’s claim that Abraaj ‘boosted’ valuations to entice secondaries buyers is at odds with market logic.
2 min read · 20 June 2019
We need your help to compile the industry’s only ranking of the most impressive professionals under 35.
2 min read · 13 June 2019
The release of former restructurings expert Andrew Caspersen should remind the private equity industry more scrutiny is a good thing.
2 min read · 06 June 2019
LPs not proactively managing their mature fund commitments are incurring potentially huge opportunity costs.
2 min read · 30 May 2019
Emerging market GP-led deals are rife with difficulties but Carlyle’s name and the dynamics of the secondaries market suggest a deal can be done on its Africa fund.
3 min read · 24 May 2019
Norinchukin Bank’s $5bn portfolio sale is driven by regulation, but it may well be some time before similar deals come to market.
2 min read · 16 May 2019
The private equity giant’s push into impact investing relies on the GP relationships and fund commitments its Strategic Partners unit has built.
2 min read · 09 May 2019
