SVG’s capitulation to HarbourVest’s final offer for its portfolio marks the end of a saga that may usher in a new era for secondaries.
2 min read · 21 October 2016
Recent SEC focus on fund restructuring has put pressure on GPs to make sure their limited partners get fair treatment during the process. Molly Diggins, general counsel for advisory firm Monument, who says LPs should make themselves heard and ask for greater transparency.
4 min read · 14 October 2016
As the drama over the London-listed private equity vehicle unfolds, PEI sizes up the dramatis personae.
4 min read · 07 October 2016
Secondaries Investor has been in the Big Apple talking to market participants. Here’s how things look from North America.
3 min read · 30 September 2016
Investing in primary funds has increasingly brought a strategic edge to secondaries buyers, especially as fund information becomes scarce.
3 min read · 23 September 2016
Listed private equity funds look like tempting targets for secondaries firms, but don’t expect a wave of consolidation.
3 min read · 16 September 2016
Our Young Guns of Secondaries list has been keeping us busy, but not as busy as some of the candidates.
2 min read · 09 September 2016
Recent failed restructurings have not been in vain: secondaries is an evolving industry and learning from its early missteps.
3 min read · 02 September 2016
Funds of funds are taking advantage of price discrepancies to become opportunistic sellers.
3 min read · 26 August 2016
We recently asked private equity insiders – including several high-profile secondaries heads – what they have at the top of their summer reading lists this year. Can you guess which book belongs to which industry expert?
4 min read · 19 August 2016