The flow and pace of transactions this year is looking very different to previous years, reflecting several new dynamics in the secondaries market.
3 min read · 23 October 2015
There are many challenges to US pension plans becoming more active buyers in the secondaries market, but it’s the full pricing that’s really holding them back.
2 min read · 16 October 2015
Stapled deals and restructurings can fall through for many reasons, but it’s often related to pricing that’s too low and LPs who don’t feel the need to sell.
4 min read · 09 October 2015
Montana Capital was able to raise €400m in only 10 weeks as LPs are drawn to shorter-life funds.
3 min read · 02 October 2015
Secondaries deals are being disrupted by the fact that most of the world’s major public stock indices have fallen between 3 to 8 percent this year.
3 min read · 25 September 2015
In a falling NAV environment, buyers are often guessing where NAV will be the following quarter and it can paralyse some market participants.
3 min read · 18 September 2015
Increased competition, speedier transactions and market maturation are among the factors impacting fees advisors earn when brokering fund stake sales.
3 min read · 11 September 2015
General partners – with and without troubled funds – are increasingly seeing the secondaries market as a fundraising tool.
3 min read · 04 September 2015
Retail investors weren’t the only ones rethinking their moves in the midst of recent public market flux.
3 min read · 28 August 2015
An inside look at the latest market transaction reports and why they differ.
3 min read · 21 August 2015
