Akina closed its debut secondaries fund on €220m thanks to a growing appetite for Europe from North American investors, explains head of secondaries Christian Böhler.
2 min read · 19 January 2015
Just three advisory firms accounted for nearly half of the estimated $52bn in secondaries activity last year.
1 min read · 16 January 2015
The infrastructure secondaries market will benefit policy-makers and investors by stimulating growth and promising attractive yields, writes Charles Ford, of counsel at Hogan Lovells.
3 min read · 12 January 2015
Long-standing relationships and LP-friendly terms were key elements in HarbourVest’s €215m stapled transaction with Doughty Hanson.
3 min read · 09 January 2015
There’s a new wave of supply in emerging market secondaries and buyers with local expertise are best placed to exploit these opportunities, says PineBridge’s Valerie Chen (pictured), Cristina Alcaide and Amit Mahajan.
3 min read · 31 December 2014
Secondaries valuations have reached a record high; will they keep climbing in 2015?
2 min read · 19 December 2014
The ICG-NewGlobe development highlights continuing shifts in the secondaries market.
3 min read · 12 December 2014
Madrid-based Altamar has a broad Spanish-speaking LP base and is currently analysing Latin America’s secondaries market, says executive directors Ignacio de la Mora and Miguel Echenique.
2 min read · 11 December 2014
Opportunities to offer employees liquidity in company shares are increasing, writes Industry Ventures’ founder Hans Swildens and senior associate Ira Simkhovitch.
3 min read · 10 December 2014
Early liquidity is becoming a common part of the venture capital landscape, says Benjamin Black, co-founder of direct secondaries firm Akkadian Ventures.
2 min read · 01 December 2014
