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Pantheon targets $1.2bn for third infrastructure fund

The global investment firm’s latest vehicle in the strategy will focus on secondaries and co-investments.

Japan Post Bank aims for 30% secondaries target

The $1.9trn investor wants to mitigate the J-curve effect in the first three years of its private equity programme.

Essling picks up Amundi FoF team ahead of fundraise

The French spinout is planning to launch a fund of funds vehicle with secondaries and co-investment pockets by the end of the year.

eQ picks up Access portfolio

The Finnish investment firm has acquired a bundle of buyout stakes in a €138m deal from the French asset manager, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Aberdeen Standard: value can be found in lesser-known funds

A ‘flood of capital’ in secondaries has pushed up valuations for flow names, according to the investment firm’s Asia-Pacific private equity co-head.

Secondaries fundraising and deal volume set for record

Early figures indicate it could be a stellar market this year on the back of several large stapled deals and fund closes in H1.

Partners Group leads EQT staple – exclusive

The deal involves stakes in the Swedish firm’s 2011-vintage buyout fund and a commitment to its latest Asia-focused vehicle.

SEC scrutinises GPs’ role in stake sales

The US regulator is getting to grips with potential conflicts of interest in plain vanilla deals.

Partners Group’s outlook on PE and infra – updated

The firm believes many new entrants into private equity markets will waver in their commitment to the asset class amid a public market correction.

Time is money: five things to consider when buying a fund stake

In secondaries, timing can mean the difference between a successful deal and a failed one. We spoke to market sources and discussed elements participants in a secondaries transaction should be aware of.