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Aberdeen shops portfolio in sign of LP market return

LP portfolio sales fell to account for around half of total deal volume last year as GP-led processes surged.

How to ensure a fair secondaries auction

Access to information is key in mitigating conflict of interest concerns in secondaries deals, especially GP-leds. Here are five tips.

Lazard taps PJT for New York-based managing director hire

Lazard’s recent deal sheet includes GP-led secondaries processes involving ICG, Astorg and Madison Dearborn Partners.

PJT bulks up with Credit Suisse, Aviditi hires

Appointments follow those of executives from Morgan Stanley, Greenhill and Goldman Sachs in the last six months.

Ropes & Gray hires partner from K&E

Ropes & Gray advised on more than 150 deals worth $17.5bn in 2019, according to the Secondaries Investor Law Firm Survey 2020.

Growth in GP-leds leads to hiring spree

The swift growth of the secondaries market means it is a struggle to find people with the right skills and the pivot towards GP-led deals has added to this.

Campbell Lutyens eyes post-Brexit opportunity with Paris office

The independent advisory industry has had to navigate a material increase in regulatory burdens due to the UK’s departure from the EU, chief executive Andrew Sealey told Secondaries Investor.

Brookfield-backed BFIN taps Landmark exec for secondaries push

The firm, which rebranded to Sera Global last week, will expand its offerings including across secondaries and liquidity options for real estate.

Buyers call for more skin in GP-led game – Campbell Lutyens report

Buyers are requesting a bigger GP stake in continuation vehicles and cross-fund investments are on the rise, according to the advisor.

PEI Awards 2020: Secondaries winners in Asia

An innovative deal, an expanding direct secondaries firm, the leading advisor in the region and a law firm that advised on $2.6bn-worth of deals.