The deal was part of the US’s largest public pension’s $2.7bn portfolio sale which is yet to completely close, Secondaries Investor has learned.
2 min read · 14 November 2016
OPTrust, which manages Canada’s 10th largest public pension, had previously signalled it was considering opportunistic sales of private equity assets.
2 min read · 02 November 2016
Removal of restrictions on asset holdings by Solvency II, coupled with low fixed income returns, is encouraging insurers to allocate more cash to alternatives.
2 min read · 31 October 2016
The Californian pension, which is planning to target lower risk strategies, is exploring the sale of fund interests from its $26bn real estate holdings.
2 min read · 26 October 2016
The direct secondaries firm, which is planning to open a Mumbai office, has made a $21m investment in construction and engineering companies in India.
1 min read · 25 October 2016
Market dislocations and volatility after the Brexit vote led to quarterly revenue from the firm’s capital advisory business being ‘quite soft’.
2 min read · 25 October 2016
The deal involved North American small buyout fund stakes and was the London-listed vehicle’s sole secondaries transaction during the third quarter of this year.
1 min read · 24 October 2016
The global investment firm was the biggest investor in a deal that involved ABS’ 2009 and 2012-vintage funds, Secondaries Investor has learned.
3 min read · 19 October 2016
The niche secondaries firm acquired over 95% of shares in the London-listed private equity fund of funds in a friendly takeover deal.
2 min read · 19 October 2016
The London-listed private equity investor has accepted HarbourVest’s offer to acquire its portfolio after the global investment firm raised its offer by £24m.
2 min read · 18 October 2016
