The Blackstone spin-out has already held a first close on its second fund to focus on direct venture capital secondaries. It recently acquired stakes in nine new companies including Facebook, Zappos and eHarmony.
2 min read · 23 April 2009
The bank’s Alternative Investment Partners division will target buyout funds in North America and Western Europe, global venture and global special situations funds.
2 min read · 20 April 2009
GS Vintage Fund V will focus on LP private equity interests and providing liquidity to LPs and GPs around the world, focusing on deals ranging in size from $1m to $1bn.
2 min read · 13 April 2009
The San Francisco-based secondary specialist estimates some $5bn in venture secondary assets are up for grabs.
2 min read · 23 March 2009
The London-listed private equity giant is trying to sell some of its European venture capital portfolio in an attempt to reduce its debt load.
2 min read · 11 March 2009
Other than this secondaries play, the $2.3bn pension may commit no further capital to private equity GPs this year as it struggles with a ‘cash flow crunch’.
2 min read · 04 March 2009
The Washington, DC-based mega-firm has already made investments from Carlyle Mezzanine Partners II and bought some mezzanine investments on the secondaries market.
2 min read · 03 March 2009
The New York-based secondaries firm plans to capitalise on an expanding secondary market in 2009 and 2010. Fund VII will invest mostly in the US, but also in emerging markets.
2 min read · 15 December 2008
The $850m Chicago Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund will make a third secondaries investment by the end of the month.
1 min read · 05 December 2008
The Simsbury, Connecticut-based firm is targeting $750m for its latest real estate fund – the largest dedicated secondaries real estate vehicle ever. It comes amid a massive rise in LP demand for liquidity.
1 min read · 11 November 2008
