The number of sponsor-led secondaries coming to market this year is expected to be bolstered by fundraising delays, rising demand in China for US dollar commitments and a backlog of transactions.
5 min read · 08 February 2021
The firm is investing its Secondary Fund IV, which closed in November on €1.6bn after 18 months in market.
2 min read · 04 February 2021
Secondaries has been a key driver of fee growth among Hamilton Lane’s commingled funds and separately managed accounts, vice-chairman Erik Hirsch said on an earnings call.
2 min read · 03 February 2021
The private equity giant joins TPG as the latest high-profile manager to raise a separate fund for GP-led secondaries.
2 min read · 02 February 2021
The Nordics-focused manager started the Edda series of funds in 2018 to complement its longstanding direct secondaries offering.
2 min read · 28 January 2021
The transaction comes as the bank combines its private fund investment teams under the banner of HSBC Alternatives, which has $26.4bn in private market funds and mandates.
2 min read · 27 January 2021
The $55.6bn asset manager is investing Pantheon Global Secondary Fund VI and related separate accounts, which raised $2.2bn by final close in June.
2 min read · 25 January 2021
GP-led deals have taken a large slice of deal volume since the pandemic as buyers back away from diversified LP portfolios.
3 min read · 21 January 2021
The secondaries powerhouse’s latest vehicle is 26% larger than its 2014-vintage predecessor and comes amid record highs for secondaries fundraising and GP-led volume.
2 min read · 20 January 2021
Stéphane Chevrier, an early former member of Ardian’s US secondaries team, will lead the niche firm’s further push into the North American secondaries market.
2 min read · 20 January 2021