Managers

French asset manager Essling to launch debut GP-led strategy

The firm is targeting €200m to invest in continuation vehicles.

Ex-Partners Group private wealth exec to lead Coller’s Singapore office

The office is the fifth in the Asia-Pacific region for the secondaries pioneer.

Five things to know about Ardian’s massive fundraise

The firm has its eye on programmatic sellers with its $30bn latest raise for ASF IX.

Old faces in new places: A look at recent secondaries spin-outs – updated

Two new secondaries-focused firms have already launched in 2025.

Secondaries strategy generates big returns for TempoCap

The firm emphasises the timing of its primary and secondaries investments in companies to produce impressive performance metrics.

Astorg puts blindpool secondaries fundraising plans on ice

The firm has temporarily delayed capital raising for GP Equity Solutions and is instead focusing on dealmaking, Secondaries Investor has learned.

BlackRock hits $1.1bn first close on fifth infra solutions fund

Global Infrastructure Solutions is targeting $2.5bn and for the first time has a dedicated secondaries sleeve.

Accel-KKR raises $2.2bn for secondaries sector specialisation play

Ardian, StepStone, Adams Street Partners and CPP Investments are LPs in the firm’s debut buyside fund.

Pantheon eyes wealthy US and Aussie investors with evergreen vehicles

The firm has launched separate private credit and private equity vehicles focusing on mid-market opportunities.

ICG chief: ‘We could deploy a $20bn GP-led fund’

Benoît Durteste says investing the capital would not be challenging – a change in tone compared with comments he made in September regarding larger GP-led deployment.