News & Analysis

Evercore builds out Europe-based credit secondaries team

The investment bank has hired four people, two of whom are coming from PJT, Secondaries Investor understands.

Healthcare-focused PE firm Linden mulls secondaries strategy

The Chicago-headquartered firm joins a growing number of buyout firms entering the secondaries market, and is the latest sector-specialist.

Jefferies brings on senior GP-led talent from Lazard

People moves within the secondaries advisory community have continued apace as firms jockey for competitive position.

Carlyle AlpInvest leads on TowerBrook’s CV for EisnerAmper

TowerBrook has ‘spent considerable money, time and resources’ transforming the professional services business across its four-plus year hold, managing director Walter Weil tells Secondaries Investor.

QHP’s pharma single-asset delivers 10x for selling LPs

This is at least the second time the mid-market healthcare-focused firm has run a CV to extend its hold of a top-performing asset.

New Mountain says sector focus gets it ‘ahead of processes’ to find opportunities

New Mountain Atlas is more than just the secondaries hires it has made, with the unit seeking to lead and co-lead GP-led buyout deals with the help of its sector teams, co-head Neal Costello tells Secondaries Investor.

University of California shops $3bn LP portfolio in major sale

The system’s process marks the latest instance it has sought liquidity in the secondaries market.

Mercer acquisition brings ‘missing link’ to AltamarCAM

AltamarCAM’s secondaries capabilities were particularly attractive at a time of heightened interest in liquidity, Mercer’s Michael Dempsey tells affiliate title PEI in a Q&A alongside Jose Luis Molina.

Japan secondaries shop to close debut fund near hard-cap

RGCM Fund I will have the flexibility to invest in both direct secondaries and primary funding rounds.

TPG seeks to re-establish Japan PE presence, adds secondaries professional

The firm is undertaking multi-asset expansion in the country that includes TPG NewQuest’s first Japan-based secondaries hire.