The two firms have agreed to acquire 50 percent of SVG’s portfolio with just over a day and a half to go before shareholders must decide whether to accept a rival offer from HarbourVest.
3 min read · 04 October 2016
The US-based private markets investment firm noted that SVG has missed its own deadline to update the market on talks with potential rival bidders.
1 min read · 04 October 2016
The National Bank of Greece spin-out will focus on delivering returns for its two backers, chief executive Graham Thomas told, Secondaries Investor.
2 min read · 03 October 2016
The bank is in talks with Houlihan Lokey to explore the sale of private equity, real estate and infrastructure stakes valued at as much as $2bn, Secondaries Investor has learned.
1 min read · 03 October 2016
Scott Jacobsen has left the US’s largest public pension fund after six years in its private investments team, Secondaries Investor has learned.
1 min read · 03 October 2016
The target of a £1bn unsolicited bid from HarbourVest, said it is in ‘detailed’ talks with the consortium just days before HarbourVest’s first close deadline.
1 min read · 03 October 2016
Private equity firms should go beyond enforcement cases and speeches and look internally to identify problems that could arise during an SEC inspection, said the Commission’s Igor Rozenblit.
2 min read · 02 October 2016
The Japanese insurer’s decision to create an alternatives division follows sister company Japan Post Bank’s move in December to establish a private equity division.
1 min read · 30 September 2016
Monica Arora will work on primary and secondaries portfolio transactions.
1 min read · 29 September 2016
Veena Isaac, an eight-year veteran of the firm, has joined Jasper Ridge Partners’ Menlo Park office to focus on secondaries.
1 min read · 29 September 2016
