In a ‘sign of the times’ PEI’s second annual Private Equity Leader award has gone to Jeremy Coller, whose firm manages one of the largest pools of capital in the secondaries market.
2 min read · 05 June 2009
The $50.6bn Massachusetts pension purchased the secondary stake in Denham Capital Management Commodity Partners V from Harvard.
1 min read · 03 June 2009
The listed fund of funds has this week unloaded a total of £206m of unfunded commitments.
1 min read · 29 May 2009
The $11.5bn pension is facing a ‘severe’ liquidity crisis and is looking to credit opportunities to provide much-needed cash flow.
1 min read · 07 May 2009
The secondaries business has replaced Brian Wright, who left the business back in August 2008, with former Adams Street partner Oliver Gardey.
1 min read · 05 May 2009
The Boston-based fund of funds and secondaries firm has held a final close on Dover Street VII, the global secondaries fund that earlier this year backed Lehman Brothers’ venture spin out.
1 min read · 24 April 2009
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 London-listed private equity firm has offloaded a portfolio of 10 venture capital investments to the secondaries specialist. 3i has also exited its growth capital investment in shipping services company Instone International for between €30m and €50m.
1 min read · 20 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
The San Francisco-based placement agent, advisor and secondaries broker has hired ex-AIG Investments executive Edwin Chan to lead its first Asian office.
1 min read · 15 April 2009
