News & Analysis

A diverse collateral mix of secondaries, portfolio finance and co-investments helped the Carlyle unit close above target on $1bn.

Secondaries investors expect pricing for GP- and LP-led deals to mostly increase or stay the same, with few expecting decreases.

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

New entrants and pricing are driving deals and could spur record volume, global head of Blackstone Strategic Partners Verdun Perry tells Secondaries Investor.

Milan-based Ambienta is seeking a single-asset continuation fund, which will be classified as an Article 9 vehicle under the EU’s SFDR, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Pilot product helps LPs conduct cost-benefit analyses and lets smaller GPs act without advisers.

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

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.

LACERA will be allowed to commit up to 35% of its private equity allocation to secondaries or co-investments, and up to 20% of the allocation to funds of funds.

In the latest episode of Second Thoughts, three young achievers who made our annual list of the most impressive secondaries professionals under 36 discuss talent trends in the industry.