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Unigestion adds three new members to its secondaries team

The hires come after the asset manager brought on its first London-based, dedicated secondaries professional in April.

Madison International hires Shah for growth-platform investment role

The real estate-focused direct secondaries investor is ‘advancing’ the capacity of a platform it launched last year.

CPP Investments taps Caitlin Gubbels to lead global private equity

In taking over from Suyi Kim, Gubbels will become the Canadian giant’s second consecutive female private equity head.

What books do secondaries professionals suggest you read this summer?

Industry leaders from Ardian, Coller Capital, Evercore and more share their top fiction and non-fiction recommendations for whiling away the time on your summer vacay.

Goodwin taps Dechert to build on secondaries practice – updated

Thiha Tun has predominantly advised on complex LP-led deals in recent months, several of which involved buyers using continuation funds.

Bank of America’s secondaries advisory push to be led by Lazard exec

It is understood Lazard’s head of US secondaries advisory Amanda Ugarte will join the investment bank to lead and build out its secondaries advisory team.

Cliffwater eyes aggressive secondaries build-up post-Barings acquisition

Tim Henn, who has joined from JPMorgan as head of private equity secondaries, tells Secondaries Investor the firm plans to invest in deals with GPs it knows through its platform.

Blackstone’s Perry: Secondaries volume will reach $140bn this year

Trading of second-hand stakes in funds and assets will hit a record this year, according to Verdun Perry, global head of Strategic Partners.

Campbell Lutyens promotes secondaries exec to MD

The firm has appointed five managing directors across its secondaries and placement agent businesses.

Partners Group: LP portfolio rebalancing presents ‘biggest opportunity set’

Pricing for high-quality inflection assets with material upside has tightened to the low- to mid-90s, according to chief executive David Layton.