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The ‘structural dislocation’ in the APAC secondaries market will create opportunities for dedicated players, Aquilius’ new head of PE secondaries tells Secondaries Investor.

New Mountain continues to build out its GP-led strategy following the hire of its co-lead Neal Costello from Carlyle AlpInvest earlier this year, Secondaries Investor has learned.

UK-based software specialist Hg joins a growing number of direct private equity shops launching secondaries strategies as the segment of private markets continues on its growth spree.

The investment bank has hired an executive director and vice-president, both based in London, Secondaries Investor has learned.

The firm, which has opened an office in Hong Kong, closed at least five such transactions in the region this year, according to Jason Yao, head of Greater China.

Aqualis Partners is looking to take advantage of the growing and increasingly attractive small-cap market.

The small buyout specialist’s latest secondaries vehicle surpassed its $1bn target and will invest in both LP- and GP-leds.

Hans Swildens weighs in on Industry’s sale to Goldman Sachs, who the most active sellers in the venture secondaries market are, the current NAV discount for venture assets and more.

Speaking at the CAIS Alternative Investment Summit last week, executives from both firms agreed asset quality has become a more important driver of returns.

Unrealised NAV sitting in PE funds will ‘get bigger over the next five years before it shrinks’, according to the firm’s president Wil Warren.