Brand name secondaries funds are driving up prices in Asia, according to a memo from UK law firm King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin.
2 min read · 07 October 2014
The aggregate target of all secondaries funds in market this quarter is $31.08bn.
2 min read · 06 October 2014
Partners Group has built up a stake in BlackRock Asia Fund III, which has provoked criticism for its heavy weighting to Asia Square, a twin tower office development in Singapore.
3 min read · 02 October 2014
Both of Carlyle’s fund of funds arms, AlpInvest and Metropolitan Real Estate, have offices in Hong Kong.
2 min read · 22 September 2014
EQT V is fully invested in nine companies including Bulgarian cable operator Blizoo and Norwegian sports retailer XXL Sport & Villmark.
1 min read · 16 September 2014
Finding the right secondaries deal in Asia isn’t easy, but transparency can help ease the process, especially when it comes to GP restructurings, DeAWM head of Asia secondaries Jason Sambanju explains.
2 min read · 09 September 2014
Actis Emerging Markets 3 invested in Brazilian cleaning products company Gtex and Egypt-based Commercial International Bank.
1 min read · 08 September 2014
Secondaries firms are more selective and may use a different discount rate when pricing assets in emerging markets, according to Partners Group.
1 min read · 07 September 2014
GPs aren’t giving up on this nascent market and many have bolstered their teams in the last 12 months.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
CBRE Global Multi Manager has completed just two real estate secondaries deals in Asia this year, according to Singapore-based managing director Adrian Baker.
2 min read · 31 August 2014