Akina closed its debut secondaries fund on €220m thanks to a growing appetite for Europe from North American investors, explains head of secondaries Christian Böhler.
2 min read · 19 January 2015
Just three advisory firms accounted for nearly half of the estimated $52bn in secondaries activity last year.
1 min read · 16 January 2015
Euro Choice Secondary launched last year and held an interim close on €122m in October.
2 min read · 16 January 2015
The trio of advisors brokered circa $25bn in transactions last year, accounting for nearly half of all estimated secondaries market activity.
2 min read · 16 January 2015
Connection committed €3m to 17Capital III and will seek future fund commitments, said partner Claire Madden.
2 min read · 16 January 2015
The 3i Eurofund V and Carlyle European Partners III are included in the estimated $1bn portfolio Mizuho has sold to Lexington.
2 min read · 15 January 2015
HarbourVest Partners paid €150m for limited partner stakes in Doughty Hanson Funds IV and V.
2 min read · 15 January 2015
London-based preferred equity investor 17Capital launched its third fund last year with a €450m target.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Suomi Mutual Life Assurance is reducing its operations and has transferred at least eight partial European private equity fund stakes to Mandatum Life Insurance.
1 min read · 14 January 2015
CPPIB has purchased another stake in Apax Europe VII, which invested in garden centre operator Plantasjen.
2 min read · 13 January 2015