Roughly 67 percent of limited partners plan to use the secondaries market to buy or sell assets in the next few years, according to Coller Capital.
2 min read · 09 June 2014
Dutch pension fund manager Blue Sky Group has bought positions in the fund, which is sized at €1.56bn, in a secondaries transaction.
1 min read · 09 June 2014
The bulk of the investment bank’s secondaries activity is currently US-based, but managing director Jeffrey Hammer believes there are significant opportunities in Europe.
1 min read · 09 June 2014
Allianz Capital Partners’ global co-head of fund investing, Michael Lindauer, is considering whether to take advantage of high pricing prevalent in the secondaries market.
2 min read · 06 June 2014
The advisory firm will open its first European office this month, led by managing principal Stephen McCourt, who is relocating from Meketa’s San Diego office.
1 min read · 05 June 2014
Verdane acquired AppliedSensor from early-stage investor Pelago Venture Partners in 2008 as part of a portfolio of assets.
2 min read · 04 June 2014
The UK-based direct secondaries firm has opened an Edinburgh office to manage the 10 assets it has acquired.
2 min read · 03 June 2014
After leading AlpInvest for 14 years, Doeksen will become vice-chairman of Carlyle’s ‘Solutions Group’. Last year, AlpInvest raised $4.2bn for secondaries investment.
2 min read · 28 May 2014
The placement and advisory firm has hired Yaron Zafir, a founding member of Paul Capital’s European secondaries team.
1 min read · 22 May 2014
The Toronto-based private equity firm’s specialist secondaries fund has beaten its $200m fundraising target, according to managing director Jeff Pentland.
1 min read · 21 May 2014
