The revelation that an LP commitment to Accel Partners’ 2009 fund makes the church an indirect investor in Wonga, a payday loan provider it has publicly criticised, has prompted the church to review its entire portfolio.
2 min read · 26 July 2013
The bank’s private fund group has hired Mark McDonald to help manage its secondaries activities in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
2 min read · 22 July 2013
The firm’s oversubscribed Dover Street VIII fund surpassed its $3bn target and managing director Brett Gordon sees more secondaries opportunities ahead.
2 min read · 10 July 2013
Vintage Fund VI, which has been targeting $5bn, was expected to close in mid-June.
1 min read · 01 July 2013
Non-traditional buyer steps in to buy a limited partner position in Nordic Real Estate Partners’ logistics fund from Swedish pension fund SPP.
2 min read · 18 June 2013
Former PineBridge Investments head of European secondaries Pablo Calo has joined the Blackstone affiliate to run secondary advisory work from London for clients across Europe.
2 min read · 24 May 2013
Miguel Zurita’s appointment as a co-chief investment officer comes as Altamar plans to raise an emerging market and a secondary fund this year.
2 min read · 27 February 2013
Andrea Echberg, former head of infrastructure in the principal finance team at Societe Generale, has joined the London team of private equity and infrastructure investment firm Pantheon as partner and head of European infrastructure investments.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The niche secondaries investor – which has helped firms including SVG with refinancing needs – had a 75% re-up rate for a fund that’s more than double the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 11 January 2013
James McConnell is relocating to London to lead the firm’s European private equity secondaries activity, which has been increasing as banks and other financial institutions use the secondary market to sell fund interests.
1 min read · 05 November 2012
