Munich-based senior principal Christoph Wedegaertner joined the direct secondaries specialist in 2005. The firm closed is sixth fund on €137m in January.
1 min read · 02 March 2011
The partnership will make direct secondary investments in French private equity, with a focus on venture capital, leveraged buyouts and growth capital.
2 min read · 19 January 2011
Gerry Grimstone will step down as chairman of Candover Investments as the investment team breaks away to form a new entity, Arle Capital Partners.
3 min read · 06 December 2010
London-based Hollyport Capital hit the halfway mark in fundraising for its third secondaries fund, targeting £30m.
2 min read · 03 December 2010
Matthieu Ducharme has joined the nascent London Private Equity Futures and Options Exchange.
1 min read · 26 September 2010
The London-based secondaries investor is targeting European transactions between €5m and €50m.
2 min read · 13 September 2010
Former AXA Private Equity executives Daniel Benin and Barthelemy de Beaupuy have formed Committed Advisors, which also recently hired two more ex-AXA professionals.
1 min read · 23 August 2010
The UK pension ‘lifeboat’ has hired Goldman Sachs, Pantheon, Hamilton Lane, Lexington, LGT, Partners Group and RREEF as advisors.
2 min read · 21 July 2010
Fresh from a €517m fund close, Partners Group sees ‘highly attractive’ opportunities for direct investments, such as its recent injection £20m in dental chain Oasis.
1 min read · 06 May 2010
The direct secondaries firm in 2004 acquired a large stake in email marketer eCircle – now owned by TA Associates – as part of a portfolio purchased from Deutsche Telekom.
1 min read · 04 March 2010
