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
The firm’s secondary team, which has committed 75% of its $2.9bn Fund VII, has jointly funded the spin-out of a German VC group whose new media portfolio includes some high profile companies like Groupon.
3 min read · 10 January 2010
The Spanish fund of funds manager will not charge fees on its €65m secondaries fund until capital is actually put to work.
2 min read · 16 December 2009
The secondaries market will become much more active in 2010 ‘as continued portfolio net outflows force investors to intensify their search for liquidity’.
2 min read · 16 December 2009
F&C and Altamar have both closed funds this week, as they seek to capitalise on emerging secondaries opportunities.
2 min read · 15 December 2009
The secondaries firms have established a £170m fund to acquire assets from 3i that will be managed by DFJ Esprit’s nascent secondaries arm, Encore Ventures.
3 min read · 13 September 2009
The Belgian firm has bought three ‘early secondary’ interests in CapMan funds, made one primary commitment and is eying a 10% stake in the management company.
2 min read · 07 August 2009
The promotion follows a first close on €61m for the international private equity firm’s sixth fund, which is targeting €200m. As head of finance at the direct secondaries firm, Meyel built the firm’s management and control systems.
1 min read · 09 July 2009
London-based 17Capital has inked its debut deal, providing €30m of mezzanine finance to Altamir Amboise, a French-listed vehicle linked to Apax Partners France.
2 min read · 06 July 2009
