Pension funds in Europe started investing in private equity later than their US counterparts and don’t yet have a strong need for portfolio management.
3 min read · 16 September 2015
Despite some limitations and high valuations, the region is an attractive place to invest in direct secondaries.
3 min read · 15 September 2015
The Miami-based firm is adding to its European real estate assets in a direct secondaries deal involving Portuguese real estate and secured loan assets.
1 min read · 14 September 2015
Insurance companies have already started selling off private equity assets in anticipation of the January 2016 implementation.
2 min read · 02 September 2015
The Blackstone unit has bought a stake in an Eastern Europe-focused Europa fund through a real estate secondaries vehicle.
1 min read · 01 September 2015
Five buyers – Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild, Adams Street and PGGM – have committed to two tail-end funds and one new vehicle in a Palamon staple deal.
3 min read · 26 August 2015
Fabian Neuenschwander, senior vice-president at Partners Group, says that although some private equity groups with large secondaries capability may enter the real estate secondaries market, the supply/demand imbalance is likely to remain for some time.
3 min read · 25 August 2015
CVC, Apax and EQT occupied the top spots, while a London-based private equity giant dropped out of Setter Capital’s 2015 Q2 rankings.
2 min read · 10 August 2015
The sale of Banqsoft is the last of 96 exits from the portfolio the firm bought from the Norwegian government in 2003.
2 min read · 29 July 2015
The New York-based firm has agreed to acquire a 34 percent stake in a Norwegian investment management firm as well as a portfolio of Nordic properties for nearly $3bn.
2 min read · 23 July 2015
