Claire Woolston Commons will focus on LP-led deals, which made a comeback in the second half of 2021 as buyer appetite for diversified deals returned.
2 min read · 06 April 2022
The presence of a US public pension system as a lead investor is a reflection of the growing sophistication and desire on the part of some big US public plans to take more direct roles in investment management.
4 min read · 04 April 2022
The mid-market-focused boutique is one of several banks and financial advisers thinking about adding secondaries capabilities.
2 min read · 01 April 2022
Guggenheim Securities is taking another bite of the apple after the departure of its private capital advisory group in May.
2 min read · 31 March 2022
By making GP clawbacks gross of taxes, the new rules could lead to the resurgence of the archaic original American waterfall.
3 min read · 24 March 2022
The GP-leds specialist firm, which is run by three former CPP Investments professionals, has been raising a fund focusing on single-asset opportunities.
2 min read · 24 March 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is in market with its ninth private equity secondaries fund, having closed its predecessor on $10.3bn.
1 min read · 22 March 2022
Sponsors are increasingly turning to GP-led deals to manage their portfolios and more capital is needed to meet growing demand, says Scott Humber at Landmark Partners, an Ares company, in this sponsored Q&A,
5 min read · 22 March 2022
While few established secondaries firms remain independent after a glut of M&A transactions last year, more groups than ever are seeking a seat at the table in the expanding marketplace.
5 min read · 21 March 2022
Sceptics says concentrated GP-leds are an expensive way of doing co-investments; the Canadian pension believes the two markets address different risk/reward profiles.
2 min read · 17 March 2022
