A hard-cap close on Fund V would push the preferred equity specialist up to $14bn in AUM just seven years after being founded.
2 min read · 17 March 2022
The move is significant for the Canadian pension giant, which until now had been unable to back such deals via its secondaries unit.
2 min read · 16 March 2022
Evelyn Zhang’s appointment brings the headcount at the Canadian pension giant’s secondaries team to 20.
2 min read · 15 March 2022
As secondaries has exploded in popularity, reaching a record volume level last year of about $130bn, the growth of the talent pool has not kept up.
2 min read · 13 March 2022
The challenges of selling such a big offering are highlighted by growing uncertainty around secondaries pricing, weakening amid public market volatility, rising inflation and geopolitical shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2 min read · 10 March 2022
Oaktree’s parent company, Brookfield, has opened another front in its expansion strategy, having entered the real estate and infrastructure secondaries markets beginning in 2020.
2 min read · 09 March 2022
Portfolios with valuations pegged to 30 September no longer reflect market dynamics, including public market volatility, plunging tech valuations and geopolitical turmoil sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
2 min read · 08 March 2022
The hire comes 10 months after former secondaries co-head Matt Jones left the firm to co-head TPG’s secondaries business.
2 min read · 03 March 2022
The transaction marks the asset management giant’s latest logistics-focused deal through its debut real estate secondaries vehicle.
2 min read · 03 March 2022
Some portfolios that hit the market this year may take longer than expected to sell or may not transact as buyers look for pricing that reflects the reality of market turmoil.
2 min read · 02 March 2022
