North America

The Canadian pension giant was able to secure priority allocation and fill its intended exposure as the lead in the process, Secondaries Investor understands.

Some of the secondaries market’s biggest buyers have committed LP capital to Accel-KKR’s debut blindpool secondaries fund. What gives?

A diverse collateral mix of secondaries, portfolio finance and co-investments helped the Carlyle unit close above target on $1bn.

Secondaries investors expect pricing for GP- and LP-led deals to mostly increase or stay the same, with few expecting decreases.

Ardian, StepStone, Adams Street Partners and CPP Investments are LPs in the firm’s debut buyside fund.

New entrants and pricing are driving deals and could spur record volume, global head of Blackstone Strategic Partners Verdun Perry tells Secondaries Investor.

The firm has launched separate private credit and private equity vehicles focusing on mid-market opportunities.

LACERA will be allowed to commit up to 35% of its private equity allocation to secondaries or co-investments, and up to 20% of the allocation to funds of funds.

In the latest episode of Second Thoughts, three young achievers who made our annual list of the most impressive secondaries professionals under 36 discuss talent trends in the industry.

Research suggests evergreens can pay 6 points higher on average for LP portfolios than closed-end funds – findings that may not fully reflect all market dynamics.