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Secondaries Investor reported in March that Goldman Sachs and AlpInvest Partners were investors in the deal involving global life science ingredients distributor Barentz.

The real estate-focused direct secondaries investor is ‘advancing’ the capacity of a platform it launched last year.

In taking over from Suyi Kim, Gubbels will become the Canadian giant’s second consecutive female private equity head.

Average bids for secondhand stakes in private debt funds rose to their highest point since at least 2017.

Industry leaders from Ardian, Coller Capital, Evercore and more share their top fiction and non-fiction recommendations for whiling away the time on your summer vacay.

There are at least 14 secondaries vehicles seeking capital to invest in the asset class, Secondaries Investor data shows.

The Carlyle unit is also in market with its flagship secondaries programme and a dedicated single-asset-focused fund.

The past year has been the firm’s strongest fundraising period ever, with nearly $28bn raised.

The new policy would let ACERA’s staff make the decision to roll existing assets or portfolios into continuation funds if that falls in line with ACERA’s financial consultant’s recommendation.

The inclusion of adjacent strategies such as GP stakes and portfolio financing in volume reports shows how what matters to secondaries market participants is evolving.