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Coller Capital wraps up Fund IX raise on $12.5bn hard-cap

The firm hauled in $17bn across secondaries funds, evergreen vehicles and separate accounts in latest fundraising cycle.

A bountiful feast in secondaries’ smaller deal market

Despite a growing number of new entrants, buyers aren’t concerned about increased competition in this abundant part of the market. How long can this last?

Single-asset CV opportunities to take off amid tariff uncertainty

Managers will seek to tap the secondaries market to keep hold of their prized assets while M&A remains muted – however, the single-asset space remains significantly undercapitalised.

From highs to lows to opportunities

The secondaries market is shrouded in uncertainty after this week’s volatility. There are, however, reasons to remain upbeat over the longer term.

FIRSTavenue seeks to ramp up secondaries and PE advisory capabilities

The placement agent, which takes a generalist approach to primary and secondaries advisory, has made a number of hires from advisers including Mercury, chief executive Paul Buckley tells Secondaries Investor.

Dawson opens NY office as it deepens relationships with US LPs

The move comes two years after the launch of Dawson’s first overseas office in London.

Ardian quadruples APAC LPs in record $30bn secondaries raise

ASF IX raised capital from around 40 APAC LPs, compared with less than 10 in its predecessor, Greater China head Jason Yao tells Secondaries Investor.

All for nothing?

A court of appeals decision in the US this week to render null and void the SEC’s private fund rule doesn’t signal the end of efforts to better protect investors.

Hamilton Lane to close secondaries flagship in ‘next few weeks’

Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI is currently sized at ‘over $5bn’, according to co-CEO Erik Hirsch.

Private wealth’s one-stop shop for secondaries

The SEC’s decision to grant Coller Capital and Pantheon permission to shop their secondaries-focused evergreen vehicles to high-net-worth investors could prompt more players to follow suit.