The two most sought-after managers in the US and Europe have no hurdle rates on their latest funds.
2 min read · 23 February 2016
San Francisco-based Industry Ventures is seeking $200m for Fund IV, a fund of funds that can buy early VC secondaries.
1 min read · 23 February 2016
The global investment firm has acquired a stake in Charterhouse’s 2008-vintage fund from Rice University amid increasing sales from endowments and foundations.
2 min read · 22 February 2016
The placement agent and global advisory firm also hired Sarah Sandstrom, a new partner in its New York office.
1 min read · 22 February 2016
While large secondaries firms are having trouble deploying capital, firms focusing on the lower end can elude this by making sure their funds are the right size.
2 min read · 17 February 2016
This is a re-up for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board which has invested in at least the last five Coller secondaries funds.
1 min read · 16 February 2016
The London boutique investment firm has hired a US-based IR professional amid the fundraise for its latest secondaries fund.
1 min read · 16 February 2016
Financial institutions may have missed the boat in terms of pricing, but this won’t deter them from returning to the market as sellers this year for several reasons.
3 min read · 12 February 2016
About a third of institutions plan to increase their allocation to private markets this year, a stronger response than for other asset classes, according to a new poll.
2 min read · 11 February 2016
Over half the pension’s private equity investments are in pre-2009 vintage funds, which are becoming challenging to monitor.
2 min read · 10 February 2016
