Western Europe

Shell duo to lead Alantra energy transition secondaries business

Two longtime corporate venture capital investors have joined the firm with a €120m portfolio of climate tech businesses.

Swiss LP adviser InPact enters infra secondaries, eyes PE GP-leds

The institution is looking to boost its infrastructure exposure and eyeing further opportunities in private equity and real estate secondaries, says founder and CEO Antoine Prudent.

CIP bolsters its liquidity capabilities, hiring head of capital solutions

The new head will spearhead liquidity solutions for the firm’s funds and oversee a range of semi-liquid fund strategies for the Denmark-headquartered infrastructure manager.

The UK’s proposed tax reform offers clarity to secondaries buyers

The new legislation will bring buyers’ offshore execution to an end, which under stamp duty came with its own grey areas in a digital age, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader’s Elliot Weston tells Secondaries Investor.

Secondaries builds the infrastructure

Blackstone Strategic Partners anchored EQT’s new AI Infrastructure Fund. Once again, secondaries has created a blueprint for loftier goals.

UBS taps DC Advisory for director hire in latest boost to EMEA advisory

The director reunites with Michael Wieczorek, who joined UBS to head its EMEA secondaries advisory unit late last year from DC Advisory.

Ardian’s Mark Benedetti: Infra secondaries a mispricing bright spot within private markets

While more capital is entering infra secondaries, much of it is being deployed by relatively new entrants in a market characterised by variety, the Paris-headquartered asset manager’s co-CEO tells affiliate title PE Hub.

Hollyport’s Carter on why the firm chose Blue Owl

The GP stakes giant is ‘excited’ at the prospect of working with the tail-end specialist to grow it into ‘one of the premier operators in this market’, founding partner and chief executive John Carter tells Secondaries Investor.

New and old faces

Hollyport Capital has chosen to remain independent, accepting the backing of Blue Owl in a move that reflects how the industry’s growth is likely to be fuelled.

Hollyport maintains independence with stake sale to Blue Owl

Blue Owl has acquired a passive stake in the tail-end specialist, which will ‘ultimately represent’ approximately 25% of the economic interests of the firm.