Research And Data

Sequoia, NEA and Accel most sought-after US VC funds

The firms top Setter Capital’s new list of the 25 most sought-after US venture capital funds on the secondaries market.

Exclusive: what buyers want

Secondaries Investor reveals the UBS facts and figures from its position in the secondaries market with some surprising conclusions for the year ahead.

JPEL’s portfolio by the numbers

The listed FoF employs a secondaries strategy to minimise the J-curve effect.

UBS: secondaries buyers lowered return targets

Several factors including higher pricing lowered buyers’ targeted returns, according to a survey of market participants by the Swiss investment bank.

ABRY and HIG most sought-after US mid-market funds

Canadian advisory firm Setter has released its top 50 mid-market LBO funds on the secondaries market.

One-quarter of all 2013 transaction payments deferred

Report from global advisory firm Evercore puts deferred payment arrangements on a quarter of all transactions last year.

PE secondaries funds raise $2.3 billion in Q1

Four secondaries funds closed on $2.3 billion in Q1, according to PEI data.

Tech direct secondaries hit $2.8bn last year

The tech sector drew the most direct secondaries last year, according to advisory firm NYPPEX. It expects nearly $20bn in direct secondaries to transact across sectors this year.

NYPPEX: 2013 tail-end fund sales worth $6.46bn

NYPPEX estimates that tail-end funds comprised approximately 26 percent, or $6.46 billion, of total secondaries transaction volume in 2013.

Bain, BX and ABRY most sought-after stakes

The firms top Setter Capital’s list of the 50 most sought-after US LBO funds. Providence, Welsh Carson and Kelso round out the 24 funds given an ‘excellent’ liquidity rating.