The VC-focused fund of funds made six promotions across its investment and operations team as it continues to deploy secondaries Fund X.
1 min read · 30 October 2017
The investment firm has acquired minority direct stakes in the fund’s portfolio companies and will work with the Italian manager to raise a country-focused fund.
2 min read · 24 October 2017
The firm, which focuses on smaller, more complex secondaries deals, has nearly fully invested its third fund and is halfway to raising a fourth.
2 min read · 19 October 2017
The Nordic direct secondaries specialist has invested 40% of its 2016-vintage fund, Secondaries Investor has learned.
1 min read · 18 October 2017
Cipio Partners’ Roland Dennert discusses the kind of deals he is seeing, the problem with unicorns and how a maturing tech industry is likely to mean larger funds in future.
4 min read · 02 October 2017
Michele Russo, a Doughty Hanson and Lazard veteran who joined the buyout firm as a managing director, has left after over one year in the role, Secondaries Investor has learned.
2 min read · 28 September 2017
Ardian had a 50% interest-free deferment on the purchase price, to be repaid on 31 December.
2 min read · 27 September 2017
Hans Swildens is chief executive and founder of the venture capital-focused fund of funds and secondaries specialist. He speaks to Secondaries Investor about who’s selling what, the rise of corporate spin-outs, and how small and complex rules the day.
3 min read · 13 September 2017
The firm is more than 85% of the way to its target for Opportunities Fund III, which invests in direct secondaries in Europe and North America.
2 min read · 11 September 2017
The Israel-based fund of funds has just closed its fourth secondaries fund on $215m. Co-founder Alan Feld discusses the opportunities he is seeing in the market and how secondaries investors need to do more for the companies and GPs they work with.
3 min read · 09 August 2017