The Singapore-based Credit Suisse spin-out will target between $300m and $500m for its first blind pool fund to tap Asian direct secondaries.
2 min read · 03 November 2015
While most traditional secondaries market participants scoff at electronic exchanges’ impact on their strategies, some are engaging with them on behalf of their portfolio companies.
3 min read · 30 October 2015
Robard recently established Whitehorse Liquidity Partners with another partner from a Canadian pension fund.
1 min read · 29 October 2015
The New York-based start-up helps private companies like DocuSign, Shazam and Tango find liquidity for securities.
2 min read · 22 October 2015
The infrastructure and private equity secondaries firm has hired a secondaries professional in its London office and promoted several staff globally.
2 min read · 22 October 2015
The Tokyo-based firm is targeting up to 8bn yen for its debut fund which focuses on domestic direct secondaries deals.
1 min read · 21 October 2015
Although high start-up valuations are making direct secondaries investments more challenging, they are also making the exit environment more attractive, explains Zach Abrams, managing partner at Stratim Capital, which provides liquidity to shareholders and venture capital investors in privately-held companies.
4 min read · 06 October 2015
The Hong Kong direct secondaries firm has signed a deal to sell China Hydroelectric to a trade buyer, exiting an investment it has held through both of its funds.
2 min read · 25 September 2015
Many companies in Asia are still run by first-generation families and investors may find it easier to exit through direct secondaries deals, according to a Hong Kong firm.
1 min read · 23 September 2015
Firms including HarbourVest, AlpInvest and Azini have cited currency volatility as a concern, amid weakening euro-dollar exchange rates.
2 min read · 18 September 2015
