Seligman European Secondaries Opportunities II held a first close last month on about €24m and could make an investment before year-end.
2 min read · 08 December 2014
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan plans to expand its London office, which will be led by managing director Jo Taylor.
1 min read · 02 December 2014
Early liquidity is becoming a common part of the venture capital landscape, says Benjamin Black, co-founder of direct secondaries firm Akkadian Ventures.
2 min read · 01 December 2014
The Edmond de Rothschild spin-out has collected €24m, or roughly one-third of its total target.
2 min read · 26 November 2014
San Francisco-based Akkadian Ventures closed its third direct secondaries fund on $74m in October.
1 min read · 26 November 2014
Aberdeen bought the portfolio from DIF’s maiden fund, which closed on €121m in 2005.
1 min read · 25 November 2014
The portfolio includes several mature companies such as CRM software nextevolution and mobile payment provider Mobile City.
1 min read · 24 November 2014
Direct secondaries are set to rise in Asia, where there are guaranteed exit options and more than 6 percent growth says Lucian Wu, the newly-appointed managing director in Auda’s Hong Kong office.
3 min read · 24 November 2014
Few firms invest in biotech and life sciences secondaries because it can be difficult to evaluate the portfolios, says Johannes Rabini, managing director of Berlin-based Sobera Capital.
2 min read · 17 November 2014
The Edmond de Rothschild spin-out co-led the restructuring of Octopus Investments’ Titan VCT fund which managed Graze snack boxes.
2 min read · 14 November 2014
