Kanji Takenaka will be charged with building a business which accounts for more than 12 blue-chip Japanese investors worth $2bn in AUM.
2 min read · 15 February 2018
Matt Jones and Rudy Scarpa are two of four promotions to the committee, which also counts secondaries professionals Elly Livingstone and Dennis McCrary as members.
2 min read · 15 February 2018
The bank is understood to have paid €100m into the deal, which included a stake in Byron Hamburgers.
2 min read · 14 February 2018
Volumes and pricing continued their upward trajectory in 2017, as Asian sellers took a step back from the market, according to Greenhill Cogent.
2 min read · 14 February 2018
The preferred equity specialist has raised $729m a month after Secondaries Investor reported that the firm was preparing to hold a close in the first quarter.
2 min read · 13 February 2018
The success of the former Cogent Partners team increases the likelihood Greenhill will have to pay an earn-out linked to its performance.
1 min read · 12 February 2018
The advisory firm believes the increased efficiency of the market has blunted the power of secondaries as an opportunistic strategy.
2 min read · 12 February 2018
The pension is putting an initial $50m towards a separate PE account that can invest in primaries, secondaries and co-investments.
1 min read · 09 February 2018
One of private equity’s oldest buyout firms is in discussions with its LPAC over a potential process, Secondaries Investor has learned.
2 min read · 08 February 2018
Key takeaways from the advisory firm’s latest report, including expectations of reduced price volatility and the diminished presence of buyout funds this year.
2 min read · 08 February 2018