Ajit Singh comes from the investment division of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, where he served as chief risk officer.
1 min read · 28 September 2015
Butler, who spent more than 10 years at the firm, is seeking to work on more complex secondaries transactions.
1 min read · 28 September 2015
Now owned by two executives who worked together at a US financial services firm, Paris-based Fondinvest is raising its fifth secondaries fund.
3 min read · 28 September 2015
Secondaries deliver higher returns than public equities in the long run, according to data from two industry bodies.
2 min read · 27 September 2015
Secondaries deals are being disrupted by the fact that most of the world’s major public stock indices have fallen between 3 to 8 percent this year.
3 min read · 25 September 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
The Tokyo-based private equity firm is nearing the 30bn yen hard-cap for its latest secondaries programme, according to a managing partner at the firm.
2 min read · 24 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
The firm purchased the interest through two of its most recent funds.
1 min read · 23 September 2015
Volatility in public markets may cause investors to sell private equity commitments to cushion themselves against an imbalance in allocations.
2 min read · 23 September 2015