GP-Leds

Manulife sets target for secondaries fund

The fund will be seeded by a portfolio of 12 GP-led investments made using the Canadian insurer’s general account, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Northleaf: Secondaries is pushing asset class boundaries

Once the domain of private equity, the secondaries industry is now gaining momentum in infrastructure, debt and real estate, says Northleaf managing director Mike Flood.

ADIA warns of competition from continuation funds on PE assets

The sovereign wealth fund expects competition for attractive companies to remain intense or even accelerate.

Notes before the end of year deal-making onslaught

The normalisation of continuation funds, the pervasiveness of secondaries technology and the opportunity for retail capital are three areas that have caught our attention in recent weeks.

Committed Advisors, Eurazeo back Capvis GP-led

Around half the LPs in the 2008-vintage €608m Capvis Equity III rolled over into the continuation vehicle.

Kline Hill begins Zurich office build-out

The niche secondaries buyer is in the market for a Zurich-based associate and analyst to join Elena Laleh, who will join this month from Partners Group.

Apollo spinout Nexus Capital runs GP-led deal on younger fund

Nexus’s fund is young compared to most GP-led deals, though some recent transactions have involved younger assets in what appears to be something of an expansion of the scope of the strategy.

The Jordan Company inks first-time $1bn-plus continuation fund

Hamilton Lane led the transaction, the fourth inaugural continuation vehicle in the past two months.

Glendower, BlackRock back healthcare GP-led

The deal is the second that Glendower has backed in healthcare in recent months, following the €700m DomusVi process last month.