Secondaries
LP interview: Secondaries come first
LP interview: Idinvest
LGT closes third secondaries fund on $2bn
LGT Capital Partners has held a final close for Crown Global Secondaries III (CGS III) on its $2bn hard-cap.
Deutsche Bank closes $614m secondaries fund
Deutsche Bank (DB) has closed DB Secondary Opportunities Fund II (DB SOF II) on $614m, above its $500m target.
NewGlobe secondaries firm launches
Secondaries firm NewGlobe Capital has launched today in partnership with US investor Hamilton Lane and private equity firm Vanterra Capital.
17Capital Fund II holds final close on €208m
17Capital has closed its second mezzanine fund above target on €208m.
Partners Group closes oversubscribed €2bn secondaries fund
Partners Group has closed its latest private equity secondaries fund at its hard-cap of €2bn before the end of the fundraising period.
GED buys own portfolio with tail-end fund
GED has raised a secondary tail-end fund that has acquired the portfolio of its first Iberian fund, GED Iberian.
Secondaries and mezzanine vehicles proving popular in 2012
Looking at the funds launched so far this year in Europe shows sustained appetite for mezzanine and secondaries vehicles, reflecting current investment opportunities and subsequent LP interest for the private debt and secondaries markets.
Greenpark promotes Daniel Green to CIO
Secondaries player Greenpark Capital has promoted Daniel Green to chief investment officer.
Idinvest holds first close at €100m
Idinvest Partners has held a first close for Idinvest Secondary Fund at €100m.
Rothschild closes first European secondaries fund on €259m
Rothschild has held a final close for its Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities III (FASO III) fund, exceeding its initial target of €200m.
Coller’s sixth fund hits $5.5bn final close
Coller Capital has held a final close for its sixth fund on $5.5bn, exceeding its original $5bn target.
Triago's Dréan launches online PE marketplace Palico
Palico, a global online marketplace for the private equity fund community, launched yesterday.
European secondaries boom unlikely to end soon
Secondaries boom unlikely to end soon
SEP and SSE launch £95m green energy fund
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has launched a new secondaries fund and has acquired the alternative energy portfolio of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
Falling listed fund valuations hint at secondaries boom in 2012
Listed private equity funds are suffering from lower valuations in 2011. This is likely to have broader implications for investors in private equity funds looking to divest, and the secondary specialists hungry for deals. Diana Petrowicz investigates.
Lexington Partners raises $7bn secondaries fund
Lexington Partners has raised the world’s largest ever secondaries fund, reaching its $7bn cap.
Secondaries in primary position
Secondaries activity breaks $20bn barrier for the first time.
Cipio hits €137m final close for Fund VI
Direct secondaries specialist can now invest in US.
Idinvest mezzanine fund reaches €167m first close
Idinvest Private Debt has reached first close on €167m and aims to raise €250m by the second half of 2011.
Verdane Capital closes latest fund above target
Verdane Capital Advisors has closed its Verdane Capital VII secondaries fund above its SEK 1.5bn (€160m) target.
Deutsche Bank to offload Sal Oppenheim private equity funds
Deutsche Bank is looking to sell Sal Oppenheim's private equity fund portfolio, with an estimated value of $500m-1bn according to reports.
Citigroup to offload pe portfolio to Lexington Partners
According to reports, Citigroup is close to a sale of its $900m private-equity investments to Lexington Partners, including an interest in Citigroup Capital Partners II.
Cubera reaches final close on secondary fund
Cubera Private Equity has reached final close for its secondary fund Cubera V.