Secondaries
French retail funds: is the model still viable?
Further consolidation of France's FCPI managers could spell an opportunity for direct secondaries
Secondaries: A balancing act
Transfers are becoming more complex as cash continues to flood secondaries market
Committed Advisors hits €500m for secondaries fund
Vehicle has already made nine investments
Akina's Euro Choice Secondary holds €73.5m first close
News comes a few months after Euro Choice V final close
Verdane hits SEK 2bn for latest fund
Fund was raised in one year without placement agent
Northleaf closes secondaries fund on $225m
Firm now manages $600m of capital aimed at secondaries
Ardian raises $10bn for latest fund-of-funds
Largest ever amount raised for a secondaries-focused fund-of-funds
Idinvest Secondary Fund II holds €214m final close
Surpasses €200m target
Auda closes Secondary Fund III on $332m
Private equity-focused investment manager Auda International has held the final close of its Auda Secondary Fund III (ASF III) vehicle with commitments totalling $332m.
HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partnersт fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
Zombie funds: Fright of the living dead
Zombie funds
AlpInvest raises $4.2bn for secondaries
AlpInvest Partners, the fund-of-funds manager owned by Carlyle, has raised $4.2bn for its secondaries programme with $750m going towards its AlpInvest Secondaries Fund V vehicle.
StepStone snaps up Greenpark
San Diego-based StepStone Group has completed its acquisition of London-based secondaries house Greenpark Capital.
Adveq secondaries fund hits $175m hard-cap
Adveq has closed its Secondaries II fund on its hard-cap of $175m, above its $150m target.
Lexington to raise $8bn secondaries fund
Secondaries investor Lexington Partners is aiming to raise $8bn for its Lexington Capital Partners VIII fund, which will launch next year.
Montana closes debut secondaries fund on €80m
Montana Capital Partners, a firm focusing on the smaller end of the secondaries market, has closed its annual programme on its hard-cap of €80m.
Pricing secondaries: complex process or pure guesswork?
Pricing secondaries
Adams Street closes Secondary Fund 5 on $1bn
Adams Street Partners has closed its Global Secondary Fund 5 on its $1bn hard-cap.
Blackstone agrees to buy Strategic Partners from Credit Suisse
Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire Credit Suisse Group AG’s secondary private equity business, Strategic Partners, for an undisclosed price.
Coller names Jones as CEO
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital has named extant deputy CIO Tim Jones as CEO, a new role for the firm. Founder Jeremy Coller becomes executive chairman and will remain CIO.
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.