Secondaries
Evolving VC landscape helps fuel venture secondaries
Backing a portfolio of companies after various funding rounds gives comfort to some investors, with valuations seen as more concrete
Keyhaven promotes Mouawad to partner
Specialist private equity secondaries firm focuses on the lower-mid-market
Montana Capital Partners closes OSP V on €1.3bn
MCP took eight months to raise the secondaries-focused fund, the GP said in a statement
AlpInvest closes seventh secondaries fund on $9bn
ASP VII is a dedicated secondaries investment programme focused on fund interests and GP-centered investments
Kline Hill Partners' third secondaries fund now 40% deployed
Kline Hill Partners Fund III held a second and final close on its $450m hard-cap in April
Committed Advisors closes fourth secondary fund on €1.6bn
CASF IV is already 20% deployed and attracted a swathe of new LPs
GP Profile: Tyrus banks on quick secondaries turnaround
Waldner says the firm looks to raise €200-250m every 12-15 months and is now raising its fifth fund
Aberdeen secondaries fund on track for early 2021 final close
Secondary Opportunities Fund IV has raised more than half of its $500m target
Covid-19, oversubscribed funds fuel interest in early secondaries
Early secondaries are tipped to become more plentiful in the coming months, but market observers urge caution to mitigate potential pitfalls
ICG launches new secondaries fund ahead of schedule
Strategic Equity IV is the firm's fourth vehicle dedicated to GP-led secondaries
Portobello Capital raises €350m secondaries fund
Fund is dedicated to promoting the growth of Angulas Aguinaga and Industrias Alimentarias de Navarra
MCH sets up continuation fund to retain Europastry stake – report
Spanish GP rules out an exit of the patisserie business via either a stake sale or an IPO
Secondaries update: Unigestion’s David Swanson
Secondaries activity is recovering from the initial coronavirus-related shock, with good prospects for GP-led secondaries deals
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: UK
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: France
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the French market across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces
Co-investment: get out or double down?
While some LPs could be overexposed to troubled sectors, others could up their game and deploy into opportunities arising mid-cycle
Arcano Secondary Fund XIV launches with €300m target
Fund will invest in mid-market buyout and growth capital vehicles across Europe and the US
Pantheon and LGT take lead on Medixci continuation vehicle
New €200m vehicle has closed in connection with a six-asset deal
Secondary market update: coming out of hibernation
After a pause in activity, the market is gearing up for a busy final quarter, says Rede Partners' Adam Turtle
OakNorth Bank provides fund facility to BlueGem
Key investors include Glendower Capital, Blackstone's Strategic Partners and BMO Global Asset Management
EQ Asset Management eager to deploy following double fund close
EQ says it has completed five acquisitions through its secondaries fund since the outbreak of Covid-19
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
LP Profile: CPP Investments
Unquote picks out key takeaways from CPPI’s latest annual report, and hears from head of PE funds Delaney Brown about the Canadian LP's strategy
