Video: Campbell Lutyens' Bajnai talks fundraising, secondaries
Gordon Bajnai, the chair of Campbell Lutyens' global advisory board, spoke to Greg Gille about LP appetite for European opportunities and where he sees challenges for GPs on the fundraising trail. In this interview, filmed at the IPEM conference in Cannes on 23 January, Bajnai also discussed the inexorable rise of GP-led secondaries and why these transactions are here to stay.
Held in Cannes over 22-24 January, Ipem gathered more than 1,900 industry participants to network and discuss the latest trends affecting the global private equity industry.
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