It’s Just the Beginning for Surging Secondary PE Sales
Used as an escape hatch when private equity is in the doldrums, this venue has become established enough to keep going in better days, strategists say.
Tag: secondaries
Asset Allocation
Canada Pension Plan Investments Lose 0.7% in 1st Half of Fiscal 2024
The pension giant also sold a buyout fund portfolio for C$2 billion and German wind assets for C$374 million.
Continuation Funds Raise Questions About Valuation Risk in Pension Portfolios
As more GPs pursue continuation funds, institutional investors are faced with new questions about the overall risk levels in their portfolios.
Newsmakers
CalPERS Considering Selling Up to $6 Billion in Private Equity Stakes
The report comes after the fund said it would increase its allocation to the asset class.
Corporate Moves
CPPIB Head of Private Equity Jumps to Northleaf Capital Partners
Shane Feeney will oversee the secondaries program at the Toronto-based private markets investment firm.
As GP-Led Secondaries Grow, Investors Seek Transparency
GP-led secondaries had a record-breaking 2018, but new guidelines from ILPA show that investors want more information and more time to consider the deals.
Secondaries Fundraising Slumps in Q2, but 2017 Still on Track for Record
Only $4 billion raised in Q2, with record $19 billion raised in Q1 likely eating into demand.
Secondaries Funds See Record Fundraising in First Quarter
Six funds raised $13.6 billion in investor capital, according to Preqin.