Adam Le
Adam Le is Senior Editor, EMEA, for PEI Group's private equity publications, overseeing the flow of global news and analysis for Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor. Based in London, Adam works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI's offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Prior to PEI, his roles included reporting on finance and technology for Bloomberg Japan.
Olivier Decannière, head of Ardian UK, explains why the firm is in it for the long haul.
The pension fund's first foray into private equity sees $30m allotted to three secondaries funds.
After five months of fundraising, the London tail-end specialist has held a final close above its initial hard-cap.
The fund of funds manager is investing out of its eighth secondaries fund and has $3bn to invest in secondaries.
Stakes in mature funds managed by top quality GPs delivered greater returns than younger vintages, according to a study by PERACS.
VC-backed tech investment in Europe has more than doubled since 2011, providing growing deal flow for secondaries in the sector.
Access invested in a portfolio of companies managed by N+1 and also invested in its most recent fund, N+1 Private Equity Fund III.
Promotions at the Boston-based fund of funds include two who work on secondaries deals.
Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities, the secondaries unit of the banking group, will target small and mid-cap European deals with its FASO IV vehicle.
The $773bn sovereign wealth fund plans to close its only overseas office, a spokesman has confirmed.