Annabelle Ju
Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
GP-led transactions and mega-deals will continue amid a possible drop in pricing.
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More than half of investors looking to deploy $500m or more access the secondaries market by purchasing stakes, the most popular method, according to a survey by Probitas.
Andrew Ceresney, who has led the US regulator's largest division for nearly four years, is at least the seventh senior person to depart since the presidential election.
The state's Educational Retirement Board has said it wants to acquire secondaries stakes in the the distressed debt and equity manager's latest fund.
The largest US public pension fund paid $539m in profit sharing to private equity fund managers as it attempts to cull its number of external relationships.
Respondents to PEI’s exit poll leaned heavily toward Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who won 77% of the votes, versus 15% for Republican rival Donald Trump.
A private equity survey found transparency has become more important in the GP selection process, while GP reputation has fallen in importance.
The bank plans to request additional extensions for the majority of the $2.3bn investments while considering other options such as secondaries sales.
The private market liquidity provider is pairing with Scenic Advisement, a specialist in private capital raising, as companies take longer to list.