Chelsea Stevenson
Akina Euro Choice Secondary is expected to hold a second close on more than €100m, after its first close on €73.5m in July.
David Overton has become a vice president at mid-market secondaries firm Newbury Partners.
Cinncinati-based Fort Washington Capital Partners has upped the target for its eighth fund of funds from $250m to $300m.
Paris-based ACG Capital has hired three investment professionals, including principal Jérôme Marie who previously worked at secondaries specialist Arcis.
Venture capital specialist Industry Ventures has closed its third fund of funds above its $125m target.
PAI Europe V has invested in 11 companies, including ground and cargo handler Swissport.
There is a lot of opportunity to restructure dysfunctional funds in continental Europe, particularly in Germany where direct secondaries specialist Evoco sees the most promising situations, says co-founder and partner Michel Galeazzi.
The Nordic direct secondaries specialist has invested in nutrition supplements and training gear company MM Sports.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has sold two fund stakes on the secondaries market since August.
Valad Europe’s V+ Nordic fund invested in Denmark’s largest office building, the Copenhagen Business Park.