Madeleine Farman
Madeleine Farman is a senior reporter for PEI Group’s Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor titles, based in London. Prior to joining PEI, she had covered private equity, private capital and advisers associated with the industry for other newsrooms and publications since 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Madeleine began her career in radio in Auckland.
News of the sale follows the record-breaking close of Ardian’s latest secondaries flagship on $30bn.
Providence’s single-asset deal for Globeducate was one of two deals it was shopping in the market last year, Secondaries Investor understands.
While there is a strong sense of optimism as the secondaries market heads into a new year, there are pockets of uncertainty that could both help and hinder pockets of the asset class, as we discuss in this Second Thoughts podcast.
The US public pension's offloading of around $2bn in credit fund stakes marks the latest sizeable deal in the maturing market.
Executives from Coller Capital, HSBC, Lazard, PJT Park Hill and more opine on likely drivers of dealflow in the region this year.
While fundraising figures are down from record-breaking numbers in 2024, it would be remiss not to consider the impact of evergreen capital on the market.
SQ Capital, founded by Mustafa Siddiqui, will focus on mid-market secondaries opportunities.
Mid-Market Secondaries III, the successor to co-investment and secondaries-focused vehicle Select Opportunities Fund II, reached its target.
Secondaries professionals and LPs dust off their crystal balls to give their views on what will drive the market over the next 12 months.
The secondaries market anticipated a record year for activity in 2024. Don’t expect a slowdown over the coming 12 months.