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.
The appointment comes as former secondaries head Sabina Sammartino leaves after eight years at the placement agent and advisory firm.
Sabina Sammartino has led the advisory firm and placement agent's secondaries practice since joining in 2015.
Coller Capital is the latest firm to formalise its push to attract more individual capital – and provide such investors with a way to beat the J-curve.
Our downloadable presentation shows closed secondaries funds in 2022 by region and strategy, as well as the largest funds in market.
The placement agent has hired former managing director Nick Hatch to advise on LP-led and GP-led opportunities.
As the bank brings its latest GP-led fundraise to a close on $2.5bn, Nash Waterman, head of private equity secondaries, says the opportunities it sees in the sprawling mid-market are ‘enormous’.
Listed manager Bridge Investment Group is eyeing further secondaries strategy growth, particularly when it comes to its own area of focus: real estate.
Single-asset continuation funds comprised around 40% of GP-led secondaries volume in 2022, down from 52% the prior year, according to Lazard's Secondary Market Report 2022.
Secondaries Investor dives into the advisory firm's top five predictions and the drivers behind its outlook, including its prediction of at least $150bn in deal volume this year.
Presenting the first instalment of Second Thoughts, a special series from Secondaries Investor that delves into the latest trends affecting the fastest-growing market in alternatives.