Rod James
Rod James is a reporter with Secondaries Investor and also contributes to sister title PrivateEquityInternational.com. He is based in the London office. Prior to PEI, his roles included a stint as a freelancer covering fintech and transaction banking, CEEMEA capital markets reporter with EMEA Finance magazine, and editor of the Latin American political and economic risk team at IHS Global Insight.
The listed private equity trust has appointed Jeremy Teague as chairman, replacing Mark Fane, who held the job for eight years.
The listed arm of SL Capital Partners acquired three stakes in the six months to March.
The intermediary will offer its revamped database free of charge to registered users.
The investment manager's latest secondaries vehicle is seeking 60% more than the target of its predecessor 2012-vintage fund.
Chief executive Simon Cook speaks to Secondaries Investor about the firm's approach to the secondaries market, the problems with the traditional private equity model and a deal that is edging towards close.
ATRS backed Landmark because it 'quietly goes about its business with skill', according to the pension's executive director.
Average high bids for stakes in VC funds increased by 11% compared with a year ago, according to intermediary Setter Capital.
Stakes offloaded so far include tail-end interests in Carlyle, Lyceum Capital and Rutland Partners-managed vehicles, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Secondaries has made the second strongest contribution to the fund's PE portfolio since inception but is lagging over the shorter term.
PE-Invest 3 will invest globally in private equity funds as well as secondaries and direct investments.