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.
Niche buyer Felicitas targets fund stakes, direct secondaries, preferred equity and fund financings at the small end of the market.
Jasmin Capital's Ludovic Douge ranked 17th in the 2019 list of the most promising people in secondaries below the age of 36.
Landmark Real Estate Partners IX would overtake its 2018-vintage predecessor as the largest secondaries fund raised in the asset class.
The lower mid-market firm was targeting $150m for an overage fund to take advantage of opportunities brought about covid-19.
The fund targeted at non-institutional investors can invest in the full range of secondaries deals and on a primary and direct basis.
The deal is the second that Glendower has backed in healthcare in recent months, following the €700m DomusVi process last month.
A team is spinning out of emerging markets specialist Capital Group with a portfolio containing unicorns including Didi and Gojek.
The firm, founded by the former head of secondaries at Schroder Adveq, focuses on small, complex secondaries deals in Europe.
New 2ND was founded by a former AlpInvest managing director in 2016 and held a $572m final close on its second fund in June.
The actions of the Chinese government could be the difference between a good and a great year for the Asian secondaries market.