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 promotion of Robert de Corainville is one several personnel changes across the preferred equity firm.
Apollo's deep knowledge of underlying credit investments is the 'real secret sauce' in a secondaries business, CEO Marc Rowan says on the firm's latest earnings call.
The four-person team led by managing director Matthew Wesley will join Jefferies less than a year after joining Guggenheim.
Portfolio Advisors Secondary Fund IV has a hard-cap of $2.25bn and is being raised alongside a dedicated GP-led secondaries vehicle.
Apollo’s entry into the credit secondaries market could add the dry powder needed for ignition.
Thomas Doyle will leave the London-based preferred equity specialist in the coming weeks, having joined from JPMorgan in 2018.
The 10 secondaries funds to hold final close in the quarter accounted for the third-highest Q1 total on record.
The Blackstone unit, run by global head Verdun Perry, is expected to hold its first close in H2 for Strategic Partners Fund IX.
The fund will partner with high-quality managers to acquire their most attractive companies, according to documents from listed vehicle Pantheon International.
May sees the publication of our surveys of secondaries advisors and legal activities in 2020. Here are some early findings.