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.
Crowdfunding platform Seedrs is aiming to attract institutional private wealth.
Secondaries buyers should look for a chance to engage with GPs on ESG before deciding not to invest, says LGT Capital Partners' ESG committee chairman.
The tech investor is considering giving LPs the chance to sell or roll in a deal likely to be worth more than $1bn, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Stafford expects infrastructure secondaries deal volume to almost double by 2025 to $10bn.
High amounts of dry powder, new entrants such as Brookfield Asset Management and a pressing need to extend fund lives could result in the real estate market bouncing back this year.
Top Tier Venture Velocity Fund III is targeting $300m to invest in a VC secondaries market where prices declined by 7 percentage points during the first half.
More than four out of five of funds to transact in the first half of this year were 2013-vintage or newer, up from half at the end of 2019.
The tough environment for SMEs and the business development companies that fund them represents an opportunity in a burgeoning strategy.
Citi has hired a Campbell Lutyens professional to focus on GP-led deals, directs secondaries and co-investments, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Secondaries Investor reported in May that the group was to make two senior hires, including its first dedicated secondaries professional in Europe.