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 investment manager has made two promotions at its Bala Cynwyd head office, one to the position of MD.
The appointment comes after secondaries head Nico Taverna's departure last year.
Real estate secondaries volume hit a three-year high last year with $7.2bn trading.
Buyers' own rates of deployment will decrease by nearly 30% over the next two months, according to Setter Capital.
The firm backs restructurings in private equity and private real estate, among other complex deal types.
Buyers with an appetite for unfunded commitments could be an early beneficiary of coronavirus-related volatility.
The retailer at the centre of one of last year's largest single-asset deals is preparing for a 'very tough' Q2.
The deal was used to seed the $440m debut credit fund of Angel Island Capital.
The market is a rare bright spot amid coronavirus-related uncertainty, according to the firm's annual results call on Tuesday.
Vintage Real Estate Partners II held an interim close on $330m last year.