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.
Vivien Blossier, who joins from Unigestion, will focus on growing the role of secondaries in the listed ICG Enterprise Trust.
US pension documents reveal more details about Portfolio Advisors Secondary Fund IV, which is seeking $1.5bn.
The polls are now open for Private Equity International's 2019 Awards, including 17 secondaries categories
Sentiment dampened slightly in 2019, with cost concerns around GP-led deals a sticking point, according to PEI's LP Perspectives survey.
As AlpInvest Partners seeks $8bn for its latest secondaries programme, we look at the Carlyle Group subsidiary's performance so far.
The Richmond, Virginia-based small secondaries firm closed its last fund in March 2018 on $275m.
San Francisco-headquartered Liquid Stock's $161m fund extends part-debt/part-equity financing to private company shareholders.
An increased need for liquidity and a lack of enthusiasm for preferred equity are two trends that emerge from the secondaries firm's latest investor survey.
Rakesh Jain will help lead the firm's expansion in private credit primaries, secondaries, co-investments and special situations.
Graham McDonald is leaving as part of a PE and VC restructuring process, the firm tells PEI.