Editor's View

Our in-house take on what news, trends and developments affecting the secondaries market means to its different participants. In these weekly commentaries we stir discussion and prompt debate as well as comment on issues important to market participants in a lively and thought-provoking way.

The release of former restructurings expert Andrew Caspersen should remind the private equity industry more scrutiny is a good thing.
LPs not proactively managing their mature fund commitments are incurring potentially huge opportunity costs.
Africa
Emerging market GP-led deals are rife with difficulties but Carlyle’s name and the dynamics of the secondaries market suggest a deal can be done on its Africa fund.
Norinchukin Bank’s $5bn portfolio sale is driven by regulation, but it may well be some time before similar deals come to market.
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The private equity giant's push into impact investing relies on the GP relationships and fund commitments its Strategic Partners unit has built.
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The impact of SEC attention, the right way to get a fairness opinion and the growing influence of the LPAC – just some of the topics discussed on Secondaries Investor’s upcoming stapled deals podcast.
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More mega-deals, the pros of a market downturn and how participants are dealing with limited resources – just some of the topics discussed at sister publication Private Equity International’s recent roundtable.
Axing carry and management fees for certain investors is a neat way of giving back.
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Running a fund restructuring can be virgin territory for GPs; ILPA’s latest guidelines will be as helpful to them as it will to its members.
Arrow On An Old Map
Secondaries Investor caught up with the industry body’s chief executive Steven Nelson for a sneak peek at its soon-to-be released GP-led secondaries best practices.
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