With Hugh Dunkerley, who bought Fondinvest last year, facing charges of alleged securities fraud, questions hang over the future of the Paris-based fund of funds.
A compelling idea, we'll admit, but not true. It’s one of the thought-provoking statements that Secondaries Investor has tested out on market participants this week.
Hycroft's Brad Critchell talks about why not all GP-led deals succeed and why being engaged with advisory boards and councils is the best way to ensure success.
Recent deals have shown the reasons real estate secondaries sellers come to market are just as varied as those in private equity.
Wish you could have been a fly on the wall during a heavy-hitting roundtable discussion among secondaries market thought-leaders? Here’s your chance.
If Ardian’s $10.8bn means private equity secondaries have come of age, then a real estate secondaries fund would have to raise around $3.6bn to have a similar impact on its market.
With roughly $40bn in deal volume last year and transactions spanning various asset classes and strategies, the secondaries market is as active as ever, as our new advisory survey finds.
Sellers coming to market with deals less than $50m in size face challenges on both price discovery and execution, according to Kline Hill Partners' Mike Bego.
Secondaries Investor made a flying tour of Hong Kong and Japan this week. Here are some of the key themes that emerged.
Nigel Gormly, head of international direct investment at the $19bn superannuation fund, tells Secondaries Investor why the institution is reducing its real estate investments.