The Women in Secondaries network seeks to empower, promote and support women working in the industry.
The firm is also expanding its regional footprint with the opening of an office in Shenzhen, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Managing partner Daniel Benin discusses the firm's €1.6bn fundraise and how the new economy brought about by covid-19 will manifest in the secondaries market.
West coast-based Margaret McKnight had left the Carlyle Group real estate subsidiary in September last year after nearly 14 years.
ICG underwrote nearly half the transaction on Curium Pharma, an asset described as 'cream of the crop' by one secondaries buyer.
The Spanish fund of funds manager beat the target of its debut Arcano Earth Fund, which is already almost 90% deployed.
Sellers pushed on with secondaries sales despite the crisis and dealflow is likely to remain strong into December, according to Jared Barlow, a partner at the firm.
The firm, which last week closed the sale of a minority stake in Pensions Insurance Corporation to a UK family office, will begin marketing Keyhaven Secondaries Fund III next year.
Medical devices business Confluent accounted for a majority of NAV in a transaction involving Ampersand Capital Partners.
The rise of GP-led deals has highlighted the importance of liability protection, bringing warranty & indemnity insurance into the secondary market, say insurance broker Lockton and law firm Akin Gump.