While GP-led inventory is high, the capital chasing such deals remains limited to a small universe of buyers.
Ballast is led by managing partner Jon Popielarski, a former director of private assets at Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island.
Coller launched a platform targeting high-net-worth investors last year, led by UBS veteran Jake Elmhirst.
Lead investors on Hellman & Friedman’s deal are Ardian, HarbourVest Partners and Hamilton Lane, sources tell affiliate title Buyouts.
Four ways the AI and machine learning-focused firm is deploying its tech-enabled secondaries system in the LP portfolio market.
Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund IV launched in 2021 with a $3bn target.
The large minority transaction is a rare example of a GP stakes purchase via a non-dedicated fund.
If it reaches its target, Clipway Secondary Fund would be one of the largest debut funds from a spin-out or newly established firm.
Abbott Secondaries Opportunities Fund III is slated for a first close next month, documents from a US public pension show.
GP-leds are of particular interest to the mainstream secondaries players, Tom Jorgensen, a managing director at North Sky Capital, said in a video interview at the Impact Investor Global Summit.