Fundraising

RCP Advisors was targeting a summer final close for its $150m overage fund, which will invest alongside its flagship secondaries fund in coronavirus-induced opportunities.

Paris-based investment manager Tikehau hired StepStone's Olga Kosters to head up the strategy in November.

The 'relationship business' of private equity is under threat as GPs and LPs pivot to working virtually in the face of the pandemic, a panel has heard.

The 10 largest secondaries funds in market are targeting a combined $50.05bn, roughly equivalent to the record amount raised in H1 2020.

The $257bn collected by the 30 firms comprising our latest ranking of the secondaries market's biggest fundraisers could be small fry in years to come.

A chart showing the biggest fundraisers in the secondaries market and how much they've collected over a five-year period.

HSBC Vision Private Equity 2020 Fund raised the capital to invest across primaries, secondaries and direct co-investments.

Stafford expects infrastructure secondaries deal volume to almost double by 2025 to $10bn.

Top Tier Venture Velocity Fund III is targeting $300m to invest in a VC secondaries market where prices declined by 7 percentage points during the first half.

The close of Pantheon Global Secondary Fund VI and related SMAs pushes secondaries fundraising for this year to an all-time high.