Fundraising

The listed asset manager has pooled capital from nine Finnish LPs to invest in secondaries and large US and European buyout funds over a two-year period.

The fund's purchases include stakes in two Akina Partners funds acquired with secondaries firm Newbury Partners.

The firm makes direct secondaries investments in high-growth tech companies.

In this third excerpt from sister publication Private Equity International's secondaries roundtable, some of the market’s top participants discuss the use of leverage to boost returns.

The former Citi captive expects to hold the final close on the vehicle by the end of the year, Secondaries Investor has learned.

The amount has been raised in five months.

The investment firm has amassed $1.7bn for the vehicle and is eyeing a summer final close.

Monte Rosa IV, which is more than twice the size of its predecessor, will invest across primaries, secondaries and co-investments.

The asset manager is establishing a presence in San Francisco led by new hire Chris Hawkins.

The preferred equity specialist has amassed $400m for its debut fund and made a raft of appointments.