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Secondaries pricing and transaction volume for the first half of the year are in line with last year’s figure, Greenhill Cogent’s semi-annual Secondary Market Trends and Outlook found.

Ahead of the investment company’s planned move to the main board of the London Stock Exchange in early September, HarbourVest’s associate director Richard Hickman talks about new measures shareholders need to consider.

The London firm has bought another stake in Hutton Collins Capital Partners III, which has investments in Byron Burgers, Wagamama and Caffè Nero.

The alternative assets specialists has advised on more secondaries deals so far this year than all of 2014.

The fund of funds giant has signed a deal to purchase a stake in Portobello Capital II through a new fund structure.

The advisory firm will also be able to take advantage of Greenhill’s primary real estate capital raising business going forward.

The firms were the only ones rated excellent by Setter Capital in its list of 35 most sought-after US mid-market buyout managers.

The New York-based firm has agreed to acquire a 34 percent stake in a Norwegian investment management firm as well as a portfolio of Nordic properties for nearly $3bn.

The private equity firm purchased a $30m stake from a Middle Eastern limited partner.