Adam Le
Adam Le is Senior Editor, EMEA, for PEI Group's private equity publications, overseeing the flow of global news and analysis for Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor. Based in London, Adam works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI's offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Prior to PEI, his roles included reporting on finance and technology for Bloomberg Japan.
Hamilton Lane’s previous secondaries fund, Hamilton Lane Secondary Opportunity Fund III, launched in 2012 and exceeded its $650 million target, closing on $900 million in September 2013.
Almost half of GPs surveyed by Palico agreed that restructurings deserve more regulatory scrutiny.
The former head of secondaries at CPPIB left the Canadian pension fund at the end of July.
Panellists discuss the secondaries market at the BVCA Summit 2015.
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The firm has raised 25 billion yen for two secondaries funds targeting a combined 30 billion yen.
The manager contribution to the fund is approximately €6 million.
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The senior principal will work within CPPIB’s Funds, Secondaries and Co-Investments group.
Five buyers have committed to two tail-end funds and one new vehicle in a Palamon staple deal.
The new fund will be bigger than Dover Street VIII, a $3.6bn vehicle.
The majority of zombie funds focus on North America, with buyout as the main strategy, according to PEI’s Research and Analytics division.