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Madeleine Farman

Madeleine Farman is the editor of PEI Group’s Secondaries Investor title based in London. Prior to joining PEI, she had covered private equity, private capital and advisers associated with the industry for other newsrooms and publications since 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Madeleine began her career in radio in Auckland.
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert is divesting €1.7bn in NAV and its GBL Capital unit will no longer make new fund commitments.
Toy building blocks in the shape of a dollar sign and euro sign
Over the past five years, some private equity shops have shunned their illiquid mentality to launch their own secondaries businesses. Can they give the market’s mega-managers a run for their money?
T5 euro clock
An explosion of hefty – and, in some cases, repeat – continuation fund processes underscores the increasing maturation of Europe’s secondaries landscape.
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Sports-focused foundation joins a number of APAC institutions seeking liquidity via the secondaries market this year.
The US administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is causing a raft of headaches for PE managers and LPs.
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Khazanah joins a number of APAC sellers this year, with Malaysia's EPF and China Investment Corp also looking to offload portfolios.
While three tech-focused managers sit in the PEI 300 top 10 this year, not every GP is benefiting from the same demand.
In spite of shockwaves from Trump’s on-again-off-again trade war, the secondaries industry is gearing up for yet another record year.
Frozen dollar
Investors believe uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies could postpone a thaw in exit markets, compounding existing fundraising challenges.
Photo illustrating the concept of scrutinizing a deal.
The median MOIC for continuation funds slightly outperforms that of buyouts, in line with findings presented early last year including a larger data set, according to a report.
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