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.
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.
While some LPs that had planned to sell into the secondaries market this year are mulling whether the time is right, others are ploughing ahead with their processes – for now.
The placement agent, which takes a generalist approach to primary and secondaries advisory, has made a number of hires from firms including now defunct Mercury Capital Advisors.
Some LPs are thrilled with the options being offered amid rising portfolio sale activity, while others are less receptive.
In this nine-minute interview, Alaska Permanent Fund's deputy CIO says prioritising distribution ratios as a metric will cause GPs to do 'very unnatural things'.
In this video, global head of private wealth solutions Joan Solotar discusses the firm's growing list of funds offered to private wealth investors and where she sees opportunities.
Four out of NYCRS’ five pension systems are selling a more than $5.5bn portfolio to Blackstone Strategic Partners in a deal set to close at the end of March.
There is a dispersion of valuations across the markets in which private equity invests, which creates opportunities, EQT’s CCO Suzanne Donohoe tells PEI.
Some investors are scrutinising LP bases to ascertain whether managers will face increased pressure to deploy an excessive amount of capital beyond their original fund size.
Liquidity management is 'more complex than it seems' for products targeting the wealth channel, according to the firm's global head of private wealth solutions.