Rod James
Rod James is a reporter with Secondaries Investor and also contributes to sister title PrivateEquityInternational.com. He is based in the London office. Prior to PEI, his roles included a stint as a freelancer covering fintech and transaction banking, CEEMEA capital markets reporter with EMEA Finance magazine, and editor of the Latin American political and economic risk team at IHS Global Insight.
A more diverse market and better quality GPs will make a repeat of 2007 softer, according to senior executives at the bank.
The deal represents another step in Aberdeen Standard's strategy to be an end-to-end provider of fund finance.
Built-in liquidity solutions or asset rollovers will take care of ageing funds.
The investment firm is to take control of four fund businesses and acquire Abraaj's interests in the underlying vehicles.
The firm will use the Santiago office to grow its regional investor base and access secondaries opportunities.
The Dutch asset manager's new unit will be led by Abraham Tiamiyu, a portfolio manager and former associate at Pomona Capital.
The investment arm of Abu Dhabi's second-largest SWF has teamed with SoftBank to raise $400m for venture capital.
As the firm appoints liquidators, founder Arif Naqvi says he is hopeful the fund management business will live on under new owners.
The firm has raised £800m for its first fund since its 30-year tenure as manager of the Electra Private Equity portfolio came to an end.
The sector may be entering a new phase, while secondaries buyers are keeping a close eye on the market.