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.
According to a survey of LPs by placement agent Probitas Partners, declining interest in China is driving a drop-off across emerging markets.
Working in the country requires feet on the ground.
A few key transactions could lead the way in an immature market that has seen few secondaries deals.
One-third of limited partners are willing to pay for deals where they are not an existing fund investor, according to a survey by Asante Capital Group.
Investors still have a strong appetite for private equity despite concerns about debt and the funding of weak managers.
These markets force managers to be creative around the standard structure.
These markets force managers to be creative around the standard structure.
An immature market has seen few secondaries deals, but a few key transactions could lead the way.
The EBRD’s private equity head Anne Fossemalle discusses the lesson learned from the 2008 crash and how it taught GPs to listen to their investors.
The London office of the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund has lost its alternatives head and sold a raft of European fund stakes amid a Brexit-inspired audit by head office.