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.
The firm joins a growing list of blue-chip investment firms wanting to get in on a growing secondaries market.
Special purpose acquisition companies, which are booming, can widen investor access to GP-led deals but there are obstacles to their use in the strategy.
The small print of some recent deals is some of the most seller-friendly in the secondaries market. Could this new dynamic be here to stay?
Yuan-denominated funds have raised far more than dollar-denominated funds, though a lack of buyers has hindered the growth of a secondaries market.
The swift growth of the secondaries market means it is a struggle to find people with the right skills and the pivot towards GP-led deals has added to this.
The showdown between Dyal and some of its portfolio companies is a headache for LPs, some of whom find themselves enmeshed in a web of conflicts.
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario wants to triple its private equity portfolio by 2025. Craig Ferguson, who is leading the PE effort for the pension manager, explains.
The Nordics-focused manager started the Edda series of funds in 2018 to complement its longstanding direct secondaries offering.
A closer look at the investigation carried out by law firm Dechert reveals interesting details about Jeffrey Epstein's role in Leon Black's life.
Investors seeking liquidity on the PE investing platform will be able to sell their fund stakes to the New York secondaries giant.