Private Equity

Secondaries

HarbourVest leads restructuring of Kibo Ventures Fund I

HarbourVest also agreed to commit to anchor Kibo Ventures Opportunity Fund I, that will continue supporting the existing portfolio.

4 min read · 23 September 2021

Which top PE managers have used continuation funds?

More than one third of private equity's 50 biggest firms, including Blackstone, KKR and TPG, have used a transaction type that allows GPs to hold onto assets for longer.

2 min read · 17 August 2021

CVC in talks to sell management company interest to GP stakes firm

The buyer would join Singapore's GIC and the Kuwait Investment Authority which acquired part of a 10% stake in the buyout stalwart in 2012.

3 min read · 03 August 2021

CVC set to buy Glendower amid secondaries M&A frenzy

Affiliate title Secondaries Investor first reported in May 2020 that CVC had been in talks with potential candidates about building a secondaries business.

2 min read · 30 July 2021

Investors seek solace in highly targeted single deals

Appetite for exposure to assets via co-investments and single-asset secondaries defied the pandemic last year.

4 min read · 27 May 2021

Ares joins secondaries game through $1bn Landmark acquisition

The $197bn private credit and private equity giant follows TPG and Brookfield in looking to gain exposure to the rapidly growing secondaries market.

2 min read · 31 March 2021

Buyers make hay as Asian GP-led secondaries soar

The number of sponsor-led secondaries coming to market this year is expected to be bolstered by fundraising delays, rising demand in China for US dollar commitments and a backlog of transactions.

5 min read · 08 February 2021

AlpInvest, Lexington, Hamilton Lane lead Audax secondary on 2012 fund

LPs had the option of cash out their stakes for full or partial liquidity or rolling their interests in the fund into the continuation pool.

5 min read · 14 January 2021

News & Analysis

What to expect from Asian private equity in 2021

Vietnam, continuation funds and Chinese IPOs will be on the menu for Asian private equity this year.

4 min read · 06 January 2021

Cebile Capital leads ~$100m GP-led restructuring of two Method Advisors' funds-of-funds

The deal allowed existing investors in the two funds-of-funds to cash out of their stakes in the pools while giving the GP more time to manage the underlying portfolios.

2 min read · 13 October 2020

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