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Growth secondaries: When the price is not quite rightThe booming secondaries market for growth assets is on pause, although deals can still happen if sponsors offer a discount.
Secondaries trading: The bigger, the better?There is growing speculation that secondaries trading could surpass primary fundraising, as it has in the public markets, write Rod James and Amy Carroll.
Five predictions for LP secondariesMore specialised, more data-driven and ever seasonal: PEI considers what the LP secondaries market might look like in five years’ time.
AXA hands Asian entities greater role in PE fund selection amid ‘ambitious’ alts planAXA Hong Kong and Japan will source PE opportunities as an extension of the insurer's current primaries model, which is managed centrally from Germany.
Side Letter: Ex-Ardian boss's warning; Apollo's flexible capital; Arlington's $3.5bnA former top Ardian executive says secondaries deals done over the last three years are in for a rude awakening. Plus: Apollo's flexible capital raise and Arlington Capital Partners seeks as much as $3.5 billion. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
In conversation with Blackstone president and COO Jon GrayPrivate Equity International sits down with the Blackstone president and COO to discuss Ukraine, what inflation and rising rates could mean for private equity and the firm's path to $1trn in AUM.
Side Letter: Ham Lane's token tie-up; TPG's climate close; Vitruvian's moonshotHamilton Lane is the latest private markets giant to acknowledge the exciting potential of private equity tokenisation. Plus: TPG is nearing its climate fund hard-cap and Vitruvian has acquired a stake in fundraising platform Moonfare. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Ardian's key person shake-up; PAG's IPO titbits; PE's fundraising 'indigestion'The key person team investing Ardian's next secondaries mega-fund is going to look very different from its 2020-vintage predecessor. Plus: Extras from PAG's Hong Kong IPO filing and why TPG believes LPs are suffering from 'fundraising indigestion'. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Japan giant's PE head; CVC goes Dutch; Warburg & tech frothinessJapan's newest LP giant has tapped another of the country's leading investors. Plus: CVC is said to prefer Amsterdam for its expected listing and Warburg Pincus gets quizzed over its latest flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Nominate the Women of Influence – deadline extendedTell us who should be featured in this year’s list of standout women in alternative assets.