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Why 2009 wasn’t the ‘year of secondaries’A staggering amount of capital was raised for secondaries last year, but the surge in deal activity many expected didn't follow suit.
- 3i mulls secondary play with £500m HBoS deal
The listed firm is expected to again team with Coller Capital to spin out a portfolio, but the potential transaction would see 3i become the manager of the assets in play rather than the seller.
- Encore reaps 3x with healthcare exit
DFJ Esprit’s VC secondaries arm, which is backed by Coller and HarbourVest, has sold a medical device company for $330m.
- Distressed fundraising drops 87%, secondaries soar 201%
LPs backed distressed investment funds with record-setting commitments in 2007 and 2008, but just $5.8bn was raised for the niche strategy last year.
- Frequent flyers
In the new private equity fundraising reality, GPs are going to have to clock up a lot more air miles, writes Christopher Witkowsky
- Partners Group secondaries fund hits €2.5bn hard cap
The Swiss alternatives manager has more than doubled the size of its previous global secondaries fund, closed in 2006.
- KKR parts company with European IR head
Christina Pamberg has left the firm after four years, while ex-Goldman exec Alex Fletcher has joined KKR's European client and partner group.
- ‘Pass-the-parcel’ comes back into fashion
A number of recent and current deals suggest that the secondary buyout – a mainstay of the credit boom era – may be making a comeback.
- Portfolio Advisors closes debut $1.1bn secondaries fund
The Connecticut advisory firm has invested in secondaries deals worth $1bn since 2003 from its fund of funds coffers.
- Fortress rescues listed FoF with $200m loan
Campbell Lutyens has brokered a secondary restructuring transaction of Swiss-listed APEN, formerly known as AIG Private Equity.