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Secondaries Special: Buying from the banksBanks are finally starting to offload their private equity holdings – but what are the main obstacles secondaries players must overcome to get a deal done? Graham Winfrey reports
- W Capital hits $518m on Fund III
W Capital Partners is more than two-thirds of the way to meeting its $750m target, according to two SEC documents.
- Louisiana picks Coller for secondaries
Coller Capital will manage the $9.3bn state workers retirement system’s $100m mandate to buy assets on the secondaries market.
- Paul Capital launches $2bn secondaries fund
The firm’s tenth fund is targeting $500m more than its ninth and largest fund, which closed above target on $1.65bn in 2008.
- Goldman Sachs raises $5.5bn for fifth secondaries fund
GS Vintage Fund V will focus on LP private equity interests and providing liquidity to LPs and GPs around the world, focusing on deals ranging in size from $1m to $1bn.
- Secondaries players react coolly to new exchange
New York firm SecondMarket says it has attracted more than $500m worth of secondaries for its new LP fund interest trading platform.
- W Capital closes on $700m fund
The New York direct secondary investment specialist has nearly tripled the amount of its last vehicle.
- Busier than ever
Dedicated secondary buyers are flat out, with billion dollar portfolio disposals being arranged by leading LPs such as CalPERS. At the same time, buyers are beginning to seriously contemplate what an end to the private equity boom might mean for them. Philip Borel reports.
- Probitas hires three in US, Europe
Probitas Partners, the placement agent and private equity consultant, has made three new appointments to its teams in San Francisco and London.
- Dial W for liquidity
A new firm finds deal flow in the more than 1000 corporate venture programmes launched during the boom.