Wafra overview
Stories about Wafra
Former big name LPs launch platform to back emerging climate managers
Featherlight Capital counts ex-Wafra, La Caisse and Power Sustainable investors among its investment team.
Wafra CIO: GP stakes in Europe is an educational process
LPs want exposure to the mid-market, where there is differentiated alpha with many levers and ways to win, Adel Alderbas tells Private Equity International.
Wafra: Underpinning emerging GPs’ growth
Next-generation managers may be an acquired taste for asset owners, but the potential for alignment can create attractive GP opportunities, according to Wafra’s Adel Alderbas and Gustavo Cardenas.
How big is the addressable GP stakes market?
Data from Wafra shows the market has more capacity than many would assume.
Wafra on delivering solutions to GPs
GPs are looking for strategic partners to help them address various challenges – something a GP stakes strategy can help achieve, say Adel Alderbas, CIO of Wafra, and Lauren Rich, managing director.
Wafra contact information
Offices
345 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, 10154-0101, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Mr. Adel A. Alderbas | Job titleChief Investment Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email  --------- |
| Key ContactMs. Maki Hattori | Job titleMD, Head of Investor Relations & Marketing | LocationNew York, United States | Email --------- |
| Mr. Jim Cosgrove | Job titleManaging Director and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email ----- |
| Mr. Fergus Healy | Job titleChief Operating Officer | LocationNew York, United States | Email -------- |
Wafra funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size --------- | Open dateMay 2026 | Strategy ----- | |
Stories that mention Wafra
LPs go direct for GP stakes
Institutional investors are voicing an interest in stepping outside the familiar fund structure to invest directly in GPs. The move could change the GP stakes market and create a new class of shareholders.
Size matters for the specialists
In an active market, GP stakes investors are differentiating themselves by homing in on private markets firms of particular sizes.
Stakers tap new sources of capital
A diversifying LP base is emerging as the GP stakes universe matures.
Side Letter: CalPERS' DE&I drive
CalPERS appears to have retained its appetite for emerging and diverse managers despite government opposition towards DE&I. Plus: a London-based mezz fund is back in market; and why tech is a doubled-edged sword for LPs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Key trends: New challenges come into focus for maturing GP stakes strategies
Despite recent headwinds, the GP stakes market is evolving – with value creation, liquidity pressures and direct investment strategies reshaping the outlook for both managers and investors.
Finding the exit
As GP stakes portfolios age, funds are testing out new paths to liquidity in this particularly long-term corner of the PE industry.
The hidden GP stakes opportunity in the mid-market
PACT Capital, a GP stakes firm founded by industry veterans in January, believes there’s an enormous amount of white space in this segment of the market.
GP stakes: Are LPs in or out?
While the number of LPs looking to back GP stakes funds remains consistent with prior years, the majority have no plans to invest in these vehicles.