Private Equity

Secondaries

The untold potential in LP secondaries

The sheer scale of GP-led secondaries is enormous. But with turnover still marginal, the LP side is also poised for exponential growth.

10 min read · 30 April 2021

Pomona on sticking to fundamentals in secondaries

Secondaries managers will excel if they remain focused on key market fundamentals while continuously adapting, says Pomona Capital’s Michael Granoff.

7 min read · 30 April 2021

GPs and LPs push envelope on terms to allow continuation funds

The growth of secondaries and the realities of the market amid the pandemic have forced more flexibility into the classic PE fund model, according to a survey by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

3 min read · 29 April 2021

China’s Buhuo completes yuan restructuring as it eyes international capital

Buhuo is the latest Chinese GP using secondaries to raise capital from what is perceived to be a more stable LP base than those at home.

3 min read · 29 April 2021

Apollo said to plan strategy for private equity GP-led secondaries

In moving into secondaries, Apollo is joining a host of other big firms that are building out capabilities to take advantage of the rapidly growing market segment.

2 min read · 28 April 2021

Waterland moves United Petfood out of 2015 fund and into continuation pool

Single-asset deals are tapping into the desire among GPs and LPs to hold certain, treasured assets longer than allowed for under traditional private equity structures.

2 min read · 26 April 2021

Ardian and New Mountain end $2bn-plus GP-led after Blue Yonder acquisition

With assets live in the market, outside buyers occasionally swoop in and make better offers, upending months of work building consensus on the secondaries deal.

3 min read · 23 April 2021

Private equity has a penchant for holding onto winners – and it's paying off

Data released this week show the average hold period for PE assets is at a record high, underscoring a wider trend that's appearing in various forms across the industry.

2 min read · 22 April 2021

Leonard Green completes one of the largest-ever GP-led secondaries deals

The deal is one of the high-profile secondaries in the market this year helping to push activity volumes that some expect to reach record highs by year-end.

2 min read · 19 April 2021

New Mountain renegotiating $2bn-plus GP-led deal amid Blue Yonder deal chatter

Assets slated for a secondaries deal periodically get snapped up by outside buyers before the deals can close, a risk that increases the longer such deals linger in the market without closing.

4 min read · 15 April 2021

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