Private Equity
Cyril Demaria, head of private markets at Wellershoff & Partners, argues secondaries provide a false sense of security to investors and that the benefits of mitigating the J-curve may have been oversold to LPs.
3 min read · 27 November 2017
A revamped internal structure, new business lines and a focus on separate accounts have helped the firm thrive in a tough market for funds of funds, says head of secondaries Wouter Moerel.
5 min read · 23 November 2017
CalPERS is reviewing its strategy of consolidating PE commitments into fewer managers. What will that mean for the industry?
3 min read · 16 November 2017
The firm acquired the interest from an unnamed LP in Onex Partners IV in late September, chief financial officer Chris Govan said in a third-quarter earnings call.
2 min read · 14 November 2017
Temasek’s upcoming Astrea IV deal could herald a way for retail investors to access private equity in earnest.
3 min read · 07 November 2017
Credit Suisse’s Jonathan Abecassis responds to PEI’s assessment of GP-led fund restructurings and the need for a genuine ‘do-nothing’ option for LPs.
3 min read · 02 November 2017
Stage Capital, which spun out of National Bank of Greece's alternatives arm last year, is itself interested in backing spin-outs and portfolio transfers.
2 min read · 02 November 2017
The Singaporean state-backed investor has been acquiring private equity stakes on the secondaries market to include in the portfolio, Private Equity International has learned.
2 min read · 31 October 2017
The investment firm has acquired minority direct stakes in the fund's portfolio companies and will work with the Italian manager to raise a country-focused fund.
2 min read · 25 October 2017
The fact that Apax Partners shelved plans for its GP-led secondaries process shows that LPs' desire a genuine 'do nothing' option.
3 min read · 19 October 2017
