Private Equity
The firm now has $547m to deploy for its ‘strategic secondaries’ fund, which targets GP-led transactions.
2 min read · 21 November 2016
The firm smashed the $3.6bn target for the fund which was used to launch the hostile takeover bid on SVG Capital.
2 min read · 07 November 2016
Daniel Green, a veteran secondaries investor, has taken on a broader remit that will cover primaries and secondaries across various private markets.
1 min read · 03 November 2016
The first in sister title Secondaries Investor’s Second Opinion interview series features industry giant Ardian’s US head Benoît Verbrugghe.
2 min read · 02 November 2016
The preferred equity specialist has four investment professionals, including HQ's Stephen Swentzel, in its first overseas office as it seeks €900m for its fourth fund.
2 min read · 01 November 2016
The firm added UBS’s former co-head of secondaries earlier this month.
1 min read · 26 October 2016
SVG’s capitulation to HarbourVest’s final offer for its portfolio marks the end of a saga that may usher in a new era for secondaries.
2 min read · 20 October 2016
The global investment manager has agreed with the London-listed private equity investor to acquire its portfolio by raising its previous offer by £24m.
2 min read · 18 October 2016
Shareholders in the London-listed private equity investor now have until Tuesday to accept HarbourVest's offer for the company.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
In an effort to trump a £748m preliminary agreement SVG reached with rival suitors Goldman Sachs and CPPIB, HarbourVest has also offered to buy the London-listed private equity investor's entire portfolio, but for at least £783.1m.
3 min read · 10 October 2016
