Secondaries
HarbourVest promotes three in Asia Pacific team
Tim Flower, who moved to Hong Kong in 2010 to head up HarbourVest Partners’ secondary investments in Asia, has been promoted to principal. Two other Asia-based executives, Kelvin Yap and...
People |
03 Jan 2012 | 
Coller Capital buys Crédit Agricole Private Equity
Secondaries investor Coller Capital has acquired fund manager Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) from France’s largest retail banking group, Crédit Agricole.
Buyouts |
19 Dec 2011 |
Neuberger Berman raises $720m
Investment management firm Neuberger Berman Group has raised $720 million for its private equity fund-of-funds, NB Crossroads 2010.
Fund-of-funds |
16 Nov 2011 |
Korea Post unit looks to invest in global secondary funds
Savings Bureau of Korea Post, one of South Korea’s largest state-controlled institutional investors, is looking to invest at least $30 million in a global secondary fund. It represents one of the savings bureau’s first forays into alternative investments...
North Asia |
25 Oct 2011 |
SEC approves Volcker rule as market watchers express concerns
Concerns are being raised that the Volcker rule, which limits bank exposure to asset classes such as a private equity, will be postponed or weakened by lobbyists and that some forms of proprietary trading will be exempted completely. The rule was approved...
North America |
14 Oct 2011 |
Partners Group launches global fund in Sydney
Partners Group has set up a new global private equity fund based in Sydney, offering smaller institutional and retail investors access to deals normally only available to large institutions.
Australasia |
11 Oct 2011 |
Ex-EM Alternatives execs join Pomona’s Asia team
Pomona Capital has hired Ernest Lambers and John Stephens as managing directors in its London and Hong Kong offices, respectively, with a remit to focus on the firm’s investment programs in Asia and other emerging markets.
People |
06 Oct 2011 |
AXA tipped to sell private equity unit for around $670m
French insurer AXA has put its private equity unit up for sale in order to focus on its core insurance business.
Europe |
26 Sep 2011 |
AXA, LGT buy $901m in secondary assets from German bank
AXA Private Equity and LGT Capital Partners have acquired a EUR620 million ($901 million) private equity portfolio from Germany’s HSH Nordbank. The portfolio is said to include stakes in about 47 private equity funds, including European vehicles managed...
Secondaries |
31 Aug 2011 |
Secondaries in Asia: Small beginnings
The global secondary investments industry announced its arrival in Asia not with a bang, but with a spate of office rentals. HarbourVest Partners’ moved first, relocating Tim Flower, a London-based vice president, to Hong Kong in October of last year....
Secondaries | 24 Aug 2011
Lexington eyes bumper deal flow
Brent Nicklas founded Lexington Partners in 1994 and currently serves as managing partner, overseeing private equity secondary and co-investment funds. He discusses global opportunities for secondary investors
Secondaries | 24 Aug 2011
Secondaries: The direct approach
Working for a fund held captive or semi-captive within an investment bank is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it promises access to deal flow and resources that independent funds can only wish for. On the other, it is hard to raise money from third...
Secondaries | 24 Aug 2011
AXA Private Equity raises $3b for secondary fund
AXA Private Equity has raised $3 billion for its latest secondary fund. It is targeting a final close of $3.5 billion for AXA Secondary Fund V, having set the hard cap at $4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the...
Europe |
12 Aug 2011 |
Lexington closes largest-ever secondaries fund at $7b
Lexington Partners has closed its latest secondary fund at $7 billion, making it the largest-ever secondaries offering, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The fund includes separate accounts – including one held by China...
Secondaries |
04 Jul 2011 |
AIC launches secondaries fund from Japan
Alternative Investment Capital Limited (AIC) has teamed with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to launch the $150 million AIC Asia Opportunity Fund, L.P. The fund will target secondary investment opportunities in select Asian markets.
North Asia |
31 May 2011 |
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