Amanda Janis
The secondaries market can be an important tool in portfolio management – but only when pricing makes sense, the US pension’s CIO recently told PEI.
Among other sectors, the private equity firm's new Sub-Saharan investment group will cover infrastructure and will be led by StanChart’s former head of African private equity, Marlon Chigwende, and former Ethos partner Danie Jordaan.
The Swiss firm’s five MoM contenders are in the final stage of their training programme, and their €50k fundraising effort is also on track.
The initiatives are among several - including support of a state bill forcing placement agents to register as lobbyists - designed to ‘restore confidence, integrity and accountability’.
The global head of Clifford Chance’s private funds group, Jason Glover, will establish a UK practice for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
The Canadian private equity investors are at ‘advanced’ stages of due diligence for what would be the largest UK LBO this year.
Goldman and Lexington have reportedly been beneficiaries of the secondaries-focused mandate.
The global asset management and advisory firm aims to ramp up direct investments in Latin America, including clean energy infrastructure deals.
Susan Flynn has left her role as co-CIO at fund of funds Hermes GPE. Flynn, who worked alongside Peter Gale, led the firm's secondaries and infrastructure activities.
The global alternative investment manager has closed its largest direct private debt vehicle to date.