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Adam Le

Adam Le is Senior Editor, EMEA, for PEI Group's private equity publications, overseeing the flow of global news and analysis for Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor. Based in London, Adam works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI's offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Prior to PEI, his roles included reporting on finance and technology for Bloomberg Japan.
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Whitehorse Liquidity Partners is a rising star of the preferred equity market, led by one of the industry’s most charismatic figures. What’s behind its success? A strategy treated as ‘genius’ by some and with wariness by others.
Sponsors considering running secondaries processes on their funds should be aware of potential pitfalls that can hit carried interest and scupper deals.
Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries discuss the latest in how private markets are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: ways firms are helping people out in the crisis.
life saver, rescue
The GP-led secondaries market has long touted itself as a creative panacea for managers and LPs; in this challenging period it’s time to step up to the plate.
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David Larsen, a managing director at Duff & Phelps, says investors should seek guidance from their GPs as to likely discounts.
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The global epidemic has wiped at least $1.5trn off global stock markets in the past week.
Richard Hope, who was promoted to the top position last week, said greater understanding of the 'black box' of private equity is crucial.
New York
Perpetual vehicles, which require no mandatory return of capital, are transforming the firm's asset base and earnings, president and COO Jonathan Gray said on a Q4 earnings call Thursday.
Managing partner Ajit Nedungadi likens parting with a stake in the buyout and growth equity firm to selling a family heirloom.
Preferred equity isn’t new but firms such as 17Capital are applying it to private equity via dedicated funds. In this 26-minute podcast we speak to managing partner Augustin Duhamel about the strategy that is quietly taking the market by storm.
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