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Rod James

Rod James is a reporter with Secondaries Investor and also contributes to sister title PrivateEquityInternational.com. He is based in the London office. Prior to PEI, his roles included a stint as a freelancer covering fintech and transaction banking, CEEMEA capital markets reporter with EMEA Finance magazine, and editor of the Latin American political and economic risk team at IHS Global Insight.
The amount of dry powder dedicated to impact secondaries increased markedly in 2022 – if from a very low base.
leverage
What was an exception is now mainstream, with buyers using leverage as bridging finance and to boost returns, according to Investec.
LP skepticism, co-investor grievances and a disregard for fairness opinions were some of the secondaries-related themes to emerge at last week’s CFO’s and COO’s Forum in New York.
No Limit Capital co-founder and CEO Neno Raic.
No Limit Capital CEO Neno Raic believes his firm has created a more efficient and cost-effective financing approach.
banking
The new hire from JPMorgan will handle Blackstone's financial institution relationships, including the banks that finance its PE operation.
barometer
LPs remain keen to allocate to PE even though the perceived risk to returns has risen materially, according to a survey by the secondaries firm.
New York City
Apollo's Fund VIII returned to paying carry after recovering from the 21.6% devaluation of its private equity portfolio in the first quarter of last year.
John Gray
The alternatives asset manager had one of its strongest quarters, with total AUM rising 21% year-on-year to $649bn.
risk
Buyers are proposing fresh ways of ensuring sponsors stay aligned, according to a panel at PEI's Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications Forum.
Several reports have come out giving a comprehensive view of the secondaries market in 2020. We lay out a few things you may have missed.
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