Secondaries

The secondaries market is expanding private equity access to individual investors and defined contribution pension plans.

More than one-third of private equity's 50 biggest firms, including Blackstone, KKR and TPG, have used a transaction type that allows GPs to hold onto assets for longer.

Panelists at the CFOs & COOs Forum spoke of how the standard GP structure is straining under the weight of value yet to be realized.

The former co-head of the SEC private funds unit speaks to Secondaries Investor about risks in the technical aspects of restructuring transactions.

BlackRock, GIC and Lexington Partners co-led the deal, the third inaugural continuation vehicle this month.

The White Plains-based advisory found in its survey that secondaries has become a strong seller's market.

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.

Private Equity International CFOs & COOs Forum panelists say the standard GP structure is straining under the weight of value yet to be realized.

The growth of secondaries and the realities of the market amid the pandemic have forced more flexibility into the classic PE fund model, according to a survey by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

The private equity giant is looking at opportunities to acquire secondaries firms or set the unit up organically, according to co-president and co-COO Scott Nuttall.