Video Q&A with Actis CFO Susan Wilkins; Motivated sellers start secondaries engine

Actis CFO Susan Wilkins speaks with reporter Connor Hussey; secondaries beginning to thaw?

Video: Reporter Connor Hussey sat down with Actis CFO Susan Wilkins before the covid-19 pandemic in the US. Wilkins talks about taking over Abraaj funds, how Actis benchmarks ESG, its own open-source impact measurement framework and more.

Secondaries: Want to sell on the secondaries market? Deals on the smaller end of the market are starting to clear, according to this article courtesy of our Buyouts Insider colleague Chris Witkowsky. Though “normal” market activity is unlikely to resume until June 30 valuations are available, “motivated sellers” looking for liquidity a reportedly quietly getting deals done.

Email prepared by Graham Bippart