Investors in real estate secondaries are more concerned with ESG matters than ever. But the passive nature of some investments reduces their influence, writes Mark Cooper.
The SEC’s aim for more standardised GP-led real estate secondaries transactions will step up a gear with the likely introduction of regulations in 2024.
The growth of GP-led secondaries represents a long-term, structural change within private equity, write Paul Sanabria and Jeff Hammer, global co-heads of secondaries at Manulife Investment Management.
Secondaries investors can find unparalleled alignment in GP-led transactions with lower mid-market managers, says Christiaan van der Kam, head of secondaries at Schroders Capital.
As GP-led deals have evolved, so too have the terms designed to create alignment of interest between all parties, say Proskauer’s Jordan Hurwitz and Natalie Scott.
More opportunities are opening up for buyers as GPs turn to the secondaries market for capital, but they must be selective if they are to achieve strong risk-adjusted returns, says Nate Walton at Ares.