
Madeleine Farman
Sports-focused foundation joins a number of APAC institutions seeking liquidity via the secondaries market this year.
The Trump administration’s OBBBA was expected to induce once-in-a-lifetime secondaries opportunities. However, heavy taxes on foreign investors may now be off the cards.
French private equity firm Motion acquired Olyos in 2018. It will move the asset into a new vehicle as it seeks to capitalise on M&A and growth opportunities.
One of the assets in the two-company continuation fund is housed within an existing multi-asset CV closed in 2022, Secondaries Investor has learned.
President and COO Jon Gray expects the secondaries market will continue to grow as LPs seek out liquidity – though he anticipates the ‘re-emergence of M&A activity at scale’ this year.
Horizon II, a private equity mandate Federated Hermes was awarded by the BT Pension Scheme, has received the LP-interest financing.
The investment bank is the latest adviser to see one of its senior leaders depart as market moves continue in earnest.
In the latest edition of our Second Thoughts podcast, Pomona's chief executive Michael Granoff and Proskauer partner Galen Lewis discuss what's driving LPs to the secondaries market and how uncertainty is impacting investment decisions.
Private equity firms are winning over senior buyside talent as they look to make their mark in the secondaries market.
The overall buyers on the deal could account for a portfolio of around $3-$4bn, Secondaries Investor understands.