Madeleine Farman
Madeleine Farman is the editor of PEI Group’s Secondaries Investor title based in London. Prior to joining PEI, she had covered private equity, private capital and advisers associated with the industry for other newsrooms and publications since 2016. Originally from New Zealand, Madeleine began her career in radio in Auckland.
Sameer Shamsi will continue his focus on GP-led secondaries advisory at Lazard, Secondaries Investor understands.
The firm has been eyeing the launch of an infrastructure evergreen since last year, Secondaries Investor previously reported.
The sale included a core portfolio as well as another bundle of fund interests offered to buyers, Secondaries Investor understands.
Another CV failure has recently grabbed headlines. The secondaries market is limited on publicly celebrating its wins.
One of the assets was partially realised by Permira last year, with the other involved in a take private deal this year, Secondaries Investor understands.
The listed asset manager has hired former Partners Group managing director Henri Lusa to head up the unit, according to a statement seen by Secondaries Investor.
New Mountain continues to build out its GP-led strategy following the hire of its co-lead Neal Costello from Carlyle AlpInvest earlier this year, Secondaries Investor has learned.
While LPs are 'not leaving' impact, investors have limited capital to deploy into the market, which is heavily dominated by emerging managers, a secondaries buyer said at PEI Group’s New Private Markets Investor Summit.
The firm’s Secondary Opportunities Fund V is the first vehicle raised since Patria acquired Aberdeen’s European private equity business.
The publicly listed asset manager is confident its latest secondaries vehicle will surpass the size of its $5.6bn predecessor, co-CEO Erik Hirsch said on the firm’s earnings call.