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.
The CV process places Advent among a group of PE powerhouses that are exploring similar processes for their software companies.
The niche secondaries firm opted to stick to a tight timeline given difficult fundraising conditions in order to focus on deployment, according to partner Stephane Chevrier.
Coller is raising its latest flagship, Fund IX, for which it is targeting $10bn and eyeing a Q1 2025 final close.
The assets in the process run by the firm formerly known as The Jordan Company 'do not appear to have the ability to generate outsized returns', according to adviser Aon.
While there is certainly a host of alignment issues LPs would like to see resolved, a number of investors have adjusted their policies to invest in continuation vehicles.
The listed alternatives firm is ‘progressing’ on the launch of both a private equity and a secondaries semi-liquid fund next year.
Focusing down into specific areas of both private markets and the secondaries market is fuelling further capital raising, as well as the rise of evergreen vehicles, we discuss in the latest Second Thoughts podcast.
Providence agreed to sell part of its stake in the group to listed investment firm Wendel in July.
Verbrugghe spent more than 25 years at Ardian and held a number of leadership positions, including head of Ardian USA and member of the firm's executive committee.
Investors including Alaska Permanent, Caisse des Dépôts, Skandia, New York City Retirement Systems and TRS Texas share their views on how this market can be improved and how they are positioning themselves to take advantage of CVs.