Madeleine Farman
Madeleine Farman is a senior reporter for PEI Group’s Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor titles, 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 firm opened its first international office last year, two years after its tie-up with PGIM, and retains its Swiss heritage in its approach to deal-making.
The buyout giant initially backed Multiversity in 2019 before acquiring 100% of the online university group in 2021.
Coller Secondaries Private Equity Opportunities Fund will be seeded with over $300m from the firm and other institutional investors.
Coller launched a platform targeting high-net-worth investors last year, led by UBS veteran Jake Elmhirst.
There was a sharp spike in the use of deferrals last year, driven by improved pricing for GPs and additional benefits for secondaries buyers, according to partner Gerald Cooper.
While many private markets investors and managers grapple with liquidity issues, there is one pocket of the market that stands to benefit.
A growing number of semi-liquid funds have a heavy allocation to secondaries.
The EIF began backing LP-led transactions in buyout funds and hybrid debt-equity funds before investing in GP-leds in 2017, head of secondaries Joaquín Alexandre Ruiz Tarré tells Secondaries Investor.
More than one in four GPs used the secondaries market to extend hold periods, while a further 18% were enticed by unfunded commitments, according to the investment bank.
Private equity continues to face a liquidity crunch. Could a new technology for exits be on the horizon?
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