Rod James
Rod James is a reporter with Secondaries Investor and also contributes to sister title PrivateEquityInternational.com. He is based in the London office. Prior to PEI, his roles included a stint as a freelancer covering fintech and transaction banking, CEEMEA capital markets reporter with EMEA Finance magazine, and editor of the Latin American political and economic risk team at IHS Global Insight.
The sale is understood to be linked to changes to the sovereign wealth's London office, which handles its European private equity investments.
There are reportedly multiple buyers in the tender offer on Fund V, all of which will make a contribution to its CEE-focused successor..
The former chief exec of Deutsche Telekom was one of the LPs who sold stakes to Partners Group, UK regulatory filings show.
The investment bank's secondaries advisory unit was 'outstanding' amid a difficult quarter for the firm, according to its chief executive.
The Russian private equity firm gave investors a liquidity option on two of its buyout funds, though low pricing meant lower than expected uptake.
The investment firm has acquired minority direct stakes in the fund's portfolio companies and will work with the Italian manager to raise a country-focused fund.
The hunt for yield has helped push up average high bids for infrastructure funds by almost 11%, according to Setter Capital.
Blackstone's Strategic Partners acquired stakes in the firm's 2007-vintage European technology fund, and 2003- and 2007-vintage European buyout vehicles.
The firm, which focuses on smaller, more complex secondaries deals, has nearly fully invested its third fund and is halfway to raising a fourth.
The Deutsche spin-out has brought on a New York-based partner and three other investment professionals.
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