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 firm has received a commitment from Los Angeles Water & Power Employees Retirement Plan, which is working to push its PE exposure to 8%.
Suvir Varma has spent 17 years with the management consultancy advising PE firms and SWFs on their investment strategies in Asia-Pacific.
Interactive charts showing return expectations, drivers of pricing, use of leverage and other key points from Evercore and Setter Capital's full-year reports.
The firm, formerly known as Deutsche Asset Management, will target up to $500m and focus on providing liquidity to GPs throughout a fund's life.
City of Miami Firefighters' and Police Officers' Retirement Trust has previously backed secondaries funds managed by the two firms.
Stakes in real estate vehicles accounted for 7% of total deal volume last year, according to advisor Greenhill.
The firm, formed by two former Coller Capital partners, has hired an alumnus from the secondaries powerhouse.
The London-listed investor has acquired stakes in two funds managed by Earlybird, a German VC firm with more than €1bn in assets.
Buyout fund Sun Capital VI commanded a 26% premium to NAV, according to a survey by the online secondaries marketplace.
The UK-focused buyout firm, which is seeking £1bn for its latest fund, has been exploring a GP-led process on its 2015-vintage vehicle.
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