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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 Dutch asset manager's new unit will be led by Abraham Tiamiyu, a portfolio manager and former associate at Pomona Capital.
Leerink Revelation Partners, which can by direct stakes and take positions in healthcare funds, has nearly $400m under management.
The fund is seeking $1.2bn to invest in LP stakes, directs and GP-led transactions in funds of between three- and eight-years of age.
The endowment has committed $10m to its latest flagship fund, which is seeking $12bn for secondaries.
Tail-end specialist Hollyport Capital backed the deal involving the buyout firm's 1998-vintage fund, including a discount of as much as 70% on the GP clawback.
The strategy underperforms the All Funds Index over all time-frames except the 10-year bracket, according to data from ILPA.
The appointment of Katja Baur follows that of former Adveq chief Sven Liden, who became COO of the secondaries buyer last month.
F&C Private Equity Trust joined Montana Capital Partners in backing the €33m management buyout of Banco Popolare de Vicenza’s PE business.
Stepping stones over a small river
Sweetwater is seeking $150m from endowments and family offices to invest in VC secondaries.
The Toronto firm picked up several stakes in Palatine's 2012-vintage Fund II, which specialises in management buyouts in the UK small- and mid-market.
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