Staff Writer

Swedish pension fund manager AP1 among investors for a fund expected to be used to buy secondaries in Europe.

The secondaries market globally is ramping up as large amounts of dry powder strain dealflow, according to an SEI survey.

There’s a vacuum at the smaller end of the secondaries market, argue Capital Dynamics’ Joseph Marks and Sandro Galfetti.

The real estate secondaries market is getting increasingly liquid – thanks largely to the emergence of some non-traditional buyers.

Private equity dealflow continues to stall in China – but so far it hasn’t yet prompted the hoped-for explosion in secondaries activity.

Is the party over? Houlihan Lokey's Jeff Hammer and Paul Sanabria explore.

The revelation that an LP commitment to Accel Partners' 2009 fund makes the church an indirect investor in Wonga, a payday loan provider it has publicly criticised, has prompted the church to review its entire portfolio.

The $75.64 billion pension system disclosed the names of all 25 fund interests in its massive real estate secondaries offering yesterday. It also committed $185 million to Prologis’ second open-ended core fund focused on Europe.

The $150m in commitments to the fourth Asia-focused fund so far are through re-ups from the previous Asia vehicle.

Non-traditional buyer steps in to buy a limited partner position in Nordic Real Estate Partners’ logistics fund from Swedish pension fund SPP.