Commentary

Our annual survey of activity highlights the growing significance of manager-led transactions.

Three reasons why the continent, usually behind North America in deal innovation, is in front.

The family office-focused advisory firm believes high pricing at the peak of the cycle coupled with longer holding durations will contribute to a fall.

Despite representing less than half of total secondaries volume in 2017, GP-led transactions stole the spotlight in PEI’s annual industry awards.

Emerging markets aren't for everybody, but buyers have started to focus on markets other than the US and Western Europe in a serious way, say Credit Suisse's co-heads of secondaries advisory.

The private funds industry is institutionalising, but the methods for calculating and reporting performance are still all over the place.

Not all LPs in Nordic Capital's Fund VII are happy about having just 20 days to decide on a GP-led secondaries process. 

The Harvard Management Company is changing its investment model, but it’s still unclear when it will pay off.

Does the projected growth in open-ended infrastructure funds spell the end for infra secondaries?

Market participants gathered on the Cote d’Azur to discuss the industry’s biggest issues. Here are the key takeaways.