Commentary

Is the bid-ask gap for European real estate funds too wide to get deals done?

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board plans to invest $10bn in the secondary market in the next five years, explains vice president and head of secondaries and co-investments Yann Robard.

European technology companies are providing increasing opportunities for secondaries investors, says Roland Dennert, a managing partner at Cipio Partners.

Will more PE secondaries specialists raise RE-dedicated vehicles and narrow the fundraising gap?

A direct secondaries firm must evaluate ESG just like a primary GP, explains Verdane's investor relations director Frida Einarson.

The market for small- and medium-sized transactions is picking up, writes Lars Lindqvist, founder and chief executive of broker Cattegatt.

Secondaries firms face challenges in India getting GPs and LPs to agree on terms, but a revival of the country's private equity market could be on its way.

Headway founder Christiaan de Lint explains why secondaries deal flow might slow down once banks gets to grips with tough regulations.

Michael Clarke, head of investor services for the EMEA region at CBRE Global Investors, tells us what he expects in the European real estate secondaries market.