Q&A

Crestline, which is based in Texas, has shifted towards the preferred equity niche. Secondaries Investor caught up with the firm’s head of PE credit and fund restructuring to talk deal sourcing and increased interest in preferred equity.

Chief executive Simon Cook speaks to Secondaries Investor about the firm's approach to the secondaries market, the problems with the traditional private equity model and a deal that is edging towards close.

Special Purpose Vehicle structures can be useful tools for secondaries transactions, according to Shawn Schestag, managing director at Sixpoint Partners.

Secondaries Investor recently caught up with Yaron Zafir, head of secondaries at London-headquartered Rede Partners, about the findings of the advisory firm's liquidity report and the increase of aged primaries deals.

The veteran fundraisers discuss the impact that fund restructurings will have on firms when they seek to raise new funds.

Wouter Moerel, the firm's head of secondaries, tells Secondaries Investor about how the Carlyle unit's investor base has evolved with its latest $6.5bn programme and its investment strategy.

Larry Thuet, managing director and co-founder of secondaries advisor Park Hill, tells us whether the market is changing and whether securitisations will increase.

In January, Singapore's Axiom Asia Private Capital raised more than $1 billion for its fourth Asia-focused fund of funds. Secondaries Investor spoke to managing partner Alex Lee about why the firm expects secondaries to play a larger role in its latest vehicle.

Secondaries Investor recently caught up with Unigestion's Christophe de Dardel and Akina's Thomas Frei on how a combined entity with $6bn of private equity assets under management will operate.

Secondaries Investor caught up with the Kline Hill Partners founder on the final close of its debut fund and its take-private of London-listed PEI in October.