HarbourVest, Coller stake South African spin-out
The duo recently helped former Barclays captive Absa Capital to go independent in South Africa's largest-ever secondaries deal.
AlpInvest backs $3bn UniCredit spin-out
The newly independent SwanCap has $450m left to spend of its freshly raised $1.2bn fund.
Irish pension sells €800m portfolio
Lexington has won the auction for 24 private equity fund interests being sold to raise cash for the Irish government’s fiscal stimulus package.
HarbourVest restructures Motion Equity
A cash injection from HarbourVest rescues Motion’s €1.25bn Fund II.
NewQuest to privatise China Hydroelectric
The firm has agreed to buy the NYSE-listed Chinese firm at a 57.4% premium.
HarbourVest eyes MENA secondaries
The London-based firm is teaming up with Lagoon Capital to target the region.
Ardian spends $4.3bn on secondaries
The firm formerly known as AXA Private Equity has completed 21 transactions in the secondaries market since September last year.
StepStone snaps up Greenpark Capital
The merger between Greenpark Capital and StepStone Group comes after the Marleen Groen-led firm struggled to raise its latest secondaries fund.
Morgan Stanley buys into Ferrer Freeman Fund III
The secondary sale and fund extension was approved by 100% of limited partners in FFC Partners’ Fund III.
Setter pegs H1 secondaries volume at $15bn
Toronto-based secondaries advisor Setter Capital puts secondary transaction volume at more than double the previously reported figure – and predicts that 2013 will be a record-breaking year.