First quarter transaction volume could hit $10bn
Committed Advisors’ managing partner Daniel Benin is one of the first to put a figure on what's expected to be a strong first quarter.
Committed Advisors nears final close on Fund II
The AXA spin-out is closing in on its €400m target.
HSBC plots $1.5bn investment arm spin-out
Europe’s biggest bank has hired Campbell Lutyens to advise on the potential sale of its principal direct investments arm. The mid-market group is expected to be valued at circa $1.5bn.
JW Childs restructuring deal imminent
Market sources expect an agreement in coming weeks that would allow LPs in the firm’s 2002-vintage Fund III to gain liquidity.
Altius predicts uptick in secondaries deals
Large-scale asset disposals coupled with an improved primary fundraising market should increase dealflow, according to advisory firm Altius.
UK & European buys Turkish RE interest
The London-based firm has boosted its exposure to European property by taking over what is believed to be Bank of America Merrill Lynch's position in the Bosphorous fund.
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.