Deutsche, Goldman spin-out launches as Stage Capital
The National Bank of Greece spin-out will focus on delivering returns for its two backers, chief executive Graham Thomas told, Secondaries Investor.
Morgan Stanley prepares for mixed asset sale – exclusive
The bank is in talks with Houlihan Lokey to explore the sale of private equity, real estate and infrastructure stakes valued at as much as $2bn, Secondaries Investor has learned.
SVG in talks with Goldman, CPPIB as time pressure mounts
The target of a £1bn unsolicited bid from HarbourVest, said it is in ‘detailed’ talks with the consortium just days before HarbourVest’s first close deadline.
HarbourVest raises stake in doughnut debt fund
The global investment firm has acquired stakes in a fund that invested in Krispy Kreme UK from Deutsche Bank, a UK pension fund and a Swiss insurer.
NewQuest increases stake in solar firm
The direct secondaries firm first acquired a stake in d.light through its May purchase of Draper Fisher Jurvetson's India portfolio.
Schroders backs SVG as HarbourVest deadline looms
SVG’s second-largest shareholder says it is ‘supportive of the SVG management’ as the UK private equity investor fends off an unsolicited bid from US rival HarbourVest Partners.
Pantheon commits $888m to secondaries
The firm's listed fund of funds also sold a portfolio of 34 tail-end buyout stakes worth £33m in the first half of the year, according to its annual report.
Goldman picks up Partners’ €800m portfolio – updated
The investment bank has agreed to acquire stakes held in Partners' 2007-vintage secondaries fund in a deal expected to close by the end of September.
SVG fends off HarbourVest bid with NAV uplift
The London-listed private equity investor urged shareholders to take no action on HarbourVest Partners' £1bn bid, saying the 650p-a-share final offer ‘undervalues the company’.
Ardian puts infra Fund II on the block
The investment manager wants to sell the €1bn vehicle before the end of the year and a new structure will be created to manage the portfolio.