The secondaries market is going from strength to strength. Can anything throw it off track?
Sponsors have become the largest seller type with GP-led deals jumping 71% year-on-year.
The firm has raised more than 40% of the target for Fund VIII as a raft of secondaries firms seek capital for the strategy.
The secondaries giant is understood to have collected at least $9bn for ASF VIII, which has a $12bn target.
Money, the desire for variety and changing generational priorities could drive more secondaries investment people into the advisory world.
Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System has re-upped with the secondaries firm, which is seeking $9bn for Fund VIII.
The firm has received a commitment from Los Angeles Water & Power Employees Retirement Plan, which is working to push its PE exposure to 8%.
Suvir Varma has spent 17 years with the management consultancy advising PE firms and SWFs on their investment strategies in Asia-Pacific.
Interactive charts showing return expectations, drivers of pricing, use of leverage and other key points from Evercore and Setter Capital's full-year reports.
Two investment professionals who focus on private equity and real estate, respectively, have been promoted.