Money, the desire for variety and changing generational priorities could drive more secondaries investment people into the advisory world.
Suvir Varma has spent 17 years with the management consultancy advising PE firms and SWFs on their investment strategies in Asia-Pacific.
Two investment professionals who focus on private equity and real estate, respectively, have been promoted.
The firm, formed by two former Coller Capital partners, has hired an alumnus from the secondaries powerhouse.
The promotions at the private equity and real estate secondaries firm include a Secondaries Investor Young Gun.
The appointment comes a week after the Carlyle unit amassed $1.2bn for its sophomore real estate secondaries fund.
The promotion brings the total number of partners at the secondaries firm to 29.
Chris Areson, former head of secondaries advisory for the Americas at the investment bank, will join the asset manager in an IR role, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Michael Hu has been appointed director in Ardian’s Singapore-based funds of funds team, Secondaries Investor has learned.
Yasuyuki Kanda will focus on business development and investor relations across funds, secondaries and co-investments.
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