direct secondaries

The Asia specialist is seeking $850m for direct secondaries and sponsor-led deals, which account for a growing proportion of its investments.

The firm has hit the target of its Bridge No5-B Private Equity Secondary Investment Fund and launched its latest direct secondaries vehicle.

The Nordic direct secondaries specialist has hit the hard-cap on Verdane Capital X, which is double the size of its 2016-vintage predecessor.

NewView Capital Management, which acquired a portfolio of 31 stakes from VC-giant NEA, used them to seed its debut fund.

The firm is selling special metals services provider Scanacon Intressenter, which it acquired in 2012 through a take-private deal.

This year’s list welcomes a fresh spin-out, a direct secondaries player and niche specialists.

The UK’s Electra Private Equity may have ended its search for a buyer, but its five remaining assets remain in play. Will anyone be brave enough to buy them?

The Carlyle unit becomes the first outside investor in a group launched by a former Microsoft executive and strategist for Bill Clinton.

This rare breed of secondaries player could help push tricky fund recapitalisations over the line.

The secondaries firm has backed the acquisition of a minority stake in a US medical billing company.