infrastructure

The $81bn sovereign wealth fund is considering hiring an adviser to feel out pricing in the secondaries market, CIO Marcus Frampton said on Tuesday.

Mark Benedetti and Vladimir Colas, the co-heads of Ardian US, explain what is fuelling the surge of interest in infrastructure secondaries.

The firm's $841m acquisition of preferred equity stock in a midstream natural gas company shows infrastructure deals come in all shapes and sizes.

The secondaries giant's deployment fell 65% during the pandemic despite closing the largest secondaries capital pool on record.

The supply of GP-led deals should continue to outstrip demand as more sponsors try to keep their best assets for longer, according to chief executive Mario Giannini.

Ares' close of the Landmark Partners acquisition this quarter, along with strong fundraising, helped boost the firm's AUM to nearly a quarter trillion dollars.

The manager has appointed Brett Himbury as a senior adviser as it seeks to raise its Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV.

The advisory firm has promoted two partners and three managing directors across its London, New York and Chicago offices.

Venture capital and infrastructure secondaries made the top 10, while nearly a quarter of all capital closed is payable to Coller's recent effort.

HarbourVest Partners and GCM Grosvenor anchored the transaction, along with certain LPs from the existing fund.