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Kate Simpson has joined the advisory firm and placement agent as general counsel.

The €2bn restructuring of PAI Europe V, centred around one of the world's largest ice cream makers, suggests the secondaries market may be too small.

Around $7.2bn worth of real estate secondaries deals closed or were placed under contract last year, according to research from Landmark Partners.

In this latest excerpt from MJ Hudson's secondaries guide, executives from PJT Park Hill, Capital Dynamics, Montana Capital partners and more share nuggets of advice.

The alternatives asset management consultancy has compiled a guide to secondaries sales which includes checklists for potential sellers and an example NDA.

The LP-friendly limited partnership agreement is intended to cut down the need for negotiation and side letters when establishing a private equity fund.

Ropes & Gray’s Raj Marphatia and Jianing Zhang explain how a secondaries transaction on an Indian-focused fund nearly fell apart.

When net asset values drop and LPs who rolled their interests into their GP’s vehicle start to think they should have sold their interests instead, there could be legal implications.

Three legal professionals including head of PE in London, Ed Harris, will join as partners, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Chair of the firm's investment funds practice John Daghlian and secondaries Young Gun Mary Lavelle are joining two former colleagues at Akin Gump.