Manager Strategy

Alts now account for nearly one-fifth of the firm’s $1.37trn assets under management, driven by manager acquisitions and inflows from the wealth channel.

The firm, founded by former Ardian and Coller Capital professionals, has also received a minority investment from French asset manager Carmignac.

The firm's GP Equity Solutions product – co-led by Sebastiaan Van Den Berg and Michal Lange – will invest in global B2B niche leaders.

Secondaries is one of four verticals the Canadian asset management giant could look at for an acquisition.

The NASDAQ-listed investment firm already offers secondaries to its investors alongside funds of funds and co-investments.

Coller Capital's founder said in 2017 his firm would only become multi-shareholder when he has grey hair; its deal with Hunter Point this week shows the firm is moving to its next stage of ownership.

The Nice-headquartered secondaries firm is deploying its fourth fund, which closed above its hard-cap in March.

The private equity secondaries firm has been adding products and employees in critical investment and operations functions.

The level of dry powder for secondaries sits at $94bn, up year-on-year and a slight decrease from the $105bn available for deployment at the end of 2021, according to Evercore's H1 Secondary Market report.

The VC and growth firm has established 10 sustainability goals, inspired by the UN SDGs, and in December published its first annual report on progress against these.