GP-Leds

Strip sales, along with tender offers, structured/preferred equity and secondary directs, represented around 20% of the about $18bn in GP-led volume in the first half.

The market for GP-led deals has been overshadowed by large LP portfolio sales, but certain deals, especially those with what buyers consider high-quality assets, are finding their way to final close.

Jeff Hammer, global co-head of secondaries at Manulife Investment Management, discusses issues from moral hazard in continuation funds to the ethics of stapled deals with senior editor Adam Le.

The pension fund's proposal covers processes that involve contributing additional capital in continuation fund deals.

The 'phone keeps ringing' on continuation fund dealfow, according to the listed manager's chief investment officer and chief executive Benoît Durteste.

Crescent Capital Partners is moving an Australian healthcare recruitment business into a separate vehicle.

Stefano Manna joins as head of GP advisory and will help the bank provide sponsors with a range of services including single- and multi-asset continuation funds.

The multi-asset transaction includes SupplyOne, a maker of packaging supplies, equipment, safety products and janitorial supplies.

The financial software and services investor is using a continuation fund to re-invest in two assets it agreed to partially exit this year.

The software and services industries-focused firm has moved home and commercial services platform Apex Service Partners into a continuation fund in one of the largest deals of the year.