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Single-asset deals, preferred equity and asset-class diversity were among the themes to emerge in Secondaries Investor's annual advisory survey.

The Institutional Limited Partners Association's guidance defines status quo options, minimum timeframes for LP decisions and recommends caps on deal expenses.

The departure of MJ Hudson's former private funds head Ted Craig was revealed last week by Secondaries Investor.

San Francisco-based Melting Point Solutions seeks to maximise pricing for sellers by seeking bids for single items as well as whole portfolios. Raphael Haas, the firm's chief executive, talks to Secondaries Investor about why multi-buyer sales can deliver better pricing for sellers and why non-dedicated buyers can provide outlier pricing.

The group's head of secondaries advisory international and more than two-decade industry veteran has held roles in New York, Buenos Aires and London.

The promotion of Francesca Paveri and Jasmine Hunet means that all three MDs in the London-based secondaries team are now women.

The US overtakes Europe, buyers team up on deals, and energy and VC look primed for a strong 2019, according to the advisory firm's Financial Sponsor Secondary Market 2018 Year-End Review.

The market has deepened and matured, and with any new financial product, there is always the potential of abuse, according to partner Bryce Klempner.

The promotions of Jarrett Vitulli and Rodney Reid bring the total number of partners within the private capital advisory group to three.

The firm closed nearly 80 secondaries transactions globally last year and advised on around $20bn worth of deals.