FoFs

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

The fundraise is part of total capital commitments of $1.5bn across the most recent series in the firm's family of funds.

Stéphane Chevrier, an early former member of Ardian's US secondaries team, will lead the niche firm's further push into the North American secondaries market.

Vincent Gombault – a figure known for his polarising personality and management style – oversaw the evolution of Ardian’s rise to the top of the secondaries market.

Vincent Gombault, a two-decade veteran of the firm, oversaw a strategy that has grown to account for around half of the investment giant's $103bn in AUM.

Connor Hussey catches up with HarbourVest’s new management company CFO Rob MacGoey on crisis preparedness, the firm’s growth in operations and finance, the democratisation of private equity and more.

Secondaries buyers should look for a chance to engage with GPs on ESG before deciding not to invest, says LGT Capital Partners' ESG committee chairman.

The Spanish investment firm is in market with ACP Secondaries 4 which has a €750m target.

Details of the firm's transactions last year across private equity and infrastructure secondaries were outlined in its latest activity report.

eQ PE SF III targets portfolios and GP-led deals in the Northern European mid-market.