Tail-End Funds

As secondaries has exploded in popularity, reaching a record volume level last year of about $130bn, the growth of the talent pool has not kept up.

Despite the shift to newer vintages, early distributions and higher IRRs remain important to secondaries investors, said managing director Cari Lodge.

The $25.3bn US public pension wants to sell private equity fund stakes and divest of non-strategic relationships, documents show.

Panelists at PEI's CFOs & COOs Forum, held over the summer, spoke of how the standard GP structure is straining under the weight of value yet to be realised.

The original deal was set to be one of the largest GP-led secondaries ever, but well into the process Panasonic decided to acquire the largest asset, supply chain software provider Blue Yonder.

BlackRock, GIC and Lexington Partners co-led the deal, the third inaugural continuation vehicle this month.

Private Equity International CFOs & COOs Forum panellists say the standard GP structure is straining under the weight of value yet to be realised.

Legend Capital raised $270m for a transaction involving Chinese healthcare assets from two older funds.

The GP-led specialists have led the formation of Brentwood Associates Opportunity Fund with assets from the managers’ two previous vehicles.

Activity is driven by secondaries and funds of funds aiming to lock in returns and liquidate old vehicles, according to managing partner Etienne Deshorme.