UK

The deal involves moving several assets from Bridgepoint's €4.8bn crisis-era fund into a separate vehicle.

The secondaries house is seeking $9bn for Coller International Partners VIII and is understood to have already deployed more than $1bn from the vehicle.

The single-asset restructuring on 3i’s 2006-vintage Eurofund V makes perfect sense, provided the absence of an advisor doesn’t cause problems.

The UK private equity stalwart is understood to be running the process on its 2006-vintage buyout fund without an advisor.

The potential process is the latest in a string of blue chip GPs exploring secondaries processes on their funds.

The buyout firm has been in discussions with providers over a £500m finance facility for its 2013-vintage HgCapital 7 fund, Secondaries Investor has learned.

The promotion brings the total number of partners at the secondaries firm to 29.

The private debt firm has hired a Secondaries Investor Young Gun as a principal.

Pensions and sovereign wealth funds are giving traditional buyers a run for their money.

While many UK pensions are familiar with the secondaries market, few view it as an easily accessible way of freeing up liquidity.