The firm hopes to surpass the size of its previous #secondaries flagship, which closed on $22.2bn in 2023. Blackstone bit.ly/46lmXo5

Tim Henn, who has joined from JPMorgan as head of private equity #secondaries, tells Secondaries Investor the firm plans to invest in deals with #GPs it knows through its platform. bit.ly/4cVA7KZ

It is understood Lazard's head of US secondaries advisory Amanda Ugarte will join the investment bank to lead and build out its #secondaries advisory team. bit.ly/3WjSKRL

The Carlyle unit is also in market with its flagship #secondaries programme and a dedicated single-asset-focused fund. #FundFinance #Fundraising bit.ly/4der8op

There are at least 14 #secondaries vehicles seeking capital to invest in the asset class, Secondaries Investor data shows. #Fundraising #Infrastructure bit.ly/4dGqdNp

The Nordic PE firm, which was among the first private markets managers to embrace ESG, has raised €588m to acquire two assets from its fifth flagship fund. #ESG #PrivateEquity bit.ly/3yN1sQD

Combining Dover Street XI and its co-investment vehicle Secondary Overflow Fund V, the manager has raised $18.5bn to deploy into #secondaries transactions. #PrivateEquity bit.ly/4fUHCUi

Secondaries Investor reported in March that Goldman Sachs and AlpInvest Partners were investors in the deal involving global life science ingredients distributor Barentz. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries bit.ly/4dRujSX

#Secondaries activity for CFO bonds is light and could pick up if the stars align. bit.ly/4cBVCiQ

Transfer agreements are seen as a $100,000 'copy & paste job' by some and 'complex legal contracts' that law firms are losing money on by others. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries bit.ly/3yUOfWd

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'I can hand on heart say there has never been a deeper, more robust pipeline than the one that we have right now,' HarbourVest's Jeff Keay told Secondaries Investor on the back of its $15.1bn flagship raise. #Fundraising #Secondaries bit.ly/475afdw

The attractive risk-return profiles of #secondaries funds will last as long as buyers continue to acquire good-quality assets at significant discounts, according to research from Seine Capital. bit.ly/4g3jwHc

Secondaries investors continue to defy fundraising obstacles amid increasing demand for more specialisation within the market. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries #Fundraising bit.ly/47wHBlI

There is a 'huge supply/demand imbalance, particularly for larger sized transactions' which is leading to the firm doing this, according to the firm's chief investment officer and CEO. #PrivateEquity #SingleAssets bit.ly/3TAZYjL

LGT Capital Partners' latest vehicle launched in 2022 and had collected $4.38bn as of January. #Fundraising #PrivateEquity bit.ly/3B3qwUk

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