Christopher Witkowsky
The loss of Nigel Dawn to Evercore has not stopped UBS from moving forward with its secondaries business, under the leadership of Philip Tsai (pictured).
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based firm is preparing to close its first independent fund on more than $300m.
The Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking spin-out has been raising its first independent fund since last year.
Kevin Landry, a well-known figure in the US private equity industry, passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer.
TwinFocus Capital is adding a private equity co-investment platform that will give its high net-worth clients access to the asset class.
The portfolio, which includes funds from the boom era of 2006 to 2008, is one of the biggest to go on the block this year.
Only $7bn of transactions flowed through the secondary market in the first half of 2013, a trend that Cogent believes will reverse in the second half of the year.
The bankrupt bank continues to have an active pool of limited partner interests in private equity funds, which contributed to $1.2bn in distributions last year.
The emerging markets specialist, who worked for AIG Investments and its eventual reincarnation PineBridge Investments, left the firm about a year ago.
The Hispanic markets-focused firm recapitalised investments in canned bean and hominy company Teasdale and auto repair services company ABRA.