Rod James
Rod James is a reporter with Secondaries Investor and also contributes to sister title PrivateEquityInternational.com. He is based in the London office. Prior to PEI, his roles included a stint as a freelancer covering fintech and transaction banking, CEEMEA capital markets reporter with EMEA Finance magazine, and editor of the Latin American political and economic risk team at IHS Global Insight.
The firm has decided not to continue capital raising for its fund focused on acquiring stakes in private equity GPs, PEI has learned.
The deal allows Access, a French fund of funds manager, to 'reaffirm its independence' in the face of a wave of consolidation in Europe.
Lyceum Capital Partners pulled fundraising in January. By October it was back under a new name and with money to spend.
Many Latin American pension funds want to invest in international private equity – and it’s becoming easier for them to do so.
Almost three-quarters of LPs believe that PE-backed companies will perform better than their non-PE-backed counterparts in the case of downturn, according to Coller Capital's latest industry barometer.
Investment solutions tailored to an investor’s needs are gaining in popularity, say Ardian’s Martin Kessi and Krista Oertle
Investment solutions tailored to an investor’s needs are gaining in popularity, according to the investment firm's Martin Kessi and Krista Oertle.
The firm is seeking as much as $7bn for its eighth flagship private equity secondaries fund.
A handful of successful GP-led processes, involving household names such as CDC and Coller Capital, represent a significant step forward for the Indian secondaries market in 2018.
As political volatility and the downfall of Abraaj Group weigh on the region, some private equity firms are looking to niche strategies for success.