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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.
Follow-on funds
Follow-on funds are the latest proof that buying, holding and selling within five years is largely a thing of the past.
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NMSIC cut its commitment to Fund V due to the outperformance of investments in prior TDR funds, showing that even top managers are facing cutbacks.
traffic jam
A full 63% of LPs worry about lower returns, though most are confident of maintaining access to the asset class, according to the latest Coller Barometer.
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As the economy turns downward and the rationale behind GP-led deals changes, the SEC’s fairness opinion mandate could be a good thing for the secondaries market.
Low-risk AUM, and steady, predictable fees are among the reasons why the longer-term approach to fundraising has gained momentum.
Managers with a tech focus performed well again this year. However, amid a changing macroeconomic picture, can they maintain their fundraising momentum?
TDR fundraising
The PE manager's GP commitment will account for 10% of Bain Europe VI's total.
Advent International Global Private Equity X found itself on LP 'priority lists' thanks to the strong performance of its predecessors, global co-head of LP services Robert Weaver told PEI.
tech
The fund will invest in assets acquired by 2019-vintage Insight Venture Partners XI, following the launch in 2021 of a vehicle targeting Fund X investments.
governance
It is right to scrutinise the relationship between public pensions and investment managers; the long-term health of the private markets industry will benefit.
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