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.
Jake Elmhirst, who co-founded the firm's private funds group, had been head of private market content in its Wealth Management unit.
Apollo's Fund VIII returned to paying carry after recovering from the 21.6% devaluation of its private equity portfolio in the first quarter of last year.
The alternatives asset manager had one of its strongest quarters, with total AUM rising 21% year-on-year to $649bn.
The firm raised $4.5bn for its debut growth fund, which has invested in oat milk producer Oatly and music-to-internet company Epidemic Sound.
Vitruvian keeps a low profile. Based on interviews with those who have invested with and worked alongside it, we discover why it is so successful.
Ares’ roster of sponsor and LP relationships will enable Landmark to enter the credit secondaries market, invest in deals in Asia and raise larger funds.
The $197bn private credit and private equity giant follows TPG and Brookfield in looking to gain exposure to the rapidly growing secondaries market.
PEI got an early look at Redefining Private Equity in the 2020's, a report compiled by the private fund group at Credit Suisse.
KLAR Partners will invest in the mission-critical services and asset-light industrial sectors of the Nordic, DACH and Benelux regions.
The alternatives giant had said in January it would focus more effort on governance and reputational risk.