Are you ready to Co-invest?
Private Equity International - Roundtable - September 9, 2019
LPs are raising their hands to snatch a piece of the co-investment opportunity, but are they prepared for what follows?…
Read Full Article »In their own Words with Lexington Partners’ Wil Warren
WSJ Pro Private Equity - Laura Kreutzer - May 11, 2019
Over the past decade, secondary deal volume has exploded as more investors embrace the market to actively manage their portfolios, both among limited partners and general partners. We asked some of the industry’s leading professionals to share their insights into how...
Read Full Article »Stapled Deal helps TPG Asia VII Over the Line
Private Equity International - Carmela Mendoza - February 12, 2019
A roughly $1bn secondaries deal with Lexington Partners has helped the firm secure a final close above its target. TPG has held the final close on its latest Asia-dedicated fund, after two years of fundraising, a rebuild of its management team and with the help of a...
Read Full Article »How to be a good Co-Investor
Private Equity International - Roundtable - November 1, 2018
In such a competitive market, even the most experienced co-investor cannot rest on their laurels. What should limited partners do to make themselves stand out…
Read Full Article »You can no longer avoid Secondaries
Private Equity International - Adam Le - April 3, 2018
There has never been a better time for LPs and GPs to utilise the market. Blink and you might have missed it. In a year when primary managers raised $272.3 billion for buyouts alone, the secondaries market – once a fledgling cottage industry where $1 billion was...
Read Full Article »Private Equity Secondaries Deals Hit Record $58bn
Financial Times - Chris Flood - February 25, 2018
Investors generally expect to lock their money into a private equity fund for 10 years but secondary market activity – the buying and selling of assets before the end of a PE fund’s agreed term – is becoming increasingly popular. Deals worth a record $58bn...
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