Adam Le

Our final cover story of the year is a conversation with arguably the industry’s most influential institutional investor.

Nash Waterman's departure comes three months after HIG Capital poached four members of the bank's GP-led secondaries investment team.

The deal involves Annington, which was created when Hands helped Japanese bank Nomura acquire military homes in 1996 from the UK government.

Issues around pricing, alignment and the absence of a lead investor can complicate matters, a conference has heard.

This is at least the second time the mid-market healthcare-focused firm has run a CV to extend its hold of a top-performing asset.

The six factors fiduciaries should consider when adding alts to 401(k) and other DC plans, as highlighted by the US Labor Department this week, are areas even the most sophisticated institutional investors can find tricky to navigate.

Developments on the international stage are already reshaping deal activity and fundraising inflows.

Apollo chief executive Marc Rowan’s comments this week point to a messy situation involving three of private markets’ hottest trends.

The Total Return Strategy plans to hold businesses for up to 12 years and will focus on immediate cash yield in addition to long-term equity appreciation.

Longer hold periods and lower distribution rates mean LPs can expect managers to offer alpha-delivering strategies via increasingly differentiated ways.