Madeleine Farman

EQT thinks it can help clients seeking to balance portfolios and manage liquidity due to lower exit volumes, chief executive Christian Sinding said on its earnings call.

The firm has appointed 15 people this year alone, including to newly created finance director and head of tax roles.

A study by the bank and the HEC School of Management has also reinforced earlier findings that single-asset CVs perform largely in line with buyout funds, while offering lower return dispersion.

Ardian has previously backed single asset continuation funds out of its co-investment programme and via an SMA with a US public pension.

High net-worth investors have been backing secondaries funds at 'astonishing' rates

The London-headquartered firm had been mulling a CV for three assets, including AssuredPartners and Safetykleen, Secondaries Investor has learned.

The London-headquartered firm had been mulling a CV for three assets including AssuredPartners and Safetykleen.

The French asset manager has closed a single-asset CV for a French cybersecurity company, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System's sale included stakes in funds managed by New Mountain Capital, Apollo Global Management and Platinum Equity.

The deal follows the close of LGT Capital Partners’ last flagship fund, which closed above its target on over $7bn.