In this latest episode of Second Thoughts, our bi-monthly take on the biggest trends and developments in secondaries, the spotlight is on our yearly ranking of the top secondaries firms globally. Blackstone Strategic Partners has topped this year's SI 50 ranking published by Secondaries Investor and Private Equity International, raising $51.3 billion across funds that closed between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2023.
Senior reporter Madeleine Farman speaks with global head Verdun Perry, discussing the state of the secondaries market, what Strategic Partners is looking for in opportunities currently, and some of the key moments across Perry's career.
SoftBank on foodtech: ‘Scale, scale, scale’
IFM on infra debt’s success and the challenges ahead
Should you build your portfolio on secondaries?
Can we cure the cyber-crime epidemic?
How inflationary pressures are likely to play out in private equity
The poor are 'profoundly absent' in impact investing conversations
Former top SEC examiner names biggest risks to PE
How covid halted strategic sophistication
Is action living up to the rhetoric on gender diversity?
Is it finally time for asset recycling in the US?
True Ventures talks scouting diverse talent and what a ‘VP of culture’ does
Where did all the distressed money go?
SPONSORED: The democratisation of private markets is under way
Why NextEnergy launched the world's first international solar fund
Why the American Jobs Plan is an opportunity not to be missed
What to do with all the excess retail?
Behind the latest PE and private debt fundraising numbers
How OMERS’ infrastructure portfolio bucked the trend in 2020
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Inside KKR’s employee ownership initiative
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