Hollyport Capital

Over the course of the year, we have made a series of new appointments across the finance, portfolio data & analytics, operations and investment teams. We’re incredibly proud of our continued expansion which reflects the growing opportunity within the secondaries market and would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new joiners.   Senior-level additions include Chris Wilson who joined as Finance Director and Lyon Maher who joined as Head of Tax, both in London. Chris brings a wealth of expertise to the finance team and will be responsible for maintaining the financial integrity and operational efficiency of our funds. Lyon has extensive experience advising stakeholders on jurisdictional tax issues and will play a pivotal role in building the firm’s tax function.   In the investment team, we appointed six new Associates, three in London and three in New York. Our dedicated portfolio, data & analytics team has been strengthened with a Senior Associate, a Data Consultant and two Analysts, and we have added a Senior Fund Accountant and a Fund Accountant to the finance function. We also appointed a new EA & Operations Administrator in London.   Our COO Edward Gay spoke to Secondaries Investor about this exciting news – read the article here > https://bit.ly/3UgYnzN   #PrivateEquity #Secondaries #PeopleNews #TeamGrowth

Our London team were delighted to host the third annual event celebrating women in secondaries earlier this month.   Investment Partner James Jupp and Investor Relations Partner Catherine Badour shared a few words on the evolution of the event, which was created to increase recognition of women in the industry and provide an opportunity to network with a diverse range of individuals.   Thank you to all those who attended - we look forward to seeing you again next year!   #WomenInPrivateEquity #DiversityAndInclusion

Over the past few weeks, I had the privilege of discussing the secondary market with industry peers at both the BVCA Summit and the Global Secondaries Summit. A wide range of topics were covered including the significant growth of the industry, the pricing environment, the impact of new capital sources, information access, and much more. The opportunity in the secondary market continues to expand and the prevailing sentiment across these discussions was excitement for the future. Thank you to my fellow panellists Charlie Bridgeland / Kristof Van Overloop, CFA / Jan Verstraete / Briac H. / Brenlen Jinkens / Elena Smirnova / Jacob Rawel, and to British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and Informa for organising such insightful events.

🆕 Webinar series: AI in Private Markets We are excited to announce the launch of our new webinar series on 'AI in Private Markets', designed to provide valuable insights into the growing role of artificial intelligence in the industry. Join us for our first session, focusing on the basics and serve as a launchpad for the rest of the series ⏰ Tuesday 8 October at 3-4pm CET With speakers ⤵️ Simon Bowley, 17Capital Matt Guy, Holland Mountain Scott Lomas, Hollyport Capital Brian Mason, BC Partners   Register ➡️ https://lnkd.in/egit9vjs #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #infrastructure #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Against the backdrop of current IPO markets, James Jupp recently participated in a discussion centred around the challenges for GPs in returning capital to investors. Panellists proposed solutions ranging from asset management and selection to newer exit routes such as continuation vehicles. GP-led transactions continue to be a compelling solution for all stakeholders in today’s market, enabling managers to provide investors with liquidity whilst remaining invested in high quality assets.    Thank you Private Equity Insights for hosting another successful event in London.

We are pleased to be attending IPEM Paris for another year.   James Jupp, Catherine Badour and Stephanie Grafton would be delighted to meet you. Please get in touch with IR@hollyportcapital.com to schedule a meeting. You can also find us at Booth R111.   Looking forward to seeing you there!   #IPEMParis2024 #PrivateEquity

We recently hosted our third annual event celebrating women in private equity secondaries in New York. The evening was a fantastic celebration of women’s contributions to the industry and we were delighted to see so many familiar and new faces. Thank you to all of those who attended and to Women in Secondaries for partnering with us for the event. We hope to see you all again next year! #WomenInSecondaries #PrivateEquity

We are proud to have been recognised by Preqin as the Top Performing European Secondary Manager for the second year running. #Preqin #Secondaries #PrivateEquity

Clean-up sales in the #privateequity secondaries market are a routine way for funds-of-funds and even secondary firms to close out older pools and pay back investors. A few big ones have been moving through the market this year, including this one from HarbourVest Partners, which is selling a portfolio valued at up to $1.5bn. The deal is said to have a buyer and heading for close. Clean-up sales are a foundational part of LP secondaries, and part of the overall mix of volume each year. “In the legacy space, there are a lot of buyers who are going to be sellers this year as they have been waiting to execute a trade in a more attractive pricing environment." Michael Catts told me earlier this year. Read more here on Buyouts: https://lnkd.in/eZwyYkeX

Last week at SuperReturn Berlin, our CEO John Carter spoke to CNBC about the evolution of private equity, which is now recognised by investors as a highly attractive asset class that forms an integral part of their portfolio. John emphasises that regulatory consistency is key to attracting capital to Europe and shares his view on the US economy which “wants to do business”. Watch the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/e6UspfDZ #SuperReturn #PrivateEquity #Secondaries #CNBC