London, UK – HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, today announced its partnership with AP7, a Swedish government pension fund, as a founder investor in a new private equity strategy. The $835 million USD anchor investment was made in January 2023 in a new open-ended evergreen private equity solution designed for non-US institutional … Read more
Boston, MA – HarbourVest Partners, the global private markets investment specialist, today announced the appointment of Peter Mahoney as a managing director and Head of Fund Accounting. In this role, Mahoney will be responsible for leading the firm’s fund and investment accounting operations, in addition to leading the Firm’s Valuation, and Audit Committees. “We are excited … Read more
BOSTON – HarbourVest Partners, the global private markets investment specialist, today announced the appointment of Javier Rodriguez as a managing director and Head of Client Operations. In this newly created role, Rodriguez will oversee the cross-functional integration of the Firm’s Client Experience, Investment Accounting, Treasury, Portfolio Analytics, and Performance Measurement teams. “We are excited to … Read more
Boston, MA – March 6, 2023 – HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, today announced its 2023 promotions, including nine new Managing Directors, seven new Principals, and five Senior Vice Presidents. These promotions recognize team members whose expertise contributes to the success of HarbourVest and its clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia … Read more
Fund seeks to provide access to a global, diversified portfolio of direct co-investments in buyout, growth equity, and other private markets transactions. BOSTON-HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, today announced the final close of its sixth co-investment fund, HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VI, which closed above its $3.5 billion target at $4.2 billion, including … Read more
Fund XII provides access to high-quality buyout, micro buyout, venture capital, and growth equity investments primarily in the United States Boston, MA – HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, today announced the final close of its twelfth flagship US fund, HarbourVest Fund XII, which closed above its $2.0 billion target at over $3.0 … Read more
Boston – HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist with over $100 billion in AUM, today announced the opening of its office in Sydney, Australia. The new office comes as a response to the firm’s success in the region as institutional and private wealth clients in Australia and New Zealand increased their demand for … Read more
BOSTON – September 13, 2022 – HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, today announced the appointment of Adam Freedman as a managing director and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). “We are pleased to welcome Adam to HarbourVest and our growing legal and compliance team,” said John Toomey, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners. “Adam’s deep experience … Read more
LONDON, July 18, 2022 – Nest has today confirmed the appointment of HarbourVest Partners to help the pension scheme invest in private equity. HarbourVest Partners’ fund will invest in co-investment opportunities on Nest’s behalf through a bespoke fund-of-one, tailored to Nest’s needs and objectives. This fund will receive a pro-rata allocation of suitable co-investment opportunities … Read more
Four decades of helping investors navigate global private markets to meet their investment objectives BOSTON, May 16, 2022 – HarbourVest Partners, the global private markets investment specialist, announced today its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1982 by Brooks Zug and Ed Kane, HarbourVest has a long track record of success. Across its private markets platform, HarbourVest … Read more
Continuation solutions encompass a host of transaction types in which a GP secures interim liquidity and/or additional primary capital for their LPs in a strongly performing asset, or set of assets, that the GP will continue to own and control. Specifically, they include continuation funds, new funds created by GPs for the purpose of acquiring the asset(s) that continue to be managed by the same GP and capitalized by one or several secondary buyers, or equity recapitalizations involving a direct equity or structured equity investment into a portfolio company. These transactions can also include a parallel investment from the GP’s latest fund into that same pool of assets (a “cross-fund trade”).