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New Platform Aims To Capitalise on the Synergies Between ABF and Insurance Mandates

Bayview Asset Management recently launched a fund finance investment platform, marking a significant step in its strategy to expand its asset-backed finance (ABF) offerings and meet the growing liquidity needs of GPs, LPs and institutional investors. The move was accompanied by the hiring of seasoned fund finance professionals Michael Timms and Colin Doherty, who will co-lead the platform.

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Financial Times

Evergreen retail funds are actively adding secondary stakes, according to, “Funds for wealthy investors snap up expensive private equity stakes” in the Financial Times.

We wrote about fund financing for retail-focused secondaries funds earlier this year.