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Yale close to selling $2.5bn investment portfolio



06/09/2025 - 09:37



Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that Yale University is wrapping up an agreement to sell its private equity and venture capital holdings for $2.5bn.



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Sources indicated that the university's endowment fund is currently in an advanced phase of negotiations regarding the sale of these assets. The portfolio is anticipated to be sold at a discount of under 10 percent, although prospective purchasers have appraised certain components at a 15 percent discount. 

Yale has not yet sold a substantial volume of private equity assets in the secondary market. 

As of 30 June the previous year, the university's investments in venture capital funds surpassed $10bn, as did its holdings in leveraged buyout funds

source: bloomberg.com