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Harvard University faces financial challenges and considers selling its private equity investments.
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IntroductionHarvard University's endowment fund is working with Jefferies Financial Group to engage in adva ...

Harvard University's endowment fund is working with Jefferies Financial Group to engage in advanced negotiations concerning the sale of approximately $1 billion in private equity investments. This move aims to counter the threats posed by the Trump administration and the current liquidity issues. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Harvard Management Co. is discussing with Lexington Partners the divestment of these investment portfolios through a secondary market transaction, although the details of the deal are yet to be finalized and may be subject to change.
Harvard Management Company oversees one of the largest funds in American higher education. Last year, almost 40% of the university's $53 billion endowment fund was invested in the private equity market. However, with the Trump administration implementing tariff policies and clashing with Harvard and other elite universities, the pressure on the endowment fund has intensified. Private equity firms have struggled to sell businesses and return capital, leading to liquidity constraints for endowments, pension funds, and family offices. Many institutions have begun to rely on the performance of stock and bond markets to meet their funding needs or turn to secondary markets to sell assets.
Efforts to sell the fund on the secondary market started last year when the Trump administration heightened its pressure on Harvard, particularly after announcing a halt to its $2.2 billion multi-year funding. The Trump administration accused Harvard of failing to enforce civil rights laws protecting Jewish students. Harvard, however, refused to comply with these demands and challenged the government in court, arguing that such demands infringed on the university's independence.
Currently, Harvard and other private investment institutions face liquidity pressures, prompting them to seek secondary market transactions to raise funds and address the challenges of delayed long-term returns. Although spokespeople for Harvard Management Company, Lexington Partners, and Jefferies have not commented on the matter, this transaction could become a significant step towards resolving Harvard's endowment fund liquidity issues.

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