With a rapidly growing market in an increasingly volatile environment, secondaries investors need to creatively focus on the basics, says chief executive Michael Granoff in this sponsored Q&A.
There is growing speculation that secondaries trading could surpass primary fundraising, as it has in the public markets, write Rod James and Amy Carroll.
Investing in GP-led continuation vehicles is an entirely different business to traditional LP secondaries, say Matt Jones and Michael Woolhouse at TPG GP Solutions.
Innovative multi-asset transactions and deals that offer broad sector exposure are likely to be on the continuation fund menu this year, say Jeremy Duksin and Jonathan Abecassis in this sponsored Q&A.
Charles Smith, CIO and managing partner at Glendower Capital, outlines the key components for completing a successful GP-led secondaries deal in this sponsored Q&A,
Although secondaries investors have limited influence on underlying assets, there are steps they can take to engage with ESG issues and promote science-based targets, says Tim Clare of Anthesis.
There is a shortage of buy-side capital for GP-led continuation funds, even though LPs are quickly waking up to the opportunity, say Portfolio Advisors’ Brian Mooney and Stephen Sloan.