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Our in-house take on what news, trends and developments affecting the secondaries market means to its different participants. In these weekly commentaries we stir discussion and prompt debate as well as comment on issues important to market participants in a lively and thought-provoking way.

Private markets participants have hypothesised that the GP-led market will shrink when the M&A market picks up. That didn’t happen in 2025.
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Credit secondaries ranked second only to PE in deal volume across both LP-led and GP-led transactions in 2025.
Under the TPA an LP’s selling decision is more likely to be driven by opportunistic considerations, rather than breaches of asset allocation targets.
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Secondaries professionals share their insights into what they believe will continue to drive market activity in the New Year.
Secondaries Investor reviews predictions made at the start of 2025 to see which expectations became reality.
Do limited partner advisory committees have any relevance in a world where a sole LP wants to have its day in court?
Another CV failure has recently grabbed headlines. The secondaries market is limited on publicly celebrating its wins.
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Why conditions in the private markets impact investing space could finally be ripe for secondaries activity.
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With more players and larger funds, the secondaries market is seeing a lot of CVs north of $1bn. The long-term growth of sizeable deals requires significant backing.
Despite a growing number of new entrants, buyers aren’t concerned about increased competition in this abundant part of the market. How long can this last?
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