Editor's View

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.

Investing in primary funds has increasingly brought a strategic edge to secondaries buyers, especially as fund information becomes scarce.
Listed private equity funds look like tempting targets for secondaries firms, but don’t expect a wave of consolidation.
Our Young Guns of Secondaries list has been keeping us busy, but not as busy as some of the candidates.
Recent failed restructurings have not been in vain: secondaries is an evolving industry and learning from its early missteps.
Funds of funds are taking advantage of price discrepancies to become opportunistic sellers.
We recently asked private equity insiders – including several high-profile secondaries heads – what they have at the top of their summer reading lists this year. Can you guess which book belongs to which industry expert?
The alternative to debt or a secondaries sale is gaining traction, with Vision Capital the latest player to enter the fray.
Record levels of dry powder, macroeconomic headwinds and political uncertainty; advisory firms’ mid-year reports make for interesting reading.
It’s a chicken and egg scenario for manager-led transactions in a region that is several years behind Europe and North America.
VC-focused secondaries seems like a niche market, but don’t be fooled: there is more to it than meets the eye.
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