Welcome to Secondaries Investor’s Next Gen Leaders, our annual list of the most impressive secondaries individuals under 36.
This year’s list of the most impressive secondaries professionals aged under 36 once again saw the highest number of submissions in the ranking’s history with hundreds of nominations to sift through.
The 10 people who made this year’s list scored the highest across the three main criteria judged by the Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor editorial teams, while also displaying the elusive X-factor.
Congratulations to those that have made it onto this year’s list.
NEXT GEN LEADERS: CLASS OF 2025
NEXT GEN LEADERS | PREVIOUS RANKINGS
Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2024
Now in its ninth iteration, we reveal this year's most impressive secondaries individuals under 36.
Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2023
Now in its eighth iteration, we reveal this year's most impressive secondaries individuals under 36.
Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2022
This year – the seventh year we’ve run our list of the most impressive secondaries individuals under 36 – the cohort of professionals is no less inspiring than in prior iterations.
Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2021
Presenting the 20 most influential people in secondaries in this our sixth ranking of the brightest young talents in the industry.
Meet secondaries’ Next Gen Leaders
Presenting this year’s list of industry stars under 36, formerly known as Young Guns. These are the people who will shape the sector’s future innovation.
Young Guns of Secondaries 2019: complete list
This year’s ranking of the industry’s leading professionals under 36 shows women are making their mark with three in our top 10.
Young Guns of Secondaries 2018: complete list
Presenting the full ranking of the most impressive professionals under 36 in the industry.
Young Guns of Secondaries: Class of 2017
Our list of the 20 most impressive professionals under 36 in the industry is back. Introducing this year’s best in class.
Young Guns of Secondaries: Class of 2016
Welcome to our inaugural list showcasing 20 of the most impressive young professionals flying high in secondaries.
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While fundraising continues to skyrocket, the amount of dry powder available has remained 'fairly flat', and more capital is needed for the market to keep pace with demand, Evercore's Nigel Dawn tells Secondaries Investor.
Stafford raises over $1.1bn for infra secondaries
SISF V is the largest infrastructure vehicle that Stafford has raised to date and brings its total infra AUM to $2.7bn.
OTHER RANKINGS
In addition to the Next Gen Leaders List, Secondaries Investor also compiles the SI 50 each year. Click here to access the latest SI 50 list.
What’s more, our sister titles also produce their own industry rankings covering private equity, private debt, infrastructure investing and private real estate.
To view the latest rankings from Private Equity International, Private Debt Investor, Infrastructure Investor and PERE, simply navigate through the sections below:
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