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.
LATEST SECONDARIES INVESTOR HEADLINES
Nordic Capital mulls another multi-asset CV
If the deal goes ahead, the CV is anticipated to be in the region of €2bn to €2.5bn, Secondaries Investor understands.
Better to keep than pass the parcel – the timely case for CVs
Critics argue CVs entrench managers or delay inevitable exits. However, structured with transparency and fairness, these funds align interests rather than obscure them, writes AEA Investors' and Painswick Capital's John Garcia.
Investor Intentions: Alpine AM family office plans to scale up its portfolio in 2026
The Taiwanese family office is looking to allocate up to $4bn in the next five to eight years.
Samsung Asset Management eyes credit secondaries, co-investments
Such opportunities 'can provide us with some downside protection against the macro flows rather than going with the flow as part of the herd’, says head and OCIO Seong Sup Cho.
Pantheon leads on sustainability-focused Alder’s €250m CV
Tech-focused Nordics investor Alder has moved two assets into an Article 9 continuation vehicle.
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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