Research & Data

Respondents to the placement agent's Secondaries Outlook Report cited three main drivers behind why they expect deal volume to drop as much as 18%.

If the fund you have invested in is having problems, it is important to know if the vintage as a whole is in trouble or if your fund is an exception.

Bids fell by almost 15 percentage points last year amid an increase in the proportion of tail-end stakes being traded on the secondaries market.

Agri and timber secondaries saw the biggest growth in secondaries deal volume, rising by more than half in 2015, according to a report by Setter Capital.

About a third of institutions plan to increase their allocation to private markets this year, a stronger response than for other asset classes, according to a new poll.

Higher public exposure and limited upside in tail-end fund stakes will drive pricing further apart for good- and poor-quality assets, according to a new report.

Volatility in global equity and commodity markets helped push average pricing down in the second half of last year, according to the advisory unit's outlook for 2016.

The majority of secondaries sellers surveyed have disposed of assets held in their secondaries funds, according to a new survey.

The total amount of dry powder for secondaries amounted to $65bn at the end of 2015, with the bulk of the growth in private equity, according to Evercore.

Concern about the next generation of key people is forcing LPs to ask more questions about succession during due diligence.