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In our latest Second Thoughts podcast, we speak with Ingmar Vallano, managing partner of Clipway, about the benefits of putting generative AI at the heart of its investment process, as well as the benefits generative AI could bring to private markets.

Details of how the firm’s secondaries funds have performed have been disclosed in documents prepared for a US public pension.

Buyout and infrastructure secondaries had the strongest pricing, according to multiple reports, while venture pricing was the lowest.

Three secondaries-focused professionals have been included in affiliate title Private Equity International’s annual list of the most impressive women in private markets.

Tokenised secondaries funds are a great match for first-time investors in private markets, says Securitize co-founder Jamie Finn.

CollerCredit will be seeded by $250m of capital from global investors as interest in semi-liquid products for private wealth investors in secondaries soars.

Secondaries options can provide immediate compensation for start-up employees, boosting motivation, enticing future hires and restoring team momentum, writes Nate Leung from Sapphire Partners.

Bart van Dijk joins from global compliance firm CSC and is the industry body’s first regional head outside North America.

The firm closed its fourth dedicated impact secondaries fund on $252.2m in July, short of its $350m target.

StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund V raised $4.8bn and is already 50% committed.