News & Analysis

News of the sale follows the record-breaking close of Ardian’s latest secondaries flagship on $30bn.

Providence’s single-asset deal for Globeducate was one of two deals it was shopping in the market last year, Secondaries Investor understands.

While there is a strong sense of optimism as the secondaries market heads into a new year, there are pockets of uncertainty that could both help and hinder pockets of the asset class, as we discuss in this Second Thoughts podcast.

Transaction volume last year was significantly up from $114bn in 2023, with both LP-led and GP-led transactions hitting new highs.

A 2024 PJT report expects private credit secondaries volume to hit $10bn this year.

The US public pension’s offloading of around $2bn in credit fund stakes marks the latest sizeable deal in the maturing market.

ASF IX raised capital from around 40 APAC LPs, compared with less than 10 in its predecessor, Greater China head Jason Yao tells Secondaries Investor.

Glouston Private Equity Opportunities VII closed on $558m, making it the firm’s largest vehicle to date.

Two new secondaries-focused firms have already launched in 2025.

Rob Campbell, head of North America at ICG’s Strategic Equity unit, outlines elements for a successful CV when just one asset is involved and why such deals differ from co-investments.