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Hiring in a hot secondaries market

As the secondaries market keeps growing, firms increasingly face a shortage of experienced talent. As competition ramps up, we delve into where and how the buyside is recruiting.

Ropes & Gray hires Coller’s former legal counsel

The law firm values nimble talent as it expects innovation in the secondaries market to emerge across a broader range of products, head of the alternative asset opportunities group Isabel Dische tells Secondaries Investor.

Pay for secondaries distribution specialists lags wider alts industry – Jensen Partners

The total compensation median for secondaries distribution talent reached $739k in 2025, compared with $800k for the broader alternatives market, according to a report.

Evercore brings on senior infra secondaries talent from Campbell Lutyens

The senior managing director is Evercore’s latest joiner, with the investment bank also building a credit secondaries team in Europe and hiring an APAC head earlier this year.

Future 40 Leaders: Which secondaries professionals made the cut?

People from StepStone, LGT Capital Partners, Kirkland & Ellis and more made affiliate title Private Equity International’s latest list of future PE leaders.

Pollen Street builds GP-led strategy targeting mid-market deals

The financial services-focused firm, which hired Brookfield’s former co-head of sponsor solutions Mark McDonald earlier this year, sees opportunity in its historic area of focus: the European mid-market.

Coller appoints head of equity, makes raft of partner promotions

Yonatan Puterman will head Coller’s equity division with its co-head of investments François Aguerre stepping into a senior adviser role, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Longstanding Kline Hill partner departs

Jared Barlow joined the small deal-specialist at the time of its founding in 2015 and was responsible for firm and investment oversight alongside managing partner Mike Bego.

Evercore builds out Europe-based credit secondaries team

The investment bank has hired four people, two of whom are coming from PJT, Secondaries Investor understands.

Jefferies brings on senior GP-led talent from Lazard

People moves within the secondaries advisory community have continued apace as firms jockey for competitive position.