People

Top five people moves of 2025

Here’s a look back at some of the most notable hires from the past year amid a fierce battle for talent across the secondaries market.

Bridgepoint takes on Newbury staff in funded team lift-out

Bridgepoint, which owns PEI Group, has been eyeing the ‘best route into secondaries’ for the past year, group chief executive Raoul Hughes says in a statement.

Houlihan Lokey’s co-head of GP-led advisory departs for Lazard

Sameer Shamsi will continue his focus on GP-led secondaries advisory at Lazard, Secondaries Investor understands.

PJT MD Ayesha Hussain departs

Other recent moves at PJT include the exit of a principal to Bank of America, and the hire of a senior investment professional from NYCRS as a director.

UBS taps Jefferies for GP-led hire – updated

The hire comes after the global investment bank appointed a new Europe-based professional to lead its EMEA business earlier this year.

Morgan Stanley parts ways with global secondaries head

Nash Waterman’s departure comes three months after HIG Capital poached four members of the bank’s GP-led secondaries investment team.

Aquilius appoints former HarbourVest principal as head of PE secondaries, opens HK office

The ‘structural dislocation’ in the APAC secondaries market will create opportunities for dedicated players, Aquilius’ new head of PE secondaries tells Secondaries Investor.

New Mountain taps Coller for new secondaries MD

New Mountain continues to build out its GP-led strategy following the hire of its co-lead Neal Costello from Carlyle AlpInvest earlier this year, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Hg taps former CPPIB exec for secondaries role

UK-based software specialist Hg joins a growing number of direct private equity shops launching secondaries strategies as the segment of private markets continues on its growth spree.

Moelis hires two from Rothschild amid ongoing advisory build-out

The investment bank has hired an executive director and vice-president, both based in London, Secondaries Investor has learned.