Western Europe

Partners Group on track for record secondaries deployment

The firm’s deployment so far this year is already 25% higher than its full year total for 2024.

Real estate secondaries is becoming a crossover play

As StepStone and Greykite’s €1.5bn recapitalisation shows, some of the most compelling deal opportunities are coming from non-real estate sponsors.

Private debt secondaries luring LPs across the board

Investors from German insurer Munich Re to Lithuanian family office Willgrow are jumping into the nascent asset class or considering doing so.

Democratisation & Transparency: How alternative assets are readying for individual investors

Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80trn. It’s an alluring pot of capital for an industry with flatlining annual fundraising figures in some asset classes. And yet, multiple headwinds exist, making the journey towards increasing democratisation far from straightforward.

Market sentiment towards retail opportunities heats up

Private markets’ enthusiasm for the retail space is no fleeting trend, according to data from recent industry studies.

How tech could drive the next wave of democratisation

Further technology advances are required to truly unlock the potential of the private wealth market.

Do private markets require a rebrand?

With the retailisation of alternatives set to transform the industry, building brand awareness with individual investors has become a priority for managers.

Bregal taps GCM Grosvenor exec as head of secondaries

The hire comes as the investment firm builds out and identifies lower mid-market LP- and GP-led opportunities.

DOWNLOAD: Secondaries fundraising YTD surpasses full-year record

More capital was raised for the strategy between Q1 and Q3 than the $118bn gathered in 2023.

Goldman hires Rothschild’s head of GP solutions

Andrei Brougham has agreed to join Goldman’s secondaries advisory unit as it seeks to bulk out its European capabilities, Secondaries Investor understands.