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Share of commitments for GP-led deals to grow in 2025 – Lazard

LP-led sales made up 52% of the record $152bn of secondaries volume seen last year, according to Lazard’s latest market report.

Stafford Capital names new CFO

The new finance chief was brought on following a review and upgrade of the firm’s finance systems.

French asset manager Essling to launch debut GP-led strategy

The firm is targeting €200m to invest in continuation vehicles.

Five things to know about Ardian’s massive fundraise

The firm has its eye on programmatic sellers with its $30bn latest raise for ASF IX.

Jeremy Coller: Secondaries is key for GPs reshaping investment strategies

The secondaries market remains the key mechanism for facilitating changes at speed, says Coller Capital’s founder and CIO.

TPG emerges as buyer on Providence’s education-focused CV

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

The next record-setting year

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.

What a record fundraise and record year say about the market’s future

Ardian’s $30bn haul and Evercore’s estimate of $160bn in deal volume suggest the next phase of the market’s development has begun.

Secondaries volume hits record high of $160bn – Evercore

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

Ardian quadruples APAC LPs in record $30bn secondaries raise

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.