Secondaries

Where next for secondaries? Buyouts tops investor poll

The secondaries market is poised for continued growth and innovation, as well as increased regulatory scrutiny.

Secondaries fund dynamics: Firms anticipate increasing deployment speed

While secondaries buyers are inundated with opportunities, maintaining deployment pace can nonetheless be challenging.

Six key insights from our Global Market Survey

The key takeaways from Secondaries Investor’s inaugural survey of LPs, secondaries buyers, GPs and advisers.

How we conducted Secondaries Investor’s Global Market Survey

Our inaugural survey takes the temperature of LP, GP, buyer and provider attitudes towards this fast-growing market.

LP activity intensifies in rush for liquidity

A distribution desert has led to a surge in first-time LP sellers, while a challenged fundraising market has heralded the return of the primary staple.

Download Secondaries Investor’s Global Market Survey

Secondaries Investor’s inaugural survey of LPs, secondaries buyers, GPs and advisers offers a complete view of the market and the direction it’s heading in. Conducted in partnership with Goodwin.

Bid-ask spread most contentious of secondaries’ challenges

Pricing remains the biggest source of friction in secondaries negotiations.

Lexington leads MetLife’s $1bn managed fund deal

The insurer worked with Evercore to shop a $1.8bn portfolio under the name Project Trident, Secondaries Investor has learned.

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.

DOWNLOAD: Secondaries fundraising continues its strong run in Q1 2026

Secondaries funds raised nearly $39bn in the first quarter of 2026, Secondaries Investor data shows.