Secondaries

GP-led deals in the region remained a fraction of the global market last year.

Executives from Blackstone Strategic Partners, Evercore and Goldman Sachs Asset Management reflect on what’s driving GP- and LP-led dealflow, and give their predictions for 2026.

The continuation vehicle is the latest to receive a commitment from the sovereign wealth fund that continues to establish itself in the secondaries buyside.

This year saw mega fund closes with a number of specialist funds breaking records.

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.

Secondaries Investor will be back on 2 January with more breaking news, analysis, data and insight on alternatives’ rapidly growing secondaries market.

Podcasts covering the rapid growth of the credit secondaries market, the fledgling GP stakes secondaries market, and the expansion of private wealth capital were among our most listened to episodes in 2025.

The growth-stage secondaries specialist, which is premarketing a $300m Fund III, draws on its founder’s 20 years of experience to provide liquidity to GPs thirsty for DPI.

Volatility, new entrants and increased specialisation elevated the secondaries market to new heights in 2025.

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.