The firm’s current fund, Strategic Equity Fund V, raised $11bn last year and is the biggest dedicated fund for backing continuation vehicles.
2 min read · 21 May 2026
Q1 saw 27 CVs close, with nine involving asset classes beyond private equity.
3 min read · 20 May 2026
Rising buyside demand and greater emphasis on asset selection have reduced the percentage of CVs priced in the lower range, according to the firm’s latest CV study.
3 min read · 14 May 2026
The continuation fund for Blue Matter Consulting is ‘one of those CVs that’s happening for the right reasons’, says Baird partner Michael Holgate.
3 min read · 06 May 2026
The GP-led market is expected to see a more ‘mixed-quality’ set of assets come through, according to StepStone’s Philippe Ferneini.
3 min read · 28 April 2026
Over half of CVs have carried interest waterfalls with both IRR and MOIC return thresholds, according to the law firm’s upcoming report on CV term trends.
2 min read · 23 April 2026
Some LPs are finding themselves as forced sellers in CVs because of the length of time given in election periods.
3 min read · 22 April 2026
Cross-fund investments are generally used for single-asset CVs as secondaries investors expect GPs to be ‘as much all-in on trophy, crown-jewel assets as they possibly can be’, according to William Blair’s Tom Marking.
3 min read · 20 April 2026
Our inaugural survey takes the temperature of LP, GP, buyer and provider attitudes towards this fast-growing market.
1 min read · 20 April 2026