Venture capital

2026 should mark record year for exits and secondaries volume – Blackstone’s Perry

Exit volumes will move assets’ cashflows forward allowing secondaries buyers to offer higher prices, which in turn should pull sellers into the market, Blackstone’s global head of Strategic Partners said at Nexus 2026.

Japanese VCs face DPI hurdles under new listing rules

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is increasing minimum market capitalisation for companies listed in its Growth Market section to ¥10bn by 2030, which could have knock-on implications for secondaries activity.

Schroders gets pickier on venture secondaries

Pricing on VC secondaries is less attractive now, says Schroders Capital venture chief Steven Yang.

VCs mull the relative attractions of IPOs and secondaries

Will we finally see a wave of IPOs this year, or will VC GPs have to turn to the secondaries market to deliver liquidity to their investors?

StepStone eyes first closes for flagship, debut GP-led fund by H1 2026 – updated

StepStone’s live secondaries fundraising also includes vehicles dedicated to infra and VC, executives said on the firm’s recent earnings call.

Labyrinth Capital Partners takes ‘rifle-shot’ approach to GP-led secondaries

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.

NEA spin-out NewView targets $400m for latest VC secondaries fund

NewView Capital Fund IV arrives in the market as venture secondaries are heating up, driven by overallocated LPs pressing GPs to expand distributions as a way to replenish capital stocks.

SecondQuarter Ventures launches larger Fund III to fill ANZ market gap

Australian VC secondaries specialist SecondQuarter sees a multi-billion-dollar gap in the local market, managing partner Ian Beatty told Secondaries Investor.

India warms to secondaries amid rising demand for DPI

Though India’s secondaries market remains comparatively nascent, its development has been bolstered in recent years by a confluence of regulatory changes, favourable market conditions and successful case studies.

CPP discloses commitment to CVC’s single-asset, two other secondaries deals

The deals add to what has been a busy year for the Canadian pension, which has been an active participant on the buy and sellside of the secondaries market.