Second Thoughts Podcast

Behind the numbers for secondaries’ record year

In the latest edition of our Second Thoughts podcast, the Secondaries Investor team walks through key findings detailed in 2024’s advisory reports on the back of a record year for volume.

Secondaries deals are on the cards for Australia’s Aware Super

The fund, which manages around $110bn on behalf of nurses and teachers, is heading towards its private markets allocation targets after a period of build-up and growth. In this podcast, Deputy CIO Damien Webb discusses the fund’s view of the secondaries market.

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.

Peeling back the onion on 2024 – literally

In this podcast, CVC’s Carlo Pirzio-Biroli and Kirkland’s Ted Cardos literally peel back the onion on the year that was and look forward to what they believe will shape the secondaries market in 2025.

Creating a legacy in the tail-end secondaries market

Hollyport’s John Carter and Elm Capital’s Etienne Deshormes delve into why the opportunity in the tail-end secondaries market has grown, yet the number of buyers remains concentrated.

Tail-end secondaries: The $900bn-plus opportunity

As private markets AUM continues to grow at a clip, so too does the number of legacy funds held onto by institutions. Hollyport’s John Carter and Elm Capital’s Etienne Deshormes join Madeleine Farman in the latest edition of Second Thoughts.

How Next Gen Leaders see the future of the secondaries market

In the latest episode of Second Thoughts, three young achievers who made our annual list of the most impressive secondaries professionals under 36 discuss talent trends in the industry.

Secondaries’ next talent challenge

Retaining talent and maintaining the industry’s culture will be one of the secondaries market’s biggest long-term challenges.

Secondaries market on track to break records in 2024

In this podcast episode, Second Thoughts host Madeleine Farman and Americas correspondent Hannah Zhang talk through the spaces to watch in secondaries as end-of-year activity surges.

What are the ingredients for a successful secondaries deal?

In part two of the Second Thoughts podcast conversation with professionals from AlpInvest, PJT Partners and Stephenson Harwood, we discuss what factors, dynamics and personality traits of those involved help make for stellar transactions.