Editor's View

Our in-house take on what news, trends and developments affecting the secondaries market means to its different participants. In these weekly commentaries we stir discussion and prompt debate as well as comment on issues important to market participants in a lively and thought-provoking way.

Evercore’s latest Secondaries Market Review paints a reassuring picture for the multiple new entrants to the venture secondaries market.
While it’s easy to point to liquidity constraints as an anomaly, the market believes secondaries’ record-breaking streak should continue.
Honey swirling
There's a new type of entrant to the secondaries buyside, and it's not your typical buyout-come-secondaries firm.
image of books with college graduation hat and dollar sign
The venture secondaries market is taking off, yet many GPs and LPs are still unfamiliar with how such transactions work.
Rolls of dollar bills making up the shape of a brain
The sponsor-initiated secondaries market will hit a stumbling block if incumbent LPs’ needs and wishes aren’t prioritised over those of incoming ones.
Institutional investors like Korea’s National Pension Service entering the buyside is crucial if the market is to grow.
options doors
There are some sizeable LP-led portfolios out in the market. However, one LP believes collateralised fund obligations and NAV loans could provide attractive alternatives to traditional portfolio sales.
short sale sign
Some LPs have explored ways to share in the future profits of an asset sold out of a CV shortly after the secondaries process closes.
A court of appeals decision in the US this week to render null and void the SEC’s private fund rule doesn’t signal the end of efforts to better protect investors.
Evergreen trees in forest of spruce, fir and pine
Amid the broadening supply of private wealth-focused evergreen vehicles, ICG and Dawson Partners are the latest managers to join the fold with funds focused on secondaries.
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