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Some of the secondaries market's biggest buyers have committed LP capital to Accel-KKR's debut blindpool secondaries fund. What gives?
Retaining talent and maintaining the industry's culture will be one of the secondaries market's biggest long-term challenges.
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All players – GPs and LPs – are getting more sophisticated in the CV world, and the processes around these deals will continue to evolve. 
While a rarity, managers are considering continuation funds on continuation funds, market sources tell Secondaries Investor. Could this become more commonplace across the longer term?
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The treatment of co-investments in continuation vehicles could provide guidance on how things may play out when PE-backed portfolio companies with a broad-based employee stock ownership plan are rolled into a CV.
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The firm is fresh off raising its largest fund ever, StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund V, which totalled $7.4bn across its entire programme.
Two buyers outlined their approach to securing what they hope will be the best returns for LP-led transactions at a secondaries conference this week.
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Secondaries options can provide immediate compensation for start-up employees, boosting motivation, enticing future hires and restoring team momentum, writes Nate Leung from Sapphire Partners.
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