While infrastructure accounted for just $1.6bn of the secondaries market last year, funds needing liquidity solutions could be valued at tens of billions.
High pricing and considerable dry powder means sellers can benefit from selling stakes, while secondaries players can also pick up attractive deals in the market - so which side is it better to be on in 2016?
Dealflow in real estate secondaries jumped 71% last year and market participants say another rise this year will be dependent of a couple of things.
Leveraging a portfolio for liquidity can be similar to refinancing a property, but what effect does this have on the secondaries market?
If the fund you have invested in is having problems, it is important to know if the vintage as a whole is in trouble or if your fund is an exception.
Financial institutions may have missed the boat in terms of pricing, but this won't deter them from returning to the market as sellers this year for several reasons.
Public market volatility typically leads to greater dealflow in VC secondaries, so how do you find the right new LP?
Tail-end opportunities, the beauty of volatility and the proliferation of GP-led transactions were among the topics broached at an industry event in London this week.
Secondaries firms are increasingly divesting stakes they’ve picked up on the secondaries market. What gives?
Kate Ashton, a corporate partner at law firm Debevoise & Plimpton who counsels private equity and other investment funds, recently sat down with Secondaries Investor for a Q&A on fund restructurings.