The GP-led secondaries market is continuing its growth spurt – both in terms of volume sought and new entrants. But there’s no guarantee that everyone will succeed. https://t.co/aGggMEIgMH

Fundraising, deal volume, new entrants and people news piqued readers’ attention in what was another dramatic year for the secondaries market

Friday Letter: The Kodak-Mastercard Foundation transaction suggests further corporate sellers may come to the secondaries market as they go through structural shifts https://t.co/l3R9aQlCDF

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LGT Capital Partners' latest vehicle launched in 2022 and had collected $4.38bn as of January. #Fundraising #PrivateEquity https://t.co/9WtzUwyDe5

There is a 'huge supply/demand imbalance, particularly for larger sized transactions' which is leading to the firm doing this, according to the firm's chief investment officer and CEO. #PrivateEquity #SingleAssets https://t.co/btl9JAVtf0

Secondaries investors continue to defy fundraising obstacles amid increasing demand for more specialisation within the market. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries #Fundraising https://t.co/VVfFStcoUh

The attractive risk-return profiles of #secondaries funds will last as long as buyers continue to acquire good-quality assets at significant discounts, according to research from Seine Capital. https://t.co/qnwihTFwl5

'I can hand on heart say there has never been a deeper, more robust pipeline than the one that we have right now,' HarbourVest's Jeff Keay told Secondaries Investor on the back of its $15.1bn flagship raise. #Fundraising #Secondaries https://t.co/NiE0wXm0jm

Friday Letter: Eye-watering legal charges have been likened to ‘racketeering’; industry co-operation could solve the problem

Transfer agreements are seen as a $100,000 'copy & paste job' by some and 'complex legal contracts' that law firms are losing money on by others. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries https://t.co/EUNaz1qu0Q

#Secondaries activity for CFO bonds is light and could pick up if the stars align. https://t.co/X3kYNP9fFi

Secondaries Investor reported in March that Goldman Sachs and AlpInvest Partners were investors in the deal involving global life science ingredients distributor Barentz. #PrivateEquity #Secondaries https://t.co/YV4l4j4eu4

Combining Dover Street XI and its co-investment vehicle Secondary Overflow Fund V, the manager has raised $18.5bn to deploy into #secondaries transactions. #PrivateEquity https://t.co/qncIuui6mS

The Nordic PE firm, which was among the first private markets managers to embrace ESG, has raised €588m to acquire two assets from its fifth flagship fund. #ESG #PrivateEquity https://t.co/Yr24H82uQb

There are at least 14 #secondaries vehicles seeking capital to invest in the asset class, Secondaries Investor data shows. #Fundraising #Infrastructure https://t.co/PZkJ6v5j4m

The Carlyle unit is also in market with its flagship #secondaries programme and a dedicated single-asset-focused fund. #FundFinance #Fundraising https://t.co/RoLJbEeHKt

It is understood @Lazard's head of US secondaries advisory Amanda Ugarte will join the investment bank to lead and build out its #secondaries advisory team. https://t.co/nsrcrahwjr

Tim Henn, who has joined from JPMorgan as head of private equity #secondaries, tells Secondaries Investor the firm plans to invest in deals with #GPs it knows through its platform. https://t.co/zA5dSDt8Qx

The firm hopes to surpass the size of its previous #secondaries flagship, which closed on $22.2bn in 2023. @blackstone https://t.co/dWeuk7a9qs