Private equity and private capital investors offloaded a record volume of ageing fund stakes in 2025, as prolonged exit delays across the buyout industry pushed institutional investors to seek liquidity through the secondary market, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from HarbourVest Partners.
Ares Management has raised $7.1bn for its first private credit secondaries strategy, underscoring the rapid growth of a market that is emerging as one of the fastest-expanding segments of private capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Golden Gate Capital is seeking to raise approximately $1.8bn from investors, including Ardian, Neuberger Berman, and Apollo Global Management’s S3, through a tender offer that allows some existing backers of its evergreen fund to exit, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jean-Marie Laurent Josi, CEO of Brussels-based private equity firm Cobepa, has warned that the private equity industry faces a potential downturn, with only the thriving secondaries market preventing a major correction, according to a report by Bloomberg.
State Street Investment Management has made a strategic minority investment in Coller Capital, one of the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries managers. The firms have also agreed to collaborate across a variety of client segments to drive innovation and broaden each firm’s reach.
Hollyport Capital, a specialist secondary investor focused on capturing value in legacy private equity assets, has closed its ninth flagship fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX. The fund was oversubscribed and raised $4.3bn, including the General Partner’s commitment, which exceeded the Fund’s $3bn target and is more than double the size
Singapore-based sovereign investor GIC is exploring the sale of private equity fund stakes with a net asset value of at least $1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
AEA Private Debt, AEA Investors’ private credit platform, and Carlyle AlpInvest, a leading global private equity investor, have held the successful closing of an approximately $550m credit continuation vehicle.
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment firm, has established a dedicated credit secondaries investment team. It will be led by Greg Ciesielski from the firm’s secondaries team, and Sean Gillespie from the credit team.
Golub Capital is committing at least $1bn of its own capital to a new platform designed to invest in private equity continuation vehicles, marking a significant strategic expansion into the fast-growing GP-led secondaries market.
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