PE exits and dealmaking both lag behind wider M&A activity by some distance this year. That means the plumbing and engineering behind the secondary market will be put under more pressure than ever.
Ares Management is leading a €300m ($346m) a single asset continuation fund structured through its secondaries platform, for frozen bakery company Europastry, which currently owned by MCH Private Equity, according to aa report by Bloomberg.
London private equity firm Hollyport Capital, which manages over $9bn in assets, is exploring a potential sale at a potential valuation of around $1bn with the assistance of Evercore Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
HIG Capital has secured a $200m dividend from its portfolio company TKC Holdings after the US prison-services vendor refinanced nearly $2.3bn of debt through a combination of junk bonds and leveraged loans, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital has completed a $1.3 billion continuation fund transaction, extending the life of a 2018-vintage private credit portfolio managed by Ares Management Corp, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private investment funds aimed at individual investors have become the fastest-growing source of capital in the $240bn private secondaries market, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Jefferies Financial Group.
San Francisco-based venture secondaries firm Pinegrove Opportunity Partners has closed its debut fund at $2.2bn, marking a major milestone in the fast-growing niche of the venture capital market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Transaction volumes in the private secondaries market rose to a record $226bn in 2025, driven by strong demand for liquidity from investors and continued growth in continuation fund activity, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Evercore.
Blue Owl Capital is planning to expand into buying secondhand stakes in private asset funds, as demand for liquidity from fund investors continues to drive record activity in the secondaries market, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
EQT has agreed to acquire UK-based private equity firm Coller Capital in a transaction valued at up to $3.7bn, marking the Swedish buyout group’s entry into the private capital secondaries market, according to a report by Dow Jones Newswires.
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