The Secondaries Market in Charts: $226 Billion and Counting
The private equity secondaries market moved $226 billion in 2025, according to Evercore Private Capital Advisory's annual survey . Jefferies puts the number at $240 billion. Lazard says $233 billion...
August 5, 2026
What Is a Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO)? Star Mountain's $5 Billion Deal Explained
On August 4, 2026, Star Mountain Capital closed Star Mountain CFO I, a rated securitization backed by its portfolio of lower-middle-market private credit investments. Star Mountain manages roughly $5...
August 5, 2026
MetLife's $1.2 Billion Managed Secondary: What Insurers Selling Their Own PE Book Really Signals
MetLife just sold a chunk of its own private equity book to itself, and it did it for the third time in four years. On August 3, 2026, MetLife Investment Management (MIM) announced the close of its...
August 5, 2026
Interval Funds Explained: What AltsABF's $350 Million Milestone Tells You About Private Credit Access
A pension fund just wrote a nine-figure check into a mutual-fund-style wrapper most individual investors have never heard of. On August 4, 2026, Janus Henderson, Victory Park Capital, and Privacore...
August 5, 2026
How to Vet a GP-Led Continuation Fund Before You Commit Capital
Roughly half of all secondaries capital now flows into GP-led continuation funds, according to Adams Street Partners , which puts continuation vehicles at close to 50% of its 2026 secondaries...
August 5, 2026
EquityMultiple Review 2026: What the Marketing Says vs. What the SEC Filings Show
EquityMultiple is a New York-based real estate crowdfunding platform that lets accredited investors put money into commercial property deals, short-term notes, and a couple of pooled funds, all...
August 5, 2026
iCapital Network Review 2026: The Wall Street Gateway to Alternative Investments
iCapital is the plumbing behind most of the "alternative investments for accredited investors" pitches your advisor has shown you over the past five years. The New York-based fintech now services...
August 5, 2026
Why Specialist GPs Are Beating Generalists in a Tight LP Market
According to McKinsey's Global Private Markets Report 2025 , private capital deployment remained selective but active, with top-quartile managers continuing to raise capital even as fundraising condit
August 4, 2026
When Health Institutions Lose Trust, Smart Families Stop Outsourcing Decisions
According to McKinsey's Global Private Markets Report 2025 , private capital deployment remained selective but active, with top-quartile managers continuing to raise capital even as fundraising condit
August 4, 2026
Manulife Comvest Hits $5.4B Record Close: What It Tells You About the Private Credit Cycle
Manulife Comvest Credit Partners closed Comvest Credit Partners VII at $5.4 billion on August 3 — the largest fundraise in the platform's 20-year history. The record close arrives as private credit de
August 4, 2026
How to Evaluate AI Diagnostic Tools Without Getting Fooled by Accuracy Theater
According to McKinsey's Global Private Markets Report 2025 , private capital deployment remained selective but active, with top-quartile managers continuing to raise capital even as fundraising condit
August 4, 2026
Citation Capital's $1.2B Inaugural Fund: What First-Time Fund Managers Actually Get Right
Citation Capital closed its inaugural Fund I oversubscribed at $1.2 billion in investable capital — ranking in the top 10 largest inaugural buyout funds of the last decade and becoming the largest fem
August 4, 2026