Why Private Equity Secondaries Trade at a Discount to NAV (And When That Discount Disappears)
    Alternative Investments

    Why Private Equity Secondaries Trade at a Discount to NAV (And When That Discount Disappears)

    Private equity secondaries priced at an average of 87% of NAV (net asset value, the fund's reported value of its holdings) through 2025 and into the first half of 2026. That single number hides a...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    How to Vet a GP-Led Continuation Fund Before You Commit Capital
    Private Equity

    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...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    AlpInvest's $1.7 Billion Continuation Vehicle Fund: What a 393% Jump Signals
    Private Equity

    AlpInvest's $1.7 Billion Continuation Vehicle Fund: What a 393% Jump Signals

    TL;DR: Carlyle's AlpInvest arm closed AlpInvest Atom Fund II (AAF II) at a $1.7 billion hard cap on July 15, 2026, a 393% jump from its 2023 predecessor fund, according to Alternatives Watch . The fund buys into...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Ardent's Self-Storage Continuation Vehicle: What LPs Should Ask StepStone Deal
    Real Estate

    Ardent's Self-Storage Continuation Vehicle: What LPs Should Ask StepStone Deal

    The Ardent Companies just closed a GP-led continuation vehicle backed by StepStone Group, seeded with eight self-storage assets and structured to deliver the first exit for Fund II investors and...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Investment investment insights — The Secondaries Boom: How to Buy Discounted Stakes in Top-Tier VC Funds
    Venture Capital

    The Secondaries Boom: How to Buy Discounted Stakes in Top-Tier VC Funds

    The secondary market for venture capital fund interests is experiencing unprecedented volume, with investors snapping up stakes in top-tier funds at 10-25% discounts to NAV. Here's how sophisticated buyers are capitalizing on this structural opportunity.

    AIN Editorial Team··7 min read