137 Ventures Just Raised $700 Million to Bet Bigger on SpaceX. Here's the Risk Retail Investors Miss
137 Ventures just closed more than $700 million across two new funds , pushing its total assets under management past $15 billion. The firm now owns over 1% of SpaceX, a position founder Justin...
Why the GP-Led Continuation Vehicle Boom Should Worry LPs, Not Reassure Them
Hamilton Lane just led a $270 million single-asset continuation vehicle so Cynosure Partners could keep its decade-old stake in Savant Wealth Management, a firm that's now roughly 25 times larger...
G Squared's $2.3 Billion Fund Signals Where Venture Capital Liquidity Is Really Going
On August 5, 2026, Chicago-based G Squared announced the final close of G Squared VII at $2.3 billion , the firm's largest fund ever and, by rough math, almost exactly the size of its prior two funds
Adams Street Just Raised $5 Billion for Secondaries. Here's What That Tells You About Private Equity's Exit Problem
Adams Street Partners just closed its eighth flagship secondaries vehicle, Global Secondary Fund 8, at $2.7 billion, and with $2.3 billion in related separately managed accounts stacked on top, the...
GCM Grosvenor's $1.2 Billion Credit Secondaries Fund Signals a New Institutional Asset Class
GCM Grosvenor closed its first dedicated Credit Secondaries Fund at $1.2 billion, the Chicago-based alternatives manager announced on July 23, 2026, pulling capital from institutions and wealth...
The Secondaries Boom Has a Pricing Problem Nobody Is Talking About
Everyone in private equity is celebrating the secondaries market right now, and I think that celebration is premature. The headline numbers look great: Adams Street closed a fund north of $5 billion,...
Adams Street Raises $5B+ for Secondaries: Why the Secondary Market Is the Smart LP Play in 2026
Adams Street Partners raised over $5 billion for its latest Secondaries Investment Program, including a $2.7 billion close on Global Secondary Fund 8 — 50% larger than its prior program. The secondary
Real Estate Secondaries: The $20B Market LPs Are Using to Generate Liquidity Right Now
Real estate secondary transactions reached $20.3-25.1 billion in 2025 — up 25% per year since 2019 — and GP-led transactions now account for 72% of volume. Real estate LP positions are trading at 71%
Infrastructure Secondaries: The $25B Market Accredited Investors Are Overlooking
Infrastructure secondary deal volume hit $25 billion in 2025, more than doubling from $11 billion in 2023. Buyers acquire existing stakes in private infrastructure funds at discounts to net asset
GP-Led Secondaries vs. LP-Led Secondaries: A Complete Guide for Accredited Investors
TL;DR: The secondary market reached $116 billion in 2025, up from $88 billion in 2023. GP-led secondaries — where fund managers roll trophy assets into new continuation vehicles — now dominate the mar
LP-Led Secondaries and the NAV Discount: Why Fund Stakes Trade Below Reported Value
LPs selling private equity fund stakes in 2025 got 87% of reported NAV on average, and buyout stakes fetched 92% while venture stakes fetched just 78%, according to the Jefferies 2025 Global Secondary
Private Equity Secondaries Hit $226-240B in 2025: What the Discount-to-NAV Data Really Shows
TL;DR: The private equity secondary market hit a record $226 billion to $240 billion in 2025, up 41% to 48% year over year, depending on whether you trust Evercore's or Jefferies' count. Roughly half...
What Family Offices' 2026 Alternatives Pivot Tells Individual Investors
Family offices now put 42% of their portfolios into alternative investments, according to the UBS Global Family Office Report 2026 , which surveyed 307 family offices with an average net worth of...
GP-Led Secondaries and Continuation Funds: What Every LP Needs to Know Before the Roll-or-Cash-Out Call
TL;DR: Your GP is about to offer you a choice — roll your interest into a new continuation vehicle or take cash — and 99% of LPs aren't ready for it. The market that powers this decision hit $115 bill
Private Equity Secondaries in 2026: How the $240B Exit Market Actually Works
TL;DR: The global PE secondaries market hit $240 billion in 2025 transaction volume , up 48% year-over-year and the largest annual figure ever recorded. That was not a fluke. The structural
The J-Curve in Private Equity: Why Your Fund Looks Terrible in Year One
The bottom line: In a typical buyout fund, your reported net asset value drops to roughly 80 cents on every committed dollar by year 3.5 before it ever climbs back. That is not a warning sign. It is..