
Market Analysis
The PE Secondaries Market Just Hit $240 Billion: What the Data Actually Shows
The global private equity secondary market hit $240 billion in transaction volume in 2025, up 48 percent year over year and the largest total ever recorded, according to the Jefferies 2025 Global...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read

Market Analysis
Private Equity Secondaries Hit Record $121B in H1 2026: What LPs Need to Know
The private equity secondaries market closed H1 2026 at $121 billion in volume — a record first half. GP-led secondaries hit $65 billion, up 35% year-over-year. The full year is tracking to $250-260
Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read

Alternative Investments
The PE Secondaries Market: How LPs Buy and Sell Private Equity at a Discount
The PE Secondaries Market: How LPs Buy and Sell Private Equity at a Discount TL;DR: The private equity secondaries market hit $233 billion in transaction volume in 2025 according to Lazard , up from $132 billion in 2021...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read