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Total secondaries market volume rose 48% in 2025, adding to the 45% increase reported for 2024, according to the Jefferies Global Secondary Market Review published earlier this week. Notably, LP volume reached a record $125 billion with 40% of transactions coming from first-time participants.
Another strong appearance by first-time LP sellers reflects not opportunistic rebalancing, but a structural response to prolonged cash-flow uncertainty that has extended private market duration beyond what conventional portfolio tools can absorb.
This note outlines the growing importance of LP-led secondaries in light of the ongoing distribution drought, the historic constraints inherent in the sale of private fund interests, and the outlook for growth. While capital circulation in private markets is likely to improve in 2026, LP-led secondaries are positioned to expand further given the inherent limitations of conventional portfolio duration management tools, structural evolution in transaction design, shifts in LP portfolio management, and the opportunity for fund finance to support liquidity.
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Cadwalader had a wonderful time at the Fund Finance Association's 15th Annual Global Fund Finance Symposium in Miami.
Read on for key takeaways from some standout panels!
Cadwalader has advised Ares Alternative Credit funds (Ares), affiliates of leading global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), in connection with the capitalization of HarbourVest Partners Structured Solutions 2025, an investment vehicle with the capacity to invest $1.1 billion into diversified secondary investments in private equity and private credit.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP advised Barings in connection with an investment grade rated financing to support a $365 million investment in Partners Group Private Loans SICAV SIF, an evergreen private credit vehicle focused on direct lending opportunities globally.
Citizens Private Bank recently published an insightful piece titled “The Business of Sports: How Private Equity Has Become a Star Player,” examining how institutional investors are reshaping the professional sports landscape.
Now in its second year, FFA University 1.0 returns to London! Join the Fund Finance Association for this comprehensive two-day fund finance training program, offering a comprehensive look at the fund finance market through expert-led sessions on core products, legal and documentation considerations, market dynamics and key industry developments.
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Mason Hayes & Curran has released Part 2 of their annual Irish Fund Finance in Five series. This is a five-part legal insight series that explains the Irish law issues, structures and documentation involved in fund finance transactions in a clear, practical way.
Simple subscription lines in Europe do not typically come with an intercreditor agreement (an ICA). Keeping the fund at the top of the structure “clean” with very restricted permitted financial indebtedness undertakings and a robust negative pledge preventing the creation of any security, should prevent competing creditors and security.
Join Scott Aleali, Head of Private Equity Finance at Citizens Bank, and Brendan Coughlin, President of Citizens, for the first Fund Fanatics episode of 2026.
We’re thrilled to share the news that Jordan Ballard has been promoted to special counsel; and that Susan Bumgardner, Fiona Cheng, Kayla Culver, Johan de Wet and Adela Woliansky have been promoted to counsel.