Adams Street Partners

The firm is eyeing more appointments in Hong Kong and Singapore soon, Asia investor relations head Chris Cho tells PEI.

Volatility, new entrants and increased specialisation elevated the secondaries market to new heights in 2025.

As new investor bases start engaging with private equity, Mike Lucarelli and Jim Walker of Adams Street Partners explore what’s required to capitalise on this newfound interest.

The IPO market is now open for quality tech stocks, and increased M&A activity will likely soon follow, say Adams Street Partners’ Brijesh Jeevarathnam and Robin Murray.

The semi-liquid fund aims to provide 'diversified access to high-quality private growth companies' through directs and secondaries.

Investors believe 2025 will have improved deal and exit volumes for private markets in spite of US policy uncertainty and looming tariffs, according to a survey from Adams Street Partners.

The challenging economic environment is expected to continue to generate compelling opportunities for both co-investment and secondaries strategies, say David Brett and Jeff Akers at Adams Street Partners.

Smaller managers are under pressure to commit to their own funds as LPs seek stability in a volatile market.

AI is well on its way to reshaping how LPs evaluate PE funds, but as the technology becomes increasingly widespread, it’s data quality and human judgment that are emerging as key factors.

Secondaries are evolving from a problem-solving backstop into a strategic tool for LPs navigating liquidity constraints and portfolio complexity.

Private market exposure has enduring appeal for local government pension schemes; the heavy lifting now lies in integration, education and portfolio stewardship, sources tell PEI.

Record-high financial holdings are driving individual investors towards private markets in search of better returns.

LPs are keeping a close eye on trade and tariff developments, but are not changing their allocation strategies and investment portfolio mix yet.

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The launch of the strategy, which is focused on secondaries and co-investments, follows a change in Swedish pension regulation allowing higher allocation to alternatives.