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As pricing rebounds, pent-up supply is returning to the secondaries market, says Northleaf’s global head of secondaries, Shane Feeney.

Secondaries transaction volumes remain relatively low in the context of overall private equity AUM. The potential for growth and innovation is tremendous, says head of secondaries at UBS Asset Management, Jochen Mende.

A challenging market environment has led to more creativity in secondaries deal structuring, say Kenneth Blazejewski and Maurice Gindi, partners at Cleary Gottlieb.

As private markets adjust to a new normal, secondaries players are benefiting from an undercapitalised market and a sustained flow of opportunities, says Glendower Capital partner Rikesh Mohandoss.

China’s private equity slowdown is causing both LPs and GPs to rethink their approach to the Asia-Pacific region.

Despite wider macroeconomic headwinds, the secondaries market continues to see steady transaction flow, says AltamarCAM managing partner Miguel Zurita.

Mid-market private equity firms are increasingly using technology to enhance both their own operations and those of their portfolio companies, says SAP’s Nick Maglaris

Evaluating exit opportunities prior to making an investment is a critical consideration in the African PE market, says Albert Alsina at Mediterrania Capital Partners.

New technologies are disrupting traditional industries and catalysing value creation opportunities in Africa, says Tope Lawani of Helios Investment Partners.

Though LP appetite for venture secondaries is growing, the subsector faces a host of unique issues that are yet to be overcome, says Richard Chow, a managing director in the private capital solutions team at PJT Partners.