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A GP stakes transaction is a good opportunity to address the foundations on which the firm’s future will be built, but it requires a careful approach, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson’s Saif Shah Mohammed and Brett Fieldston note.

Experienced and well-resourced GP stake investors can bring large-cap tools and skills to smaller GPs, positioning them for long-term success, say Investcorp’s Anthony Maniscalco, Ravi Thakur and Amir Rezvani.

GP stakes strategies are reaching an age where exits are no longer theoretical. Thankfully, there are now more routes available than ever before, note Hunter Point Capital’s Brian Blaney and Ross Sarraf.

As the GP stakes market becomes more competitive, PE firms are looking for more than just a cheque, say RidgeLake Partners’ Doug Amacher and Nick Assini.

Crafting an exceptional investment track record and building a lasting business are not the same thing, explain Wafra’s Adel Alderbas and Jordan Siskin.

Lower mid-market GP stakes benefit from favourable supply-demand dynamics, operational impact potential and multiple paths to liquidity, say Azimut Alternative Capital Partners co-CIOs Jeffry Brown and Michael Shedosky.

There are many ways in which a GP staking firm can help sponsors punch above their weight, say DC Advisory’s Donato de Donato, Hal Ritch and Jacob Berman.

The growth of the GP stakes market is bringing greater optionality and greater need for flexibility when negotiating terms, say Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Chris Evans and Lawrence Natke.

Jeff Gendel, principal at Gen II Fund Services, digs into the challenges facing the fundraising market.

Secondaries technology is increasingly proving its worth as a multi-faceted tool for GPs and LPs, says Churchill Asset Management’s head of secondaries, Nick Lawler.