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Secondaries funds are now infrastructure, not opportunistic—**$9B** raises and **$1.8B** acquisitions show liquidity itself became an asset class.
$9 billion
for its latest dedicated secondaries fund
$80 billion
in 2019 to north of
$150 billion
in 2024
$1.8 billion
a data and analytics provider focused specifically on private…
Partners Group closed more than $9 billion for its latest dedicated secondaries fund, marking one of the largest PE secondaries raises on record as limited partners accelerate portfolio sales to unlock capital trapped by a three-year IPO drought. The Zug-based manager did not disclose fund vintage or the exact final close figure, but the size places it among the top five secondaries vehicles raised globally since 2020.
The fundraise arrives as secondaries transaction volume has roughly doubled over five years, from an estimated $80 billion in 2019 to north of $150 billion in 2024, according to industry estimates. LPs are selling stakes in funds that have held assets two to four years beyond original exit timelines, creating pricing pressure but also deal flow for specialist buyers. J.P. Morgan's private markets group reported last month that GP-led secondaries—where fund managers themselves restructure portfolios—now represent more than half of all secondaries volume, a structural shift from the LP-driven market that prevailed pre-2020.
The liquidity bottleneck has second-order effects beyond fund-level transactions. S&P Global announced it will acquire With Intelligence from Motive Partners for $1.8 billion, a data and analytics provider focused specifically on private markets transparency. The acquisition price—roughly 8x estimated revenue—signals institutional demand for NAV validation and portfolio monitoring tools as illiquid holdings sit on balance sheets longer than underwriting models anticipated. Family offices and pension allocators need real-time secondary pricing benchmarks when primary exits remain stalled.
Secondaries also solve a capital recycling problem for LPs who committed to vintage 2020-2022 funds but face distribution shortfalls. Without exits generating cash, many institutions cannot meet capital calls on newer vintages without either selling public equities or breaching allocation targets. Partners Group's fund likely saw demand from pension systems needing to rebalance without triggering denominator effect violations. The firm's track record—it has deployed over $20 billion in secondaries since 2008—gives it credibility to price assets in a market where bid-ask spreads have widened to 15-25% discounts to NAV in some cases.
Operators and allocators should watch three developments over the next six to nine months. First, whether 2025 IPO activity rebounds enough to reduce secondaries supply—current pipeline suggests modest improvement but nothing resembling 2020-2021 velocity. Second, how large institutions like CalPERS and CPPIB adjust their private markets pacing models if exit timelines extend another 18-24 months. Third, whether specialist secondaries funds begin competing with strategic buyers who can offer immediate liquidity at tighter spreads, compressing returns for pure financial buyers.
The S&P-With Intelligence deal closes mid-2025 subject to regulatory clearance, adding 400+ private markets professionals to S&P's existing data infrastructure. That headcount signals intelligence becomes a product category, not just a service layer, when portfolios cannot mark to market through public transactions.
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