Tagged: secondaries

Private Securities Trading Update: Secondary markets picking up the slack

Marketplaces for private securities, shares in companies that have yet to launch an initial public offering, are growing in relevance as more people seek out alternative assets from what is available on public markets. Today, marketplaces like EquityZen can offer investors the ability to purchase shares in… Read More

Market Volatility Driven by Tariffs Could Benefit Secondaries Funds

As tariffs roil the markets and the Trump administration continues to deliver mixed messages as to its ultimate goal, investors are looking for safety and opportunity. Panic is never a good option and individual investors always need to consider their personal situation and timeline. While… Read More

Coller Capital Teams Up with SUBSCRIBE to Improve Advisor Access to Alternative Investments

SUBSCRIBE is pleased to announce their latest partnership with Coller Capital — a key player across private equity and private credit secondaries managing $38 billion in asset under management (AuM) and presently serving institutional as well as private wealth investors. As mentioned in the announcement,… Read More

Forge Global Plans 15 for 1 Stock Split

Next week, Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE) will have fewer shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Forge plans to complete a 1 for 15 reverse stock split on the commencement of trading on April 15th. On March 27, 2025, shareholders approved a reverse stock… Read More

Coller Capital Acquires Senior Direct Lending Portfolio from American National

Coller Capital, the world’s private market secondaries manager, has acquired a $1.6bn senior direct lending portfolio from American National, a multiline US insurer. The investment reportedly marks the largest ever “LP-led credit secondaries transaction that is focused on a senior direct lending portfolio.” The transaction… Read More

Venture Capital Ecosystem Grappling with a Distributed to Paid-In Capital (DPI) Crisis as Liquidity Pressures Mount – Report

A PitchBook update indicates that the venture capital ecosystem is grappling with a growing Distributed to Paid-In Capital (DPI) crisis, as exits remain elusive and liquidity pressures mount. Secondary markets, where investors buy and sell stakes in existing VC funds or companies, have been touted… Read More

IPOs No Longer Primary Route for Liquidity as Private Markets Grow

In the US, the number of publicly listed firms has been on the decline for many years now. The number of public firms listed on the London Stock Exchange has experienced a similar drop in the number of listings. This phenomenon has rattled policymakers in… Read More

UK Private Markets Firm Globacap Comments on Rise of Private Securities Asset Class, Secondaries and Fintech Boost

  Globacap has shared some perspectives on private markets in 2025 and expectations for the upcoming year. Based in the UK, Globacap, a partner of tokenization enabler Tokeny, is on a mission to enable the future of private securities by leveraging Fintech. The company believes the current… Read More

Private Secondaries Markets May Grow to $170 Billion Next Year

The private securities market is hot. This market is far larger than public markets as excessive regulation and policies that lack foresight have undermined public markets, pushing activity away.  Reg D issuance is measured in the trillions, and some of these issuers are for private… Read More

VentureWave Leads $40M Investment in Funderbeam, Plans to Serve Institutional Investors in Private Securities

VentureWave, an Irish-based venture private equity group committed to impact investing and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs, and Funderbeam, an online investing and trading platform that serves individual investors, have agreed “to enter into a transaction to create a leading global entity which will serve institutional and… Read More

EquityZen Founder: There is a Pickup in Secondary Transactions of Private Securities, as Shares are “On Sale”

EquityZen founder and Chief Strategy Officer Phil Haslett is seeing a pick up in the secondary market, which can be seen as a precursor to traditional IPOs, according to an email from the firm. EquityZen is a top secondary trading platform for private securities. Since its… Read More

Market for Secondary Liquidity Is Still “Heating Up,” Carta Liquidity Report for Q1 2022 Reveals

According to Carta data, the market for secondary liquidity “is still heating up.” Carta recently shared what they know: Q1 2022 saw a 57% increase over Q1 2021 in the number of secondary deals Dollars transacted rose $357M (+95%) over the Q1 2021 total Most… Read More

Majority of Private Market Funds Pivoted to Handle Challenges from COVID-19 Crisis: Research Report

Hilary Wiek, CFA, CAIA Lead Analyst, Fund Strategies & Sustainable Investing, notes that when Pitchbook last reported their benchmark returns, performance “was through June 2021.” The research report also mentioned that vaccines “were available, masks were coming off, and many office workers had resumed their… Read More

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