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Our in-house take on what news, trends and developments affecting the secondaries market means to its different participants. In these weekly commentaries we stir discussion and prompt debate as well as comment on issues important to market participants in a lively and thought-provoking way.

The financial and second-order benefits to LPs and GPs appear to outweigh any concerns over the sheer volume of co-investment capital available to sponsors.
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Some large LPs have already started to tweak their investment focus to align with the priorities of the Republican administration.
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Buying the market – via a low-cost strategy – is starting to look surprisingly attractive for certain investors.
HM Treasury is the UK governments economic and finance ministry and maintains control over public spending. They decide how money is raised from taxpayers and set the direction of the UKs economic policy, working to achieve strong and sustainable economic growth.The Treasury serves to spend taxpayers money responsibly and a return with value for moneyIt aims to create a simpler and fairer tax structure and resolves to deliver a well-functioning welfare system. The taxation system provides the resources to develop a strong and vibrant national economy.
Determining how profit sharing will qualify for carried interest tax treatment in the UK from 2026 will be a complex matter.
The winners in each category will now be decided by the same judging panel of Private Equity International editors that produced the shortlists.
The market forces that have propelled climate funds to the top of LP wish lists look set to continue.
The treatment of co-investments in continuation vehicles could provide guidance on how things may play out when PE-backed portfolio companies with a broad-based employee stock ownership plan are rolled into a CV.
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The achievements of those featured in this year’s Women of Influence in Private Markets list highlight the myriad ways they are helping to shape the fast-changing alternatives landscape
There are multiple ways an LP can avoid having to take the last resort route of suing a GP over return of paid-out carry.
The US’s largest public pension is right to want to better align itself with managers to access the highest-quality assets.
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