Specialist Summits Day
How has the secondaries market evolved across Europe over the last 12 months? How have fluctuating interest rates and inflation impacted the market and how have managers adapted their strategies accordingly? How do buyers and sellers navigate valuation gaps in the current volatile market?
- Nicolas Muller - Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Partnerships, Blue Earth Capital
- Lorna Robertson - Head of Funds, Connection Capital LLP
- Nik Morandi - Senior Managing Director & Head of Strategic Partners, Europe, Blackstone
How has the demand from LPs for secondary deals developed throughout 2025? Which market segments are LPs viewing as most attractive? How have macroeconomic impacts and geopolitical tensions affected LPs viewpoints on the secondaries market?
Why has there been a recent growth of GP-led secondary transactions? How have macroeconomics impacts and geopolitical risks impacted this asset class? What challenges do GPs face in structuring secondary transactions, and how can they ensure LP alignment?
- Immanuel Rubin - Global Co-Head of Secondaries, Campbell Lutyens
- Marie-Victoire Rozé - Deputy Co-Head Secondaries & Primaries, Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee, Ardian
- Nassim Cherchali - Managing Partner, AnaCap
What are the main drivers behind the growing demand of LP-led secondary transactions? How have inflation and interest rates impacted the type of assets being sold by LPs? How will demand for LP-led secondaries develop in 2026?
- Cari Lodge - Secondaries Investor, .
- Ricardo Miro-Quesada - Partner, Head of Private Equity, Arcano Partners
Which factors are driving the increased use of continuation vehicles? What are the key challenges GPs face when structuring continuation vehicles? How do continuation vehicles impact LP liquidity and overall portfolio management?
- Thomas Hallinger - Managing Director, Golding Capital Partners
- David Barbour - private equity adviser to family offices, former Managing Partner, FPE Capital and Chair, HeadBox Solutions
- Kanika Goela - Investment Director, Patria Global Private Markets Solutions
How is the growing demand for liquidity driving the expansion of private credit secondaries? Which investor groups are most active in private credit secondaries? Will the demand for private credit secondaries continue to increase in 2026?
- Olaf Neubert - Managing Director, TopCap Partners
- John Hartwell Cocke - Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer - Credit, Corbin Capital Partners
- Mike Hacker - Global Head of Portfolio Finance, Carlyle AlpInvest
- Michael Liu - Vice President, Coller Capital
How is the growing demand for liquidity shaping the venture capital secondaries market? What types of VC assets are most in demand in the secondary market? How will this market segment continue to evolve?
- Adrian Lopez de Armentia - Vice President - Secondary Advisory, Ely Place Partners