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SuperReturn Secondaries North America
November 18, 2025
Convene 360, Madison AvenueNew York

Brian Kolin
Fund Partner at Five Arrows
Speaker

Profile

Brian is a Fund Partner and a member of the FAMS Investment Committees, based in New York. Five Arrows Multi Strategies (“FAMS”) is a dedicated platform which partners with fund managers to support them along their lifecycle. Through primary fund investing, co-investments and GP-led secondaries, we bring a differentiated angle to the mid-market segment in US and Europe. FAMS is a business unit of Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co with €29 billion AuM and offices in Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Luxembourg.

Rothschild & Co is family-controlled and independent and has been at the center of the world’s financial markets for over 200 years. With a values-driven culture, the Group brings expertise, intellectual capital and a global network to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to its clients. Five Arrows deploys the firm’s capital, alongside leading institutional and private investors, through a series of funds dedicated to corporate and secondary private equity, multi-managers funds and co-investments, as well as private credit.

Brian joined Five Arrows in 2019 to lead the team’s expansion into North America. Prior to joining Five Arrows in 2019, Brian worked at Blackstone's Strategic Partners where he served on the Investment Committee. From 2008 to 2010, Brian relocated to London where he led Strategic Partners' European operations. Brian graduated from University of Michigan with a BBA in Finance and Accounting.

Agenda Sessions

  • From zombie funds to trophy assets: how sponsors are redefining the secondaries market

    14:40