Specialist Summits Day
- Cari Lodge - Founder and Managing Partner, Aqualis Partners
How has the secondaries market evolved over the last year? Which types of deals are seeing the most growth and where is innovation coming through on the deal front? What factors are driving sellers to come to market? How are buyers adapting and looking to grow their secondary activities?
- Patrick Knechtli - Head of Secondaries, Patria Investments
- David Moore - Director, 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
- Roman Hürlimann - Managing Director, Kline Hill Partners
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?
- Francois Bouillon - Partner, Ely Place Partners
- Sebastian Schroff - Lead Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors GmbH
- Maximilian Giers - Director, Montana Capital Partners
- Albert Smit - Associate Director, PGGM
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
- Michel Galeazzi - Co-Founder / Partner, Evoco
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?
- Patrick Knechtli - Head of Secondaries, Patria Investments
- Cari Lodge - Founder and Managing Partner, Aqualis Partners
- Ricardo Miro-Quesada - Partner, Head of Private Equity, Arcano Partners
- Mauro Pfister - Managing Director, Secondaries, Capital Dynamics
- Cari Lodge - Founder and Managing Partner, Aqualis Partners
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
- Michael Liu - Vice President, Coller Capital
- Vjerana Burleigh - Managing Director, Carlyle AlpInvest
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?
- Brian Digney - Research and Content Director, Standards Board for Alternative Investments
- Thomas Hallinger - Managing Director, Golding Capital Partners
- David Barbour - CIO, Pallant Capital
- Jin Yan Staal - Investment Director, Patria Global Private Market Solutions
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
- Ethan Levine - Managing Director, CF Private Equity
- Diego Recondo - General Partner, Acurio Ventures