The State of Secondaries: In Conversation with Chris Areson, PJT Partners (Part 2)

In this episode of The State of Secondaries, Rory Mabin AVP, Head of Nasdaq Fund Secondaries is joined by Chris Areson, Partner and Managing Director in the Secondary Advisory Group at PJT Partners. PJT is an industry leader in the secondary advisory space, delivering solutions to clients seeking portfolio liquidity, unfunded commitment relief, and investments in secondary interests.

In our second conversation with Chris, we deep-dive into GP-led secondaries from an advisor’s perspective.  

 

Topics Covered:  

(02:50) Trends in the GP-led space 

(09:13) Key considerations in GP-led deal  

(12:20) LP engagement  

(13:53) Buy-side engagement  

(19:15) Parameter of a successful transaction  

(20:45) Valuations 

(26:45) Role of technology in scaling transaction volume to $1T 

 

To revisit our first episode with Chris, covering a high-level overview of GP-led's, click here.