Silas Sloan

The Secondaries Investor 50 ranking shows fundraising is on an ever upward trajectory – and few are predicting when it will stop.

Geopolitical tensions and liquidity strains could lead to a 50% year-over-year volume increase, according Stafford Capital Partners.

While there are a growing number of dedicated vehicles, the infrastructure secondaries market is undercapitalised.

The infra secondaries market saw $40bn to $45bn of potential dealflow last year, attendees at our Global Summit heard.

Blackstone expects to hold a final close for Strategic Partners Infrastructure IV in the first quarter of this year, according to pension fund documents.

The world's largest asset manager is banking on deal volume for the strategy reaching $25bn by 2027.