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History of the secondaries market

For wealth professionals working with private-markets allocations, it offers a manager's historical framing of how the secondaries market developed and why liquidity and flexibility became central to it.

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Summary

By the private equity & secondaries desk

David Rubenstein gives a historical overview of the secondaries market in private markets, tracing its evolution from early beginnings to its current role. The video focuses on how investor demand for liquidity and greater portfolio flexibility shaped that development.

  1. David Rubenstein presents a historical perspective on the secondaries market.
  2. The video traces the market from its early beginnings to the role it plays today.
  3. It examines how investor demand for liquidity helped shape the market's development.
  4. It also highlights greater portfolio flexibility as part of that evolution.

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