Insights

Despite Q1-2025's cautious tone and rising global uncertainty tempering the strong M&A rebound and improved distributions seen at the end of 2024, private equity's consistent historical performance means secondaries, both LP-led and GP-led, are strategically well-positioned today.

Investor optimism at the start of 2025 has pivoted to a cautious stance, with trade policy tension and ensuing macroeconomic uncertainty driving market volatility. 

On this InsuranceAUM.com podcast, Northleaf's Shane Feeney discusses the evolution and growing importance of private equity secondaries. 

The importance of secondaries as a tool to bridge old-to-new investment horizons is likely to increase due to today’s market volatility, and there should be a sustainable premium return for those who can provide liquidity.

Commercial legal assets are investments collateralized by anticipated settlement proceeds of litigation claims, or a portfolio of claims. 

In this article featured in Private Debt Investor, Northleaf's CJ Wei, Managing Director, Private Credit, discusses niche asset-based specialty finance and the benefits of the strategy within an investor's portfolio.

Private credit encompasses a range of strategies and investment opportunities, and asset-based specialty finance (ABSF) sits in a unique part of this landscape from a risk/return perspective.

Private equity continues to demonstrate resilient fundamentals amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

Q4-2024 concluded a strong year for private credit as investors benefitted from attractive risk-adjusted returns and borrowers performed well through a transitioning macroeconomic environment. 

In this article featured in Private Equity International, Northleaf's Michael Flood discusses the benefits of an integrated mid-market approach in the current macroeconomic environment.