Madorsky: Retail capital influx pressures fund managers toward secondaries
Jon Madorsky · Jon Madorsky – Navigating the Evolution of Private Equity Secondaries (EP.448) · May 29, 2025 · at 13:41
Jon Madorsky of RCP Advisors discusses how the growth of '40 Act funds and retail capital in 2024 accelerates demand for private equity secondaries.
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“I think when that capital comes into the market, there's pressure on those managers to invest it quickly, so therefore, secondaries is a natural avenue for that.”
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