Sarasin Bread Street Partners Alex Barr and James Witter detail their unique GP Vertical(TM) approach, a strategy that blends secondaries and primaries to meet modern LP needs.
The London-based startup aims to address private credit's fund-level liquidity, which remains constrained by available cash and redemption terms.
The partnership will also develop products for wealth investors, beginning with an evergreen private equity secondaries fund expected in the coming weeks.
Managed by Fundcraft France and initially distributed exclusively by Rhétorès Finance, the vehicle will combine primary and secondary investments, with monthly subscriptions and quarterly redemptions.
The firm has appointed Loïc Beaumont as Head of Private Equity to lead the initiative that targets LP-led secondary positions in European buyout funds.
We dive into EPME, outlining the investment strategy, capital flow policy, and other details of the Partners Group-managed vehicle.
The credit secondaries vehicle will reportedly acquire loans from the manager's existing portfolio and provide fresh capital for new lending.
The Euronext Amsterdam-listed manager is also preparing to launch two additional products focused on credit and infrastructure secondaries.
Pinnacle Ventures will provide angel and sophisticated investors with access to deal-by-deal venture investments in UK tech companies and pre-IPO secondaries.
In December 2025, Bridgepoint agreed to add the US-based mid-market secondaries specialist Newbury in a funded lift-out.
