– Pantheon, a global private markets investor with approximately $84bn in AUM, announced the finalclose of Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VIII and associated vehicles (PGSF VIII), with total commitments of $6bn.
– The closing follows a record deployment of approximately $3.35bn across 17 secondary transactions in2025, reflecting Pantheon’s access to proprietary deal flow and continued investor demand for secondaries as a portfolio management tool.
– PGSF VIII focuses on the global mid-market, providing exposure to hard-to-access general partners (GPs) through a blended strategy of LP-led and GP-led transactions, with a focus on buyout strategies and diversification by vintage, GP and geography.
– Pantheon’s private equity secondaries strategy dates back to 1988 and remains a core component of its$41bn private equity platform, offering investors access to private equity exposure through both LP-ledand GP-led transactions.
– Amyn Hassanally, Partner and Global Head of Private Equity Secondaries at Pantheon, said the firm’slongstanding GP relationships and decades of data on private equity funds and companies enabledisciplined asset selection and strong conviction in investment partners, particularly in the mid-market.
– Florence Dard, Chief Client Officer at Pantheon, said the $6bn fundraise marks the firm’s largest privateequity secondaries fund to date, supported by longstanding investor relationships and new commitments,including significant participation from Asia and the Middle East.
– Pantheon’s global private equity platform has a 40-year track record spanning primary fund commitments, co-investments and secondaries. Its expertise across private equity, infrastructure andprivate credit supports sourcing, structuring and executing investments for investors.
