• Unigestion Private Equity announced the final close of Unigestion Secondary VI (USEC VI), oversubscribed at its €1.7bn ($2bn) hard cap.
• The fund drew strong demand from over 150 investors across more than 20 countries, including pension funds, endowments, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, family offices, HNWIs and corporations.
• Investor locations include the US, Germany, Canada, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Israel, Singapore and Japan.
• USEC VI is already well deployed with strong early performance and liquidity, having completed 22 secondary investments.
• The fund leverages Unigestion’s global mid-market primary platform and its long-standing emerging managers program dating back to the 1990s.
• Unigestion’s secondaries strategy aims for early and predictable distributions while optimising net multiple, IRR and cash-on-cash returns.
• The strategy blends LP stakes, GP-led deals and direct secondaries, focusing on high-quality portfolio companies and trusted fund managers.
• The team balances diversification with concentrated exposure to high-quality assets to avoid long holding periods and deliver consistent distributions across cycles.
• Unigestion has completed nearly 300 secondary transactions, including over 60 GP-led deals, establishing it as a pioneer in the market.
• Its broad network enables access to off-market transactions and low-overlap portfolios compared with peers.
• Ralph Büchel, CFA highlighted investor trust as validation of Unigestion’s differentiated mid-market platform and its fusion strategy aimed at reliable liquidity.
• Mark Zuend emphasised sourcing high-quality, resilient companies at sensible valuations and building portfolios with strong exit optionality to drive performance.
