Accessing Capital Markets

After two years of muted dealmaking by private equity sponsors, we have seen a healthy pickup in M&A and IPO activity and expect more momentum through next year. 

Despite broader market volatility, transaction activity across both evergreen and secondary strategies has remained resilient.

A record number of investors entered the market for credit secondaries in 2024. Halfway through 2025, this trend continues to accelerate at a fast pace.

The serial entrepreneur — best known for founding and selling Diapers.com and Jet.com — shared insights on his latest venture: a food service platform that’s redefining restaurant economics.

Both sponsors and strategics are eager to transact, and with the right conditions, many expect activity to pick up. The question is whether recent volatility will get in the way.

As reported by Jefferies, global secondary volume hit a record of $162 billion last year, a 45% increase over 2023. Here’s what’s fueling the trend.

We recently spoke with Evan Osheroff, Jefferies’ Managing Director of Software Investment Banking, to get his take on what’s shaping the technology market and where it’s headed.

In July, Jefferies’ Private Capital Advisory team released its mid-year review of the secondary market, consolidating discussions, surveys, and research from the market’s biggest and most influential limited partners, general partners, and secondary buyers. This report follows Jefferies’ H2 2023 secondary market review, which predicted near-record secondary volume, higher LP pricing, and a sustained capital […]

To better understand Canada’s growth story, we asked John Manley – the new Chairman of Jefferies Canada and a former Deputy Prime Minister with a decorated career in law, business and public service – to share his thoughts.