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Unigestion closes its sixth secondaries fund at its hard cap of $2bn

Unigestion closes its sixth secondaries fund at its hard cap of $2bn

Unigestion Private Equity*, the global specialist in mid-market leaders, is delighted to announce the final close of Unigestion Secondary VI (USEC VI). The fund was oversubscribed at its hard cap of €1.7bn ($2bn).

The fund attracted strong demand from a broad spectrum of returning and new limited partners, including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, family offices, high net worth individuals and corporations. These investors span more than 20 countries – including the United States, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Israel, Singapore and Japan – with more than 150 investors committing capital to USEC VI.

USEC VI is already well deployed and posting strong early performance and liquidity. The fund has completed 22 secondary investments to date, leveraging Unigestion’s substantial global mid-market primary platform and its market-leading emerging managers program which, since the 1990s, has backed some of the most respected managers in the market.

Unigestion’s secondaries strategy is designed to deliver early and predictable distributions while optimising all key metrics, including net multiple, IRR and cash-on-cash multiple. This is accomplished through a deliberate sequencing of LP stakes, GP-led deals and direct secondaries, consisting of high-quality portfolio companies alongside trusted fund managers. Unigestion’s secondaries team seeks to carefully balance diversification with a focus on high quality assets and concentrated portfolios to limit prolonged holding periods and deliver consistent distributions across cycles for investors.

Having completed nearly 300 secondary transactions, including more than 60 GP-led secondaries, Unigestion is a pioneer in the secondaries market, drawing on three decades of experience and vast expertise in the global mid-market. Through its network, it can access transactions away from the mainstream market and build portfolios with limited overlap to those of its peers.

Ralph Büchel, Head of Secondaries at Unigestion Private Equity, said: “We are extremely grateful for the trust and support of our investors. This fundraise is not only a milestone for our secondaries strategy, but also a validation of our differentiated mid-market platform which we have built over the last 30 years. Our fusion strategy of blending LP stakes, GP-leds and direct secondaries is designed to deliver predictable distributions and therefore address one of our investors’ main priorities – reliable liquidity.”

Mark Zünd, Head of Private Equity at Unigestion Private Equity, “We are delighted with this fundraise and the trust placed in us by both our existing and new investors. By buying high quality, resilient companies at sensible entry valuations and seeking companies with exit optionality irrespective of market conditions, we continually strive to deliver strong performance for our investors. The portfolio buildup of USEC VI demonstrates our ability to source and execute high quality deals with early liquidity potential.”

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* Unigestion Private Equity refers to the commercial name of the group, including Unigestion SA the investment manager. In September 2025, Unigestion announced that it will combine its private equity platform with Sagard to create a global leader in mid-market private equity with over US$ 23bn in AUM.
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