NLC says secondary market heads toward $250 billion in 2026, boosting fund finance demand

• In its Q2 2026 fund finance report, NLC flagged a sentiment recovery in private markets led by larger managers with stronger DPI.
• Exit conditions improved, though gains stayed concentrated in larger assets, keeping fundraising pressure on managers facing slower distributions.
• Secondaries activity tracked toward $250 billion in 2026, driving financing demand for continuation vehicles, secondary acquisitions, back-leverage.
• Regulatory data increased visibility into bank fund finance exposure, raising scrutiny on balance-sheet capacity, supporting lender-base diversification.
• Higher-for-longer rates shifted focus to maturity flexibility, capacity, refinancing; NLC also reported $13 billion in funded deployments by Q2 2026.

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