Secondaries Specialist

Overview

In this role you will help build and grow the secondaries insurance capability for a specialist broker. You will advise private capital clients on transactional risk insurance solutions within GP-led and LP-led secondary processes, working closely with underwriters to structure bespoke coverage. You will manage deal processes from initial client discussion to policy placement and help shape the firm’s go-to-market strategy in secondaries. This is a client-facing, commercial position with opportunity to develop a personal market profile in an emerging area of transactional risk.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on insurance solutions for secondaries transactions
• Support origination with private equity sponsors, secondary funds, advisers and law firms
• Review transaction materials to identify insurable risks
• Collaborate with underwriters to structure bespoke insurance solutions
• Manage deal processes from client discussions to policy placement
• Build market intelligence on secondaries activity, pricing trends and emerging risks
• Shape the firm’s go-to-market strategy in the secondaries space

Key requirements

• Strong understanding of the private capital secondaries market
• Commercial credibility with sophisticated private capital clients
• Ability to operate in a commercial, advisory environment
• Excellent analytical and written communication skills
• Ability to manage complex processes and multiple stakeholders
• Prior experience in secondaries advisory, investment banking, private equity, fund finance, legal, placement advisory or related areas (insurance experience not required)

• Commercial judgment
• Client-facing professionalism
• Strong communication and relationship-building
• Knowledge of secondaries transaction structures
• Ability to work with underwriters to design bespoke insurance solutions
• Deal process management

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