Campbell Lutyens and J.P. Morgan to partner in secondary advisory trade

Campbell Lutyens and J.P. Morgan announced a strategic collaboration to jointly offer their advisory services on single-asset and concentrated multi-asset continuation fund secondary transactions. The offering will enable clients to benefit from Campbell Lutyens’ and J.P. Morgan’s market leading secondary and Investment banking advisory practices, respectively.

What does this mean for joint clients?

The proposition combines J.P. Morgan’s global top-tier investment banking services with Campbell Lutyens’ leading global placement and secondary advisory platform, creating a best-in-class global offering for single-asset and concentrated multi-asset continuation funds.

It will be available for clients across all regions and sectors in which Campbell Lutyens and J.P. Morgan both operate. The offering allows access to Campbell Lutyens’ secondaries expertise focused on fund structuring and capital raising from secondaries and institutional investors along with J.P. Morgan’s M&A services, industry expertise and capital raising capabilities.

Campbell Lutyens has advised on over US$125bn of secondary transaction volume, completing over 290 successful secondary portfolio sales and advisory mandates. Its practice includes over 50 professionals across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

What does this mean for the two companies?

Anu Aiyengar, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at J.P. Morgan

“The secondaries market is a fast growing and is vital for our private equity and infrastructure clients globally. Through our unique collaboration and complementary skillsets, we will now offer our clients with a comprehensive and differentiated service offering for their continuation fund projects,” said Anu Aiyengar, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at J.P. Morgan.

Commenting on the partnership, Immanuel Rubin, Head of European and APAC Secondary Advisory and Gerald Cooper, Head of North American Secondary Advisory at Campbell Lutyens, said, “We are delighted to work with J.P. Morgan and believe that our combined capabilities and experience offer a compelling proposition in the secondary advisor market.”

“Our clients will now have the option to benefit from the resources and expertise of both of our franchises when seeking to complete these types of complex secondary transactions.”