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Pantheon closes eighth secondaries fund at $6bn, double its $3bn target

AltAssets reported the close; Pantheon deployed about $3.35bn across 17 secondary transactions in 2025.

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  • Pantheon has closed its eighth secondaries fund at $6bn, twice the $3bn it originally targeted, AltAssets reported on 21 October.

  • The vehicle, Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VIII and associated vehicles, follows a year in which Pantheon deployed around $3.35bn across 17 secondary transactions in 2025, according to AltAssets.

  • Pantheon's 2026 secondaries work has included leading a €1.2bn Bridgepoint credit continuation vehicle, this publication reported in September, a GP-led transaction the coverage noted carried no public benchmark for its illiquid credit book.

Pantheon has closed its eighth secondaries fund at $6bn, twice the $3bn it originally targeted, AltAssets reported on 21 October.

The vehicle, Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VIII and associated vehicles, follows a year in which Pantheon deployed around $3.35bn across 17 secondary transactions in 2025, according to AltAssets.

Pantheon's 2026 secondaries work has included leading a €1.2bn Bridgepoint credit continuation vehicle, this publication reported in September, a GP-led transaction the coverage noted carried no public benchmark for its illiquid credit book.

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