In this episode of Balentic Edge, Kasper Wichmann sits down with Julien Marencic, Managing Partner at Jera Capital, to unpack a disciplined approach to the secondary market - from industrial-grade origination and selection to portfolio construction across cycles.

What does quality really look like in secondaries when discounts don’t guarantee returns? Julien lays out Jera Capital’s engineer-like playbook: scale origination to widen the funnel, apply ruthless selection to avoid misallocation of time and capital, and maintain a tight feedback loop by converting pre-investment models into live monitoring tools.

The discussion compares LP secondaries vs GP-led continuation vehicles, explaining where multiples, liquidity timing, and alignment truly differ.

Julien and Kasper explore evergreen fund structures focused on sub-€50m deals, an under-served third of the market that attracts only ~5% of secondary capital, and how pacing across vintages helps avoid the J-curve and overpaying at peaks.

Julien also tackles today’s risk realities: NAV loans, leverage in a non-zero-rate world, distribution dynamics, and how to assess GP incentives (including valuation “POP” before exit).

Finally, they cover syndication access, being a “good counterparty,” and what LPs should do when those election notices hit their inbox.

If you care about private markets, LP insights, GP-led continuation vehicles, evergreen funds, and navigating NAV loans and leverage, this one’s for you.

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