Episode 156: Buying and Selling Private Secondaries with Jeff Leathers of Tap

In this episode of the InsuranceAUM.com podcast, host Stewart Foley, CFA, sits down with Jeff Leathers, Co-Founder and CEO of Tap, an electronic trading platform for private funds. Tap aims to revolutionize the secondary market for private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and other private funds by providing an efficient, technology-driven platform for trading. Jeff discusses the evolution of the secondary markets, the key players involved, and how Tap is helping insurance asset managers navigate these markets with more ease and transparency.

Jeff also shares how the growing liquidity in private markets is allowing insurance companies and other institutional investors to confidently increase their allocations to private funds. He explains the transactional process for limited partners (LPs) and how Tap simplifies and accelerates that process through its data-driven platform. Whether you're new to private fund secondaries or looking to enhance your portfolio management strategies, this episode offers valuable insights into the future of liquidity in private markets.