{"id":85782,"date":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?p=85782"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:11:54","slug":"the-self-sale-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2025\/12\/31\/the-self-sale-era\/","title":{"rendered":"The self-sale era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Private equity is selling to itself at scale. Buyout firms routed a record share of exits through so-called continuation vehicles in 2025, as weak IPO markets and cautious buyers kept traditional sales out of reach, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0236c2ce-a430-4772-b859-bda553784de2\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">About one in five PE exits this year used continuation structures, up from roughly 12-13% in 2024. Advisers estimate USD 100-107 bn in assets have moved through these vehicles in 2025 \u2014 an annual record \u2014 with even large, previously cautious managers such as EQT now planning to use the structure for select holdings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">This isn\u2019t new. As we\u2019ve <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/46f83406-fa69-45b9-809b-6d08fd19036a\/continuation-funds-boom-as-private-equity-faces-a-frozen-exit-market\" rel=\"noopener\">previously noted<\/a>, continuation agreements have been on the rise as IPO markets froze and other exit routes narrowed. While global IPOs saw a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/bef40af3-73de-4512-85f5-1274659a61d3\/saudi%3cmark%3e-ipos%3c\/mark%3e-drive-mena%e2%80%99s-strongest-run-since-the-financial-crisis-%e2%80%94-ey\" rel=\"noopener\">modest rebound in 9M 2025<\/a> \u2014 led by Saudi Arabia and other MENA countries \u2014 exits in the US and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/369a0f56-c169-4ceb-a6a8-c53d5f11bc70\/london%e2%80%99s-ipo-drought-deepens-as-frankfurt,-z%c3%bcrich-pull-ahead\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a> remain patchy, keeping self-sales in play.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Why it works: Continuation agreements let managers return some capital without fully exiting, keeping exposure to assets they still back. One adviser called them a \u201cpopular and effective [triple-W] liquidity solution in a stressed exit environment,\u201d with valuations still recovering from 2024 lows.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">These vehicles can reset economics on ageing assets, creating fresh fee streams and extending performance upside at a time when full exits remain hard to execute.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Still, some pension funds remain uneasy about conflicts when firms act as both seller and buyer. Bain found nearly two-thirds of PE investors still prefer traditional exits \u2014 trade sales or IPOs \u2014 even as self-sales become more common.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"65\">\n<col width=\"177\">\n<col width=\"176\">\n<col width=\"175\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Sensex<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">85,223<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.7 % (YTD: +9.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">NIFTY 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">26,130<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.7% (YTD: +10.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">ADX<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">10,001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.4% (YTD: +5.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">DFM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">6,064<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.8% (YTD: +16.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Tadawul<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">10,467<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.8% (YTD: -13.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">EGX30 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">41,786<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.2% (YTD: +40.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Boursa Kuwait<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">8,290<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.8% (YTD: +20.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">QSE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">10,738<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">-0.5% (YTD: +1.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">S&P 500<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">6,896<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">-0.1% (YTD: +17.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">FTSE 100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">9,935<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">-0.1% (YTD: +21.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Euro Stoxx 50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">5,781<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">-0.3% (YTD: +18.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Brent crude<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">USD 61.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Natural gas (Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">USD 58.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">+0.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\">Gold<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-width: 0.75pt; border-style: solid; border- vertical-align: top; padding: 5pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" 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