Dawson Partners has been recognized as the 13th largest secondaries firm globally by Secondaries Investor in its 2025 SI 50 ranking.
In one short decade since being founded in 2015, Dawson has rapidly established itself as a global leader in the fast-growing secondaries market.
We founded Dawson with the goal of providing innovative solutions to our investors, our counterparties and the market generally. Our relentless focus on innovation has remained steadfast. We have also always believed that big is beautiful, growth is good and scale matters in this market.
As we celebrate both our 10th year as a firm and this exciting milestone, we take pride in what we have accomplished but are even more excited about what is to come. As we enter our second decade, we remain focused on and determined to thoughtfully scale our solutions, our products, and our firm.
The SI 50 ranking recognizes the 50 largest secondaries firms around the globe. The ranking is determined by the amount of dedicated secondaries capital raised between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024.
Since January 1, 2020, Dawson’s assets under management have grown from US$4 billion to over US$23 billion today and the Firm’s employee base has grown from 40 to 234 professionals today.
