Dawson Recognized in Secondaries Investor’s 2025 SI 50 Ranking
September 02 2025
TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 2 2025 – Dawson Partners (“Dawson” or the “Firm”) is pleased to announce that it 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,” said Yann Robard, Managing Partner at Dawson. “We have also always believed that big is beautiful, growth is good and scale matters in this market. We see scale as an enabler. 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.
About Dawson Partners (“Dawson”)
Dawson is a leading global alternative asset manager focused on providing innovative structured solutions to the private markets. Founded in 2015, Dawson offers tailored portfolio financing and liquidity solutions to LPs and GPs. The Firm takes a differentiated approach to selecting, curating, structuring, and managing bespoke portfolios to meet the evolving needs of a growing market. Dawson has over US$23 billion of assets under management and has deployed over US$26 billion across more than 275 transactions. The Firm employs more than 230 professionals across offices in Toronto, London, UK, and New York City. For more information visit: https//www.dawsonpartners.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The Secondaries Investor ranking was determined by SI based on their own methodologies and criteria. Inclusion on the list is based on the amount of self-reported dedicated secondaries capital raised between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024. There is no cost associated with any submissions. No person should interpret any recognition as an endorsement of Dawson’s past performance or as an indicator of future performance.