Pre-IPO Secondaries

Buying shares of a late-stage private company from an existing holder rather than the company.

Qualified investors — primarily PE funds and family offices — from USD 5m upwards per name.

Through the secondary market — buying from existing shareholders directly, joining a single-name SPV, or using a forward contract where transfers are restricted. Access runs through advisers and platforms holding allocations, with eligibility, minimum tickets and company transfer approvals governing who can participate.

Against the company’s most recent primary round and observable secondary trades, adjusted for structure and share class. Discounts or premiums reflect transfer restrictions, limited information rights, the depth of demand for the name and how the exposure is held — direct positions usually price differently from layered structures.

Confirm the seller actually holds the shares and can transfer them, understand the structure — direct, SPV or forward — and any layers between you and the equity, check aggregate economics across those layers, and verify the company’s approval process. Counterparty failure, not company performance, is the most avoidable risk.

It covers US pre-IPO secondaries, curated deal access for private equity funds and family offices, PE/VC fund placement, and AI data-centre investments — for qualified investors.

Pre-IPO secondaries, GP- and LP-led secondaries, co-investments, PE/VC fund placement and SPVs, plus thematic exposure to AI data centres, digital infrastructure and the energy transition.

Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.

Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.

A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.

Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.

Matchpoint undertakes corporate finance, financing, M&A and fund-placement mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation, capacity and a written engagement. The partner team has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions.

Use the enquiry form, email contact@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.

Yes. Confidential information is handled under the engagement terms and any applicable non-disclosure agreement.