Press September 16, 2025

GP-Led Secondaries Are Now an Institutional Asset Class

In a new whitepaper published by Carta, Chris Lawrence, managing partner at Labyrinth Capital Partners, is prominently featured in a deep dive on the rise of GP-led secondaries and their role in closing the private market liquidity gap. The report highlights the structural differences between GP- and LP-led deals, with Lawrence outlining how single-asset continuation funds, strip sales, and restructurings have evolved into institutional tools—offering bespoke liquidity and portfolio management solutions.

Press September 8, 2025

Tail-end secondaries surge as LPs step-up pursuit of liquidity in PE portfolios

Chris Lawrence, managing partner at Labyrinth Capital Partners, comments on the surge in tail-end secondaries, where decade-old PE fund positions are increasingly hitting the market. He notes that evergreen 40 Act funds have bid aggressively in this segment but warns that paying full freight for near-term liquidity comes with risk. The trend underscores how constrained exits are pushing LPs to seek liquidity through legacy asset sales, even at steep discounts.

Press August 29, 2025

How much more will the venture secondary market will grow?

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, comments on how the slowdown in private market distributions has accelerated demand for liquidity-solution transactions. He notes that secondaries are increasingly embedded in the private-market landscape and are poised to continue their upward trajectory as a structural component of long-term capital allocation.

Press August 20, 2025

Databricks eyes over $100 billion valuation as investors back AI growth plans

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, comments on Databricks' $100B valuation and notes that mega late-stage rounds are resembling “soft IPOs" that function like public equity but without public market oversight.

Press July 31, 2025

LP-, GP-Led Secondaries Grow to Record Volumes in 2025

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, discusses how GPs are under mounting pressure from LPs to deliver liquidity, with all asset classes now actively on the table.

Press June 17, 2025

Structured Secondaries Are the New Liquidity Engine

In an exclusive op-ed with Funds Europe, Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, discusses how structured secondaries—and Labyrinth’s GP-led+ model—are today’s true liquidity engine, blending downside protection, alignment, and real alpha.

Press May 29, 2025

Labyrinth Capital: Interview With Founder & Managing Partner Chris Lawrence About The PE Firm And Its Signature GP-Led+ Approach

In a Q&A with Pulse 2.0, Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners explains the firms GP-Led+ strategy and how it expands beyond traditional GP-led deals, adding directs and hybrids for better alignment and diversification.

Press May 21, 2025

The GP-led herd is missing the real opportunity

In an op-ed for PE Hub, Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, cautions that GP-led deals dominate headlines, but the real upside lies in direct secondaries with clearer alignment and value (and what Labyrinth calls "GP-led+".

Press April 10, 2025

LPs flooded the secondary market during tariff upheaval. Buyers paused.

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, warns that tariff turmoil makes supply chain investing like “catching a falling knife,” with risks outweighing opportunity.

Press April 10, 2025

‘Hard to close’: PE stalls amid tariff turmoil

Chris Lawrence noted tariff uncertainty delays liquidity timelines, but emphasized resilience as portfolio companies sustain growth and remain financially unlevered.

Press July 4, 2024

Chris Lawrence, Managing Partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, on identifying a niche in secondaries investing

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, discusses how private equity secondaries thrive in cycles and stresses the importance of niche strategies and relationship capital for driving value and resilience.

Press August 19, 2020

Secondary Funds and the Pandemic

Chris Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Labyrinth Capital Partners, explains how the pandemic reshaped secondary funds, highlighting liquidity dynamics and the industry’s evolving timeline in an interview with Bob Woosley on the Private Equity 360 podcast.