Key Takeaways
- • Pantheon appointed Leif Lindbäck as Partner in its Private Equity Secondaries team, based in London, after he joined the firm in April 2026, according to a Business Wire announcement.
- • Lindbäck joins from CVC Capital Partners, where he most recently served as Co-Head of TMT Europe, and brings more than 25 years of investing experience with a focus on technology, media, and telecommunications.
- • The hire supports Pantheon's GP-led secondaries origination and underwriting as the firm manages a global private equity secondaries platform of approximately $13.5 billion.
- • Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund II and related vehicles raised $1.1 billion in total commitments and closed in 2025.
Summary
Pantheon, a global private markets investor, announced that Leif Lindbäck has joined the firm as a Partner in its Private Equity Secondaries team, based in London. Lindbäck joined in April, according to the announcement, and brings more than 25 years of investing experience with deep expertise across the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors.
Lindbäck previously served as Co-Head of TMT Europe at CVC Capital Partners, where he led and executed investments and helped scale businesses across software, digital transformation, and technology-enabled services. Earlier in his career he held senior investing roles at Blackstone and Charterhouse. He has invested across control, minority, and structured transactions and has worked extensively in the UK and continental Europe.
In his new role, Lindbäck will help originate and execute investments in GP-led opportunities and contribute more broadly across the platform. Pantheon said his direct buyout experience will strengthen its origination and underwriting capabilities in GP-led secondaries, an area the firm describes as increasingly specialized as the market evolves. Amyn Hassanally, Global Head of Private Equity Secondaries at Pantheon, said Lindbäck's network across the European market would be valuable as the firm grows the platform.
Pantheon said it has committed over $28.2 billion across more than 480 secondaries investments, spanning LP-led and GP-led transactions, and that it manages approximately $13.5 billion across its private equity secondaries funds. The firm cited continued demand for liquidity and portfolio management solutions from investors and fund managers. Its GP-led platform includes Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund II, which, along with related vehicles, raised $1.1 billion in total commitments and closed in 2025.
Lindbäck previously served as Co-Head of TMT Europe at CVC Capital Partners, where he led and executed investments and helped scale businesses across software, digital transformation, and technology-enabled services. Earlier in his career he held senior investing roles at Blackstone and Charterhouse. He has invested across control, minority, and structured transactions and has worked extensively in the UK and continental Europe.
In his new role, Lindbäck will help originate and execute investments in GP-led opportunities and contribute more broadly across the platform. Pantheon said his direct buyout experience will strengthen its origination and underwriting capabilities in GP-led secondaries, an area the firm describes as increasingly specialized as the market evolves. Amyn Hassanally, Global Head of Private Equity Secondaries at Pantheon, said Lindbäck's network across the European market would be valuable as the firm grows the platform.
Pantheon said it has committed over $28.2 billion across more than 480 secondaries investments, spanning LP-led and GP-led transactions, and that it manages approximately $13.5 billion across its private equity secondaries funds. The firm cited continued demand for liquidity and portfolio management solutions from investors and fund managers. Its GP-led platform includes Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund II, which, along with related vehicles, raised $1.1 billion in total commitments and closed in 2025.
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