# Lexington Partners' Taylor Robinson - secondaries in the spotlight

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Published: 2026-02-03T12:00:11+00:00
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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into the rapidly expanding world of secondaries with a senior leader at one of the pioneering firms in the secondaries space. We sat down at Franklin Templeton ’s New York office with Taylor Robinson , a Partner on the Secondary team at Lexington Partners , which has over $77B in total capitalization and is part of Franklin Templeton’s family of private markets funds and strategies . Taylor, who joined the firm in 2008, is primarily focused on the origination, evaluation, and execution of secondary opportunities, including partnership and GP-led transactions. He’s also a member of Lexington’s ESG Steering Committee. Taylor and I had a fascinating conversation about the current state of the secondaries market. We covered many of the hot button topics and trends that are shaping the secondaries market, including: Why secondaries have become an integral part of many LPs portfolios. How secondaries have become a portfolio management tool for LPs. The rise of GP-led secondaries. Why not all CVs are created equal. Why secondaries can be a good on-ramp to private markets for wealth channel investors. What the future holds for secondaries. Thanks Taylor for coming on the show to share your expertise and wisdom about private markets and secondaries. Show Notes 00:00 A Different Way of Thinking About Private Equity 00:43 Welcome to the Alt Goes Mainstream Podcast 01:20 Introduction to Taylor Robinson 02:35 Taylor Robinson's Background and Career 04:25 The Evolution of the Secondaries Market 05:20 Impact of the Financial Crisis on Secondaries 06:34 Growth and Liquidity in Private Markets 07:13 Current State of the Secondaries Market 07:29 Traditional vs. GP-Led Secondary Deals 09:18 Challenges and Opportunitie…

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