Setter Capital
Specialist adviser to fund managers and institutional investors on secondary sales, valuations, financing and structured liquidity across alternative assets.
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier I
- Institutional secondary-market advisory firm
- Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions Advisory
Overview
Setter Capital is a secondary-market adviser founded in 2006. It works with fund sponsors, pensions, endowments, investment consultants and other institutional holders of alternative investments.
Its work spans LP portfolio sales, market valuations, secondary lending, structured solutions, direct-company interests and GP-led liquidity. The firm publishes research based on its transaction network and proprietary secondary-market data.
Setter Capital is included in one 2026 Advisory Ranking category. The highest recorded classification is Tier I.
Firm facts
| Legal name | Setter Capital Inc. |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Firm type | Institutional secondary-market advisory firm |
| Principal offices | Toronto, London, New York |
| Primary focus | Fund interests, portfolios and structured liquidity |
| Senior leader | N/A |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier I |
Principal activities
LP solutions
Portfolio sales, valuations, financing and structured liquidity for institutional investors.
GP solutions
Liquidity options, portfolio sales, direct-interest sales and capital solutions for fund managers.
Market analytics
Pricing, volume, liquidity and buyer-demand research across alternative investments.
Setter Capital works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Client and participant coverage
- Fund managers
- Pension funds
- Endowments
- Investment consultants
- Family offices
- Institutional investors
Transaction and mandate types
- LP portfolio sales
- Single-fund sales
- Direct secondaries
- Tender offers
- Secondary lending
- Structured liquidity
Market position
Setter Capital is positioned as a institutional secondary-market advisory firm. Its market role reflects the combination of fund interests, portfolios and structured liquidity, participant access, transaction workflow and the regulatory framework applicable to its services.
Distinctive focus: A focused advisory model spanning both LP-led and GP-related transactions across multiple alternative-asset classes.
Competitive context
Setter Capital competes with digital marketplaces, broker-dealers, fund-secondary advisers, investment platforms and private-market data providers. The relevant peer set changes according to asset type, investor eligibility, ticket size, geography, issuer involvement and whether the service is advisory-led, broker-led or self-directed.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Senior leader | Current leadership is presented on the firm website |
Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Setter Capital operates as an independent secondary-market adviser. Regulatory status and the contracting entity may vary by engagement and jurisdiction; a registration identifier was not clearly stated on the public pages reviewed.
View registered-entity details
| Operating name | Setter Capital |
| Principal entity | Setter Capital Inc. |
| Regulatory status | Jurisdiction- and engagement-specific |
| Registration identifier | N/A |
| Primary jurisdiction | Canada |
Principal offices
- Toronto
- London
- New York
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- About Setter Capital — history, client groups and market activity.
- Services — LP, GP and structured-liquidity services.
- Team — current professionals.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
