Monument Group
Independent partner-owned placement and secondaries advisory firm serving general partners and limited partners across global private markets.
monumentgroup.comMonument Group is an independent, partner-owned placement agent and secondaries advisory firm founded in 1994. It provides capital-formation and liquidity solutions to general partners and limited partners through primary fundraising, LP secondaries, GP-led transactions and strategic advisory.
The firm operates as an integrated international team with institutional-investor coverage across North America, Europe and Asia. Monument emphasizes a limited number of non-competing assignments, senior involvement and long-term GP–LP relationships.
Principal activities
Placement-agent services for private-market managers raising institutional fund capital.
Liquidity, portfolio-management and strategic solutions for limited partners selling fund interests.
Advice on continuation funds, tender offers and structured liquidity solutions for general partners.
- Capital solutions: Customized advice addressing private-market liquidity and strategic capital requirements.
- Market advisory: Guidance on positioning, process standards and investor engagement.
Monument Group operates primarily as a specialist adviser to private-market managers, sponsors and institutional investors. Its work centers on the design, positioning and execution of private-capital mandates rather than balance-sheet underwriting. View the firm’s website ↗
Investment and transaction coverage
- Private equity
- Venture capital
- Private credit
- Infrastructure
- Real estate
- Natural resources
- Primary fund placements
- LP portfolio sales
- Single-asset continuation funds
- Multi-asset continuation funds
- Tender offers
- Structured liquidity solutions
The firm’s coverage reflects the private-capital market’s division between primary fundraising, direct capital formation and liquidity-oriented transactions. The exact scope of an engagement depends on manager strategy, target investors, jurisdiction and transaction structure.
Market position
Monument is one of the longest-established independent firms dedicated to private-fund placement and secondaries advice. Its partner-owned structure and integrated primary-and-secondary platform support mandates requiring both institutional distribution and transaction execution.
Distinctive focus: Partner-owned global advice spanning primary fundraisings, LP secondaries and GP-led liquidity transactions.
Competitive context
Monument Group competes with independent placement agents and private-capital advisers whose mandates overlap in asset class, client segment, geography and transaction type. The most relevant peer set consists of firms that provide institutional capital-raising advice rather than general asset management, accounting or balance-sheet financing.
Monument has a more developed secondaries capability than firms focused solely on primary placement. Compared with larger financial institutions, it operates without a lending or underwriting balance sheet and concentrates on private-market capital formation and liquidity.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply an exhaustive competitor set or an equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mueller | Managing Partner | Global strategic direction, business origination and North American investor coverage |
| Patrick MacCurtain | Partner and Chief Operating Officer | Operations leadership; formerly with BlackRock and State Street Research |
| Solomon Owayda | Partner | Co-leader of secondaries; former institutional private-equity investment executive |
Ryan Mueller serves as managing partner and is responsible for the firm’s global strategic direction. The partnership includes senior specialists in primary fundraising, institutional distribution, secondary transactions, law, operations and client service. View the current team ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Monument Group, Inc. is a FINRA and SIPC member in the United States. Monument Group Europe LLP is authorised and regulated by the FCA, while affiliated entities maintain registrations in Japan and the Netherlands.
View registered-entity details
| United States entity | Monument Group, Inc. |
| European entity | Monument Group Europe LLP |
| Other entities | Monument Group, L.P.; Monument Group Netherlands B.V. |
| Regulators | FINRA, FCA, Japan FSA and AFM |
| Registration identifiers | N/A |
Principal offices
- Boston
- London
- Amsterdam
- Tokyo
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Monument Group — firm overview and principal services.
- Expertise — primary, secondary and advisory capabilities.
- Team — current leadership, roles and professional backgrounds.
- Advisory Ranking — 2026 ranking inclusion and tier classification.
