New Mountain Capital is leveraging its sector expertise to differentiate its GP-led secondaries strategy from other buyers in the market. The firm's New Mountain Atlas unit is working to lead and co-lead buyout deals by utilizing its specialized sector teams, according to co-head Neal Costello.

With over 300 employees across equity, credit, and net lease lending strategies, the firm has built expertise in life science supplies, biomanufacturing, information and data, tech-enabled business services, and financial technologies. This broad sector coverage allows New Mountain to identify opportunities before they become widely known in the market.

The sector-focused approach enables New Mountain to get "ahead of processes" when sourcing deals, Costello told Secondaries Investor. By combining deep industry knowledge with secondaries capabilities, the firm aims to create value through operational improvements and strategic positioning rather than just financial engineering.