Our Team
At Perella Weinberg, we have a team of partners and professionals who bring leadership, influence, and experience across a wide range of industries.
Jonathan Costello
Jonathan Costello is a Partner at Perella Weinberg.
Mr. Costello brings over 31 years of private markets investing and advisory experience, 23 of which have been focused on the secondary market. A selection of his recent transactions includes GP led secondaries for AEA Elevate, Atlantic Street Capital, Avenue Capital, Greenbelt Capital, and HGGC. In total, throughout his career, Mr. Costello has advised or served as lead investor in over 60 GP led secondary transactions representing over $20 billion in transaction value.
Prior to joining Perella Weinberg, Mr. Costello founded Devon Park Advisors in 2021, where he focused on the following transaction types: LP interest acquisitions/divestitures, GP led secondaries, LP or GP structured equity solutions, GP stakes, blind pool primary commitments and direct, control buyouts.
Before forming Devon Park Advisors, Mr. Costello was an Operating Partner at Stone Point Capital. Prior to Stone Point, Mr. Costello was a Partner and Global Head of Secondary Advisory at PJT Park Hill, and advised on GP led transactions in private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, including several of the largest single asset continuation vehicle transactions completed to date. Before PJT Park Hill, Mr. Costello was a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of the Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Private Equity (AIP) Secondary Team. Mr. Costello was a member of the AIP global investment committee, which approved all investments and dispositions (primary, secondary and co-investment commitments) for commingled private equity fund of funds, dedicated secondary funds, and other separately managed accounts.
Prior to joining AIP, Mr. Costello worked at Susquehanna International Group, where he led the firm’s investments in the private equity secondary market. Previously, he founded and led the secondary advisory business at SSG Capital Advisors, where he represented insurance companies, corporate, and family office clients in private equity secondary transactions. Before that, Mr. Costello worked with Safeguard Scientifics, where he was responsible for managing the firm’s private equity fund portfolio and sourcing, conducting due diligence, and structuring direct private equity investments in software and information services companies.
Mr. Costello holds a BS in finance from Boston College.