Do customisable models incorporating both public and private markets exposure represent the next step in the democratisation of alternatives?
5 min read · 10 November 2025
Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.
10 min read · 10 November 2025
Thanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.
10 min read · 10 November 2025
Amid one of infrastructure secondaries largest ever fundraising years, Ares’ infra secondaries head Edward Keith explains how it seeks to achieve diversification within its funds.
4 min read · 07 November 2025
The publicly listed asset manager is confident its latest secondaries vehicle will surpass the size of its $5.6bn predecessor, co-CEO Erik Hirsch said on the firm’s earnings call.
2 min read · 05 November 2025
The top force fuelling M&A among private markets managers is the ambition to become as relevant to private wealth and insurance money tomorrow as institutional capital today.
9 min read · 27 October 2025
Private markets’ enthusiasm for the retail space is no fleeting trend, according to data from recent industry studies.
3 min read · 20 October 2025
More capital was raised for the strategy between Q1 and Q3 than the $118bn gathered in 2023.
2 min read · 15 October 2025
The real asset veteran, a keen buyer of infrastructure secondaries, says she is ‘cautious’ about touted pricing for infra secondaries transactions.
3 min read · 14 October 2025
With globalisation in retreat, the implications for private investment are complex. In areas like manufacturing, the push is toward reshoring of portfolio company operations. In risk management, many investors see diversifying their global exposure as key.
10 min read · 14 October 2025
