This year saw mega fund closes with a number of specialist funds breaking records.
4 min read · 30 December 2025
Brookfield’s Real Estate Secondaries fund is almost fully deployed and the manager is in the market to raise a second one.
3 min read · 03 December 2025
The deal involves Annington, which was created when Hands helped Japanese bank Nomura acquire military homes in 1996 from the UK government.
3 min read · 27 November 2025
When we asked this year’s cohort of standout women in private markets about the most significant trends shaping their asset classes, artificial intelligence was top of mind.
3 min read · 17 November 2025
AI is touching every aspect of the alternative assets industry – from internal applications to portco value creation and investment opportunities. But there are risks ahead, with overhype and regulatory uncertainty partly clouding the path forward.
10 min read · 17 November 2025
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise the investment lifecycle, but there will be challenges along the way.
10 min read · 17 November 2025
With MIT research revealing that just 5% of artificial intelligence initiatives succeed, how can private markets firms ensure their AI efforts will lead to genuine value creation?
10 min read · 17 November 2025
Short-term and increasingly passive public markets aren’t always the right fit for major transformations, particularly those being driven by trends such as decarbonisation and AI.
5 min read · 10 November 2025
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