Our premium research reports deliver actionable insight on the latest trends in the private equity industry. Each month, Private Equity’s analysts explore a new theme using interviews with subject matter experts, data from key sources, and surveys of market participants.
Our premium research reports deliver actionable insight on the latest trends in the private equity industry. Each month, Private Equity’s analysts explore a new theme using interviews with subject matter experts, data from key sources, and surveys of market participants.
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Conversations from SS&C Deliver: Bhagesh Malde (pictured), General Manager and Head of SS&C GlobeOp, speaks with Private Equity Wire® editor, Aftab Bose.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Space is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, with breakthroughs spanning direct-to-consumer satellites and earth observation for businesses. We sat down with Felix von Schubert, CIO of space-focused investor NewSpace Capital, to learn more about these opportunities.
Faced with uncertainty, firms are craving stability. When choosing a fund domicile, this means favouring a consistent and advantageous regulatory environment. Read this latest research brief on how firms are turning prudent jurisdictional choice into a valuable source of alpha.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss asset based lending with Andre Hakkak, CEO of White Oak Global Advisors, a firm which specialises in financing solutions for SMEs.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Professional services firms have long been utilised by large firms for their operations. But as the mid and lower mid market begins to mature, this is increasingly the case for SMEs and HNWIs.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss spreading risk using a platform model with Luke Sarsfield, CEO of mid-market investor Ridgepost Capital.
As the Department of Labor sets out how 401(k)s can gain access to private markets, investors are looking to move past the challenges which democratisation has posed so far. But questions remain over how illiquid, opaque assets can become compatible with retirement plans.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: While demand for cold drinks continues to be strong worldwide, the industry is facing pressures from rising energy and materials costs. In April 2023, Tetrad Capital Partners carried out a recapitalisation and restructuring of Frigoglass, beginning a broader transformation.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss investment in therapeutics with Ksenija Pavletic, general partner and chief commercial officer at biopharma-focused firm Jeito Capital.
Transparency and standardisation are hallmarks of mature industries, and while these have traditionally run at odds with the bespoke, proprietary edge of private markets offerings, they now manifest as key differentiators in the era of discipline.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss the investment opportunity in middle America with Blair Garrou, co-founder and managing partner of Mercury Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm targeting tech companies outside of Silicon Valley.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: As Africa’s middle class continues to grow, private capital is finding opportunities for its service sector. Africa-focused private equity firm Adenia Partners invested in catering business OCS Group back in 2021, when the business had operations spanning Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Australian pension funds set out on a mission last week to expand their exposure to private markets assets in Europe. We caught up with some of those funds to understand where they see the opportunity in the region.
Firms in today’s climate need to not only evaluate an asset’s ability to weather all manner of disruptive forces, but they also need to create a growth plan that is able to play out in sectors that are now transforming – quite literally – from one month to the next.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Quantum computing has been a hypothetical technology since the 1980s. Now, it is beginning to reach commercialisation, with the prospect of transforming areas including drug development, financial modelling, and telecommunications.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode, we discuss blockchain investing with Ruud Smets, CIO of Theta Capital Management, an Amsterdam-based blockchain VC fund of funds.
This week saw the Q1 earnings for some of the major Wall Street banks and financial institutions. Reports came in for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Increasingly, major infrastructure projects require environmental impact assessments (EIAs) before they can be undertaken, a significant opportunity for the firms who conduct them. In February WestBridge completed the sale of environmental consultancy APEM Group, which conducts EIAs, delivering an 11.5x multiple.
In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode, we discuss the role of private markets in social and economic infrastructure with Hugo Llewelyn, CEO of Newcore Capital.
Investors are evaluating how to meet the world’s energy needs, while avoiding unstable supply chains.
