Analysis of private markets across private equity, credit and infrastructure, focussing on capital allocation, product strategy and investor demand.
Blackstone has closed the largest Asia-focused private equity fund in its history, raising $13.1 billion amid a challenging fundraising environment. The oversubscribed vehicle highlights investors’ enduring conviction in Asia’s long-term economic prospects and the region’s growing importance to global private capital. Blackstone has delivered one of the clearest endorsements yet of Asia’s long-term investment appeal,…
TMF Group has been appointed fund administrator for Innovation X Capital Partners III, a private markets fund targeting $1 billion in commitments. The mandate highlights the continued demand for outsourced fund operations as managers scale increasingly complex investment strategies. TMF Group has been selected as fund administrator for Innovation X Capital Partners III, a private…
New ELTIF 2.0 vehicle expands semi-liquid private markets strategy as global managers accelerate shift toward wealth-focused distribution models. Goldman Sachs Alternatives has launched a new evergreen private credit fund under the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) 2.0 framework, marking another step in the expansion of semi-liquid private market products aimed at wealth and individual investors….
New fundraising milestone highlights growing institutional demand for liquidity solutions across private equity portfolios amid prolonged exit delays. Coller Capital has raised $17 billion for its latest global private equity secondaries platform, underscoring the rapid expansion of secondary markets as institutional investors seek alternative sources of liquidity in an increasingly constrained exit environment. The firm…
How the secondary market is reshaping private market investing Liquidity has long been one of the defining challenges of private markets. However, the rapid growth of the secondary market is beginning to change that dynamic. According to Goldman Sachs, secondaries have become a key tool for managing liquidity, enabling investors to buy and sell private market…
How private equity real estate is shifting beyond traditional asset ownership Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) is undergoing a transformation. Historically centred on core and core-plus strategies, the asset class is increasingly focused on operational value creation. Large institutional managers such as Blackstone have emphasised the importance of thematic investing and asset-level operational improvements in driving returns….
Why direct lending and alternative credit are becoming core allocations Private credit has moved decisively from the fringes of institutional portfolios into the mainstream. Once a niche allocation reserved for specialist managers, it has become a structural pillar of modern asset allocation. The shift has been accelerated by tighter bank regulation and a retreat in…
Schroders and Apollo Global Management have unveiled a transatlantic strategic partnership aimed at reshaping wealth and retirement investment offerings, with ambitions to generate multi-billion-dollar annual inflows. The collaboration brings together Schroders’ long-established expertise in public markets and its private markets arm, Schroders Capital, with Apollo’s scale in alternative credit and private investment-grade origination. The firms…