Staff Writer
Unity Partners’ secret to success as an emerging manager may be found in its relentlessly consistent approach to its strategy and values, says its CEO, John Block.
New Catalyst Strategic Partners offers seed and growth capital to help launch and scale emerging managers. Founder and managing partner Jason Howard shares his view of the current market.
Regulatory innovation is key to stakeholders remaining relevant, say Elliot Refson, head of funds, and Philip Pirecki, Americas lead, Jersey Finance.
Private wealth investors are developing a taste for GP stakes.
Sponsors are looking to the tech sector to find unique investment opportunities in a challenging macro environment.
Private equity firms are strengthening and leveraging their internal skill sets and focusing on value creation within their tech portfolios while they wait for exit conditions to improve, says Baker McKenzie’s Eric Schwartzman.
Climate tech has been a rare bright spot in an otherwise challenging market for fundraising, but unlocking the segment’s full commercial potential will require deep pockets and a different approach to risk.
The SEC private fund rules will provide a regulatory framework around GP-led secondaries, ultimately supporting their continued growth, say Tim Toska and Emily Ergang Pappas of Alter Domus.
The proportion of investors looking to back private equity secondaries funds has been rising steadily since 2020.
As contributions exceed distributions in the private equity asset class, the secondaries market is proving more important than ever, says Northleaf Capital Partners managing director Matthew Sparks.