As part of the process, the firm is letting go of some staff, including managing directors Helen Chiang and Loren Easton, who have moved into senior adviser roles.
After exiting an early childhood education provider and acquiring another one, Avathon Capital makes a foray into professional learning with the purchase of a healthcare education provider.
Despite a post-covid dip, private equity’s appetite for the sector is strong, with technology driving the bulk of interest.
Opening the asset class to retail investors is, among other things, disrupting capital raising, popularising evergreen funds, and prompting the adoption of technology to take care of distributions.
Private equity firms are establishing dedicated education programs to meet the needs of individual investors and the wealth management community, writes Jon Yarker.
Investing in the operational infrastructure required to address the bespoke needs of the private wealth market will be key to unlocking the full scale of the opportunity.
Advanced technologies could help open up the asset class to more individual investors, but hurdles around standardization and regulation remain.
Can retail investors offer sub line lenders the security they require?
Private wealth investors are developing a taste for GP stakes.
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