Fund Management

The rise and rise of take-privates

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.

Modelling public-private exposure

Do customisable models incorporating both public and private markets exposure represent the next step in the democratisation of alternatives?

Restoring the balance between public and private markets

Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.

Public markets: After years of private market growth, public markets may gain ground

Thanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.

Why sustainability-linked loans should be a talking point

For borrowers and their sponsors, SLLs are a direct way of ensuring ESG integration is a lever for financial value.

Asian insurer FWD names new CIO for Hong Kong, Macau

The incumbent has left the Hong Kong-based firm, which has a $46.5bn investment portfolio, after a seven-year tenure.

Jirí Król: Product design is a subtle balance

Fund structures are evolving to meet the evolving needs of LPs and the new wave of retailisation.

Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metrics

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.

The bankruptcy blame game

Signs of credit stress are emerging, but there are different views over its relevance for the private debt market.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance helps power Q3 earnings

Blackstone execs do not see recent defaults as ominous for the traditional private credit market and say they are issues for the banks, as noted on the earnings call.