Tagged: private markets

November 6, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), the eponymous brokerage, has acquired private markets platform Forge (NYSE:FRGE) for $660 million. Once again, bespoke Fintech investment bank FT Partners served as financial advisor on the deal for Forge. FT Partners has been a long time partner with Forge, assisting in… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen, the specialist asset manager, announces its Global Private Markets Fund (GPMF) has now been onboarded onto the Allfunds Alternative Solutions Platform. The Aberdeen Global Private Markets Fund will now aim to reach a network of 900 distributors at a time when platforms like Allfunds… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG has recently announced an expanded partnership with BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), strengthening LSEG’s private markets intelligence offering. Through a new data integration, LSEG’s customers will gain insights in private markets and alternative assets by accessing Preqin data via LSEG’s Workspace platform and Data & Feeds products…. Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square, the fund operations partner to private markets GPs, announced a collaboration with BlackRock Aladdin to integrate Preqin data into its AI CRM for Investor Relations. This should allow GPs to pull key Preqin data, a source of private markets data, into Juniper Square’s… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nest, a pension provider representing around a third of the UK workforce, has committed  a further £500 million to be invested  by Schroders Capital’s private markets business. The allocation strengthens the partnership which began in 2022 and brings Nest’s total committed capital “to Schroders Capital’s… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square has announced the launch of its AI CRM for Investor Relations – the CRM is built for private markets funding. The AI CRM for Investor Relations uses JunieAI to automate manual tasks, “enrich investor data, and surface insights to help investor relations teams… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French public markets in Q3 have reportedly clawed back their losses from the early-quarter tariff shock, however, private markets still lagged as sponsors took a wait-and-see approach. This, according to a recent research report from PitchBook which also noted that deal activity slowing and fundraising… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL), an alternative asset manager, has recently announced the appointment of Greg Porteous as Managing Director and Head of Defined Contribution Retirement Solutions. In this role, Porteous will be responsible for spearheading Blue Owl’s ongoing efforts to expand access to… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 6:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has recently announced the launch of a dedicated business unit that will be focused on broadening access to private markets for retirement savers through defined contribution plans. The business division sits within Blackstone’s Private Wealth business. Heather von Zuben was named Global… Read More

October 15, 2025 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to enhance its role in private markets, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) announced on October 13, 2025, an agreement to acquire Industry Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm. The deal, which expands Goldman’s alternatives platform amid surging demand for secondary transactions, underscores the… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen research indicates that private markets could potentially outperform traditional 60/40 portfolio strategies, as it sets out 8-point plan to make private markets “work for public good.” As noted in the update from Aberdeen, private markets might significantly boost returns from retirement pots and even… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Steady dealmaking alongside increased exit activity positions private equity to end the current financial year on a relatively high note, according to recent update from PitchBook. PitchBook researchers noted in their latest report that following the increased uncertainty in Q2, headwinds are now starting to… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pursuit Fund Advisers, LLC, an asset manager dedicated to differentiated alternative investments, announced the launch of the Pursuit Asset-Based Income Fund (GOFOX), which is described as a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund, upon reorganization of its private predecessor fund. After a private fund offering rollout… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HarbourVest Partners, an independent private markets asset manager with more than $147 billion assets under management (as of March 31, 2025), announced the opening of its office in ADGM, the International Financial Centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The expansion underscores the firm’s… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private markets have emerged as an enabler of diversified investment strategies, offering higher yields and resilience amid economic uncertainties. However, barriers such as complex processing, regulatory hurdles, and limited distribution channels have long restricted access for everyday wealth managers and investors. A partnership announced on… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders Capital, the private markets arm of the global asset manager Schroders, has unveiled a new investment platform dedicated to self-storage assets. Announced recently this month, this launch underscores the firm’s commitment to operational real estate, blending institutional-grade investment with hands-on asset management to deliver… Read More

September 19, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Investor Advisory Committee (IAC), members approved recommendations pertaining to providing greater access to private securities for retail investors. The IAC was established under the Dodd-Frank Act, which authorizes the Committee to make recommendations to the… Read More

September 17, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Greater China private capital market, encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, experienced a continued slowdown in investment activity in the first half of 2025, driven by macroeconomic pressures, geopolitical uncertainties, and global capital reallocation. According to PitchBook s 2025 Greater China Private… Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 6:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Marc Lipschultz, co-CEO of alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, offered an assessment of the financial landscape, emphasizing the persistence of elevated interest rates. As the U.S. economy grapples with inflationary pressures and policy uncertainties, Lipschultz’s remarks… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The tech sector is witnessing a significant shift, with private companies staying private longer and attracting late-stage funding, particularly in artificial intelligence. This, according to a report from CB Insights. August 2025 marked a pivotal moment for the industry, as mega-rounds—funding deals exceeding $100 million—continued… Read More