Knowledge Base
International markets, emerging economies, cross-border investment dynamics, and the global forces that affect diversified portfolios.
43 articles in this category — page 2 of 4
CPG private equity sits at the intersection of stable cash flows, brand optionality, and operational complexity. For UHNW investors evaluating alternatives allocations, the sector offers something genuinely rare: consumer demand that holds across economic cycles, combined with PE value creation leve
Closed-end private equity funds lock your capital for a fixed term (typically 10 years) in exchange for access to illiquid, high-return strategies. Open-end funds offer periodic redemption windows but cap your upside and conditionally restrict liquidity when markets get rough. The structure you choo
Macquarie private equity sits at the intersection of infrastructure, real assets, and long-duration capital. For UHNW investors evaluating LP commitments, the firm's $300 billion AUD in assets under management commands attention. But the promotional narrative glosses over a 2008 blowup, fee structur
Roughly $14 to $15 trillion in assets are benchmarked to MSCI indexes globally. When MSCI shifts a country weighting by even 1% in its Emerging Markets Index, that single decision forces more than $100 billion in repositioning across passive and semi-passive funds. Twice a year, that process runs on
Asurion is privately held by a consortium of private equity firms led by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), with additional stakes held by Madison Dearborn Partners, Berkshire Partners, CVC Capital Partners, and TPG Capital. No single firm discloses its exact ownership percentage, but WCAS is t
Bertram Capital Management is a San Francisco-based mid-market private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jeff Drazan, managing approximately $4.3 billion in assets across technology, business services, and healthcare. For FATFIRE-level investors evaluating PE allocations, the firm represents a useful c
QIC Private Equity is the private markets investment arm of the Queensland Investment Corporation, a Queensland Government-owned corporation managing over AUD $100 billion in assets across infrastructure, real estate, private equity, and liquid strategies, according to QIC's 2023 Annual Report. That
Preferred equity in private equity occupies a specific position in the capital stack structure: senior to common equity, subordinate to all debt tranches, and structured to deliver priority distributions before common holders see a dollar. It is not a safer version of common equity. It is a structur
Greystar private equity sits at the intersection of institutional-scale capital and vertically integrated operations. Founded in 1993 by Bob Faith in Charleston, South Carolina, the firm manages over $80 billion in assets across multifamily, student housing, and build-to-rent properties spanning fiv
Nordic private equity has quietly built one of the strongest track records in European alternatives. Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland combine political stability, deep institutional LP bases, and a disproportionate concentration of technology and healthcare companies to produce conditions that c
Landscaping private equity has moved well past novelty status. The U.S. landscaping services industry generates over $115 billion in annual revenue, according to IBISWorld, and it shares the structural profile that PE firms have systematically targeted across home services: fragmented ownership, rec
Private equity in Hong Kong sits at the intersection of two realities that rarely coexist this cleanly: world-class financial infrastructure and direct access to the world's second-largest economy. With roughly $180 billion in assets under management across the Hong Kong and Greater China PE ecosyst