The private equity sector has been grappling with a persistent liquidity problem for several years. Due to a slower M&A market, higher interest rates, and a sluggish IPO market, portfolio companies are being held for longer periods and investors are …

In an upcoming publication in the Review of Financial Studies , researchers Jinfei Sheng (University of California, Irvine), Nan Xu (Nankai University), and Lu Zheng (University of California, Irvine) introduce INF: a new measure designed to extract …

Investors are suddenly pulling back. The main reasons are the renewed tensions between Iran and the United States and the extremely concentrated equity markets that are driven almost exclusively by AI. But anyone looking beyond the headlines will see …

Following a pandemic-era boom and a recent investor pullback, water funds face slowing momentum even as global water constraints intensify, creating new risks and opportunities across water-related industries. Among thematic equities, water has been one …

How much should one pay for revenue that may not materialize for years? That’s the dilemma for investors preparing for SpaceX’s IPO. Analysts cannot agree whether the company is worth 800 billion dollars, 2 trillion dollars or something far higher. The …

Quintet is bringing its services for asset managers and financial intermediaries together under a new brand, while stepping up its focus on digital asset services for institutional clients. The private bank expects blockchain technology to become the …

Frédéric Jeanmaire will join Carmignac’s London investment team on August 3 as the French asset manager prepares to launch a European equity strategy later this year. He will co-manage Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe and FP Carmignac European Leaders …

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into research and investment processes, institutional investors are also beginning to change the way they evaluate fund managers. Monika Calay, head of UK manager research at Morningstar, said her …

Football is attracting growing interest from private equity firms, lenders and other institutional investors, according to a new report from Swiss bank UBS published ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Pension funds …

The line between open-ended and closed-ended alternative investment funds is becoming harder to draw as evergreen and semi-liquid structures gain ground. In this expert contribution, Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra and Marco Loria, both senior associates in the …

Secondaries gain ground as an exit route for private equity

The prospectus that is too honest

Chart of the week: markets don’t like surprises

Morningstar: BNP Paribas versus iShares in sector equity water

The great SpaceX valuation divide probably won’t be settled soon

Quintet expands asset services and doubles down on digitalization

Transfers: Carmignac, Schaffner, LVPA, Loyens & Loeff, Edmond de Rothschild AM

AI takes on a larger role in operational due diligence by institutional investors

Football is emerging as an investment market

Loyens & Loeff: evergreen funds with discretionary redemptions: open-ended or not?