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Alternatives · 15 Jan 2025
Beyond stocks & bonds: why universities invest in private assets
Some of the world’s biggest universities tap into private assets to generate returns for future generations.
Alternatives · 06 Dec 2024
Unlocking hidden wealth: the rise of private assets
Amid low interest rates and increased market volatility, private assets have enjoyed solid growth as investors adopt a longer-term view in the hope of strong returns.
Alternatives · 07 Nov 2022
The biotech firm building the drug-hunting factory of the future
The work behind Eikon’s groundbreaking technology has already won a Nobel Prize. Now CEO Roger Perlmutter is on a mission to help the company realise its full potential.
Alternatives · 13 Sept 2022
With her climate-tech venture Sweep, Rachel Delacour has no time to lose
The co-founder and CEO of the French carbon-management platform wants to prove that it is possible to create value for investors and employees, while helping to protect the planet.
Alternatives · 05 Jul 2022
General Atlantic’s Gabriel Caillaux on what it takes to be successful in private markets
Having worked for one of the world’s leading growth-equity investors for almost two decades, Gabriel understands that growth ‘doesn’t happen by miracle’. Here, he shares some valuable insights that are relevant for anyone interested in exploring private assets.
Alternatives · 11 Nov 2021
Private Assets, the ultimate form of active management: Myth or Reality?
Jonathan Gray, president and chief operating officer of US private equity group Blackstone spoke recently to Pictet Wealth Management’s Chief Investment Officer César Pérez Ruiz about the macro background and how the market for private assets is changing.
Alternatives · 17 Aug 2021
Investing in infrastructure
Infrastructure assets form the spine of an economy. They are the physical structures and vital services that connect society and facilitate its orderly operation. Typically capital-intensive to construct and with long operating lives, infrastructure assets produce inflation-adjusted revenues that generate long-term, sustainable cash flows. Due to high barriers to entry, these assets also tend to benefit from a relatively low price elasticity of demand.
Alternatives · 21 Apr 2021
The enduring relevance of endowment-style investing
Endowment-fund investing continues to offer relevant lessons for long-term investors.
