Fundraising

Two former 17Capital managing directors are said to be in the running to launch a potential NAV lending business at investment firm Hunter Point Capital.

In this fourth episode of our miniseries Private Markets and the End of Cheap Money, we look at how private equity firms are dealing with currency risk and how deals are being affected by interest rates rising at different paces in various global regions.

Apollo Global Management’s CFO Martin Kelly took us behind the scenes at the firm that raised the largest-ever private equity fund.

Barney Frank, the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, took the forum by surprise with his compliance comments.

In this third episode of our miniseries Private Markets and the End of Cheap Money, we explore key trends in private debt with industry professionals. While the asset class is not without challenges, some see better prospects for investing there than they have in some time.

Sources say lender mix has shifted and GPs aren’t struggling to get credit.

Climate continued to dominate the private markets sustainability agenda, both in terms of ESG and impact investing.

As funds hit the market over the next few months, they will likely contend with what some sources have told me is 'LP fatigue.'

In this second episode of our miniseries Private Markets and the End of Cheap Money, we talk to LPs about allocation shifts, impacts on fundraising and what investors are looking for out of their GPs as rates rise.

Despite a slowdown in deals in late 2022, consultancy says opportunities abound.