Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In this special report on Private Markets, we want to take a closer look at various strategies and instruments traded in the private asset space. Olivier Keller of PineBridge Investment starts off by highlighting “What Investors Should Consider” when doing due diligence on emerging or first-time managers in the private markets universe. Shaniel Ramjee, Senior Investment Manager of Multi Asset at Pictet Asset Management, then discusses “Private Assets’ Role in a Diversified Portfolio.”
In “Mitigating the J-Curve,” Susanne Forsingdal, Head of Americas for Allianz Capital Partners shares her thoughts on the benefits of co-investments in the private equity space. Benjamin Alt and Johan Strömberg then discuss Schroders’ semi-liquid range in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure in “Innovation and Impact Investing with Potential Liquidity.” In “PartCo Performance: Finding Gold in Ore,” Patrick Carlevato from SEI Novus explores best practices to help LPs extract meaningful insights from the mass of private equity portfolio company data.
The duo of Jyri Hietala and Kari Kangas from United Bankers “Unveils Evergreen Fund for Timberland Investments,” as well as discuss attractive characteristics of timberland investments. The new fund will expand its geographical reach to new markets in Europe beyond the Nordic and Baltic Rim markets. In “VC and Growth Deals: High Level of Activity Continued in 2022,” Espen Langeland and his team at Argentum summarize the level of activity in the Nordic start-up and growth universe.
In “Private Debt: An Asset Class that Benefits from Volatility,” Matias Hauru and Jussi Tanninen from Mandatum Asset Management explain how underlying private debt strategies perform differently based on underlying market conditions, as do existing and new investments. Moving on, Miguel Zurita and Jörg Höller from AltamarCAM discuss “The Private Market’s Role in ESG Transformation,” highlighting their desire to push beyond merely playing a participatory role in the progressive adaptation to this new “green” reality. The publication concludes with a summary of how alternatives and private markets investments helped offset losses for the first four AP Funds in the challenging market conditions of 2022.
We hope you have a good read with this magazine and will enjoy the summer months.
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