Private Markets news and trends

Partners Group CEO: Private Equity Entering New Era of ‘Consolidation’
Investments // September 17, 2023

The private market industry has maybe 11,000 players, Partners Group CEO David Layton says. Over the next decade, that number could fall to under 100. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Sunday (Sept. 17), Layton predicted a “new phase of maturation and consolidation” due to rising interest rates,...

IPOs Get Push, But Not From Big Tech Outfits
Investments // May 08, 2017

Initial public offerings, or IPOs for short, may be making a comeback, but to call it a comeback necessitates IPOs viewed through a narrow lens. As The Wall Street Journal reported, some of the biggest and most marquee names in tech, such as Airbnb, have...

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Citi Completes Proof of Concept on Tokenization of Private Markets

February 14, 2024
Citigroup has partnered with Wellington Management and WisdomTree to explore the tokenization of private markets. The collaboration successfully completed a proof of concept on the Avalanche Spruce institutional test Subnet, demonstrating the potential of smart-contract capabilities to bring new functionality and operational efficiencies, the companies said in a Wednesday (Feb. 14) press release. Private markets, […]

Partners Group CEO: Private Equity Entering New Era of ‘Consolidation’

September 17, 2023
The private market industry has maybe 11,000 players, Partners Group CEO David Layton says. Over the next decade, that number could fall to under 100. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) Sunday (Sept....

IPOs Get Push, But Not From Big Tech Outfits

May 08, 2017
Initial public offerings, or IPOs for short, may be making a comeback, but to call it a comeback necessitates IPOs viewed through a narrow lens. As The Wall Street Journal...