Concerns are growing over economic activity, political tension and policy uncertainty in the U.S., creating a challenging investment environment. Headlines throughout 2025 and so far in 2026 underlined this uneasiness; foreign investors were reportedly leaving U.S. markets in droves amid currency volatility and tariff-driven fears, possibly spelling the end of U.S. exceptionalism as we know it. Adding to these doubts is the spectre of an increasingly deglobalized world.
Germany’s mid-market is in transition, and private debt is playing a pivotal role. Digitalisation, energy, sovereignty and succession: these shifts are reshaping priorities and creating new financing needs.
Factors such as persistent yen depreciation and short-term, stimulus-oriented fiscal measures have historically played a significant role in shaping valuations and investment styles in Japanese equities. However, signs are emerging that these structural premises are gradually changing.