All Private Equity articles
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PodcastWhat Do Tariffs Mean for Private Equity?
As the world navigates evolving trade policies under a new administration, markets are adjusting to the implications of sweeping tariffs on growth, inflation, and investments. But how will these developments impact the Private Equity asset class? What unique viewpoint does Private Equity offer in this environment? And how can investors leverage these dynamics to uncover opportunities amidst disruption?
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White papersTariffs Are Here: What Does That Mean for Private Equity?
We believe investments in private equity may be less affected by a tougher U.S. tariff regime than the overall economy.
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White papersAgritech in 2025: Positioned for growth
The US market led last year’s resurgence in agritech investment and momentum looks on track for more of the same in 2025. As agriculture shifts from a peripheral consideration to the central lens of climate adaptation, we expect to see ongoing expansion in agrochemical development, the role of AI becoming more precise, and impact-focused VCs stepping up on climate change.
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White papersPrivate Equity and Rates, Part I: The Theoretical Framework
Why we think declining rates should raise private equity valuations, and help unblock deal activity and fund distributions.
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White papersPrivate Equity and Rates, Part II: Do Rates Really Matter for Private Equity?
As the Federal Reserve embarks on a new rate cut cycle, we explore the long-term relationship between interest rates and private equity performance.
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White papersBuyouts Secondaries Roundtable: This is Not a Market Moment
In a roundtable discussion conducted by Buyouts, Boriana Karastoyanova evaluates the continued demand for capital solutions in the secondaries market, as both GPs and LPs navigate a shifting market backdrop.
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White papersVarious tailwinds support private markets
In our Private Markets Outlook 2025, we outline why we expect direct lending and real estate debt to perform strongly; while in the UK, the new government’s Autumn Budget contained positive signals for infrastructure development.
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White papersResponsible Investment in Private Equity
In this paper, we aim, as a follow-up of the broader paper we recently published on this topic, to analyze how Private Equity (PE) investors approach responsible investing cross-linking again conclusions from academic research with our experience as a PE investor as well as a survey of PE investors, including both Global Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs).
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Video2024 Barings 360° Private Markets Conference
We hosted Barings 360°, our flagship private markets conference, November 18-20, 2024 in Boston. The conference included annual investor meetings, dedicated BDC, Real Estate, and Global Private Finance tracks, as well as thought-provoking breakout sessions on the biggest challenges and opportunities in private markets.
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White papersResponsible investing in private equity
Due to its growing size, and the levers it holds in setting the strategy for portfolio companies, the PE industry has a decisive impact on how the global economy addresses the key challenge of climate change and, more generally, whether companies are managed in a responsible manner.
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White papersThe Risk-Reward Pick’n’Mix for Investors
Matt Hansford spoke to Private Equity Wire about the $200bn opportunity in portfolio finance, how it can serve as a strategic buffer against volatility and how as an asset class with large transactions, it enables investors to deploy at scale.
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PodcastPrivate Infrastructure Equity: The Overlooked Middle Market
Mina Pacheco Nazemi, Head of Diversified Alternative Equity, joins the podcast to explain how she and her team are finding attractive opportunities to “build to core” in assets like battery storage and data centers.
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VideoNeuberger Berman Private Markets: Q3 2024 Preliminary Valuation Summary & Analysis
Doug Manor, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Private Markets, provides an overview of private equity markets and an outlook based on trends in the marketplace.
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White papers2025 outlook: private markets shine bright
Against a backdrop of mildly decelerating economic growth, weakening domestic demand, and interest rate cut expectations, the private market and real estate asset classes can offer relatively attractive investment opportunities as well as risk and return diversification.
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White papersPrivate equity’s resilience during major crises: a 25-year analysis
Over the last four years, financial markets have been subject to a series of shocks that have had far-reaching implications. From the global pandemic and subsequent shutdown of major economies to recent geopolitical tensions, the market environment has been rife with uncertainty. Amidst this turbulence, private equity still managed to deliver impressive absolute and relative performance. Over the period 2019 to 2023, global private equity experienced 16% annualised performance, outperforming the MSCI ACWI gross index by 8%.
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White papersMeeting the capital challenge within impact growth equity
Private equity investors increasingly are seeking to make a positive impact within their investments. For the businesses involved however, there is a problem: availability of late-stage funding. In this article, we explore the reasons why.
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People NewsHines Hires Former Head of Carlyle Private Wealth
Experienced leader tapped to build out firm’s growing global private wealth solutions platform
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White papersThe 2024 Election: Navigating Potential Financial Sector Shifts
We believe the outcome of the US presidential election could alter fundamental dynamics across the financial sector: Banking regulation, crypto, private equity, insurance—all stand to be shaped by the winner in November. Here is a look at some key areas and, in our view, the potential implications for investors.
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White papersAsset Allocation at Official Institutions: Taking the Three Critical Steps
A deeper dive into our optimized portfolios for Central Bank Reserves, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds.
