Amy Carroll

Investors prioritise asset-based finance and special situations as direct lending margins come under pressure, our LP Perspectives 2026 Study shows.

With MIT research revealing that just 5% of artificial intelligence initiatives succeed, how can private markets firms ensure their AI efforts will lead to genuine value creation?

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise the investment lifecycle, but there will be challenges along the way.

Short-term and increasingly passive public markets aren’t always the right fit for major transformations, particularly those being driven by trends such as decarbonisation and AI.

Do customisable models incorporating both public and private markets exposure represent the next step in the democratisation of alternatives?

Companies are staying private for longer, but our economies need fully functioning and vibrant public markets as well.

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Competition for capital is fierce, but new firm formation is poised to continue nonetheless.

Private markets M&A continues to gather pace as asset management mega-platforms attempt to meet all their investors’ needs.