Private Markets Come of Age

FLASH: McKinsey’s annual review reveals an expanding and developing industry; more tools for managed money and investors.

Note: Private markets, including PE, debt, infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources.

Private markets stayed strong in 2018. True, fundraising was down 11%. But $778-B of new capital flowed in.

Investors have a new motivation to allocate to private markets: exposure.

More investors believe that private markets have become effectively required for diversified participation in global growth.

Global private equity (PE) net asset value grew by 18% in 2018; this Century, it has grown by 7.5X, 2X as fast as public-market capitalization.

Private markets, including PE, debt, infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources, have graduated from the fringes of the economy to the mainstream.

More tools for investors and money managers: Read more here.

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