Oct 21, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
As retail investors increasingly seek exposure to private markets, regulators face a pivotal challenge: how to open doors without compromising on investor protection. The era of private equity and credit being reserved for institutions is giving way to broader...
Oct 2, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell shares in the company at a $500 billion valuation, propelling the ChatGPT owner past Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s largest startup. Current and former OpenAI employees sold about $6.6 billion of stock to...
Sep 22, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Investment bankers are cheering the recovery in US first-time stock sales. But the revival comes too late to halt a decades-long slump in the number of public companies amid the unchecked growth of private markets. The number of American public companies stood at...
Aug 19, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Neuberger Berman is closing in on a $5 billion goal for its flagship fund to buy secondary private equity stakes as investors flock to the strategy. The New York-based manager is expected raise at least half of its target in its initial phase of fundraising, also...
Aug 18, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
BlackRock Inc. is preparing to roll out a new fund that will buy discounted venture capital stakes from other investors, expanding its push into a hot market. The world’s largest money manager disclosed plans for the fund this month in regulatory filings. BlackRock...
Aug 8, 2025 | Markets, Private Markets
Some of the world’s biggest investors in private equity are worried they could lose their special status as thousands of retail investors get invited into an asset class that had been reserved for sophisticated clients. Institutions such as pensions and endowments are...
