Private Market Transformation
Since 08/21/24 which is when “Asset Managers Must Invest in Private Markets Now, Bain Says” was published, SaveChangeWorld.com has been monitoring the news flow for the evolving private markets. To put Bain’s projections into perspective, the aggregate value of S&P 500 at 12/31/2025 was $58.4 Trillion. See also “Why Pubcos @ Market Caps <$10 Billion Extinct by 2030?”
Secondary Market for Private (non-public) Companies Rapidly Evolving
To include Adolescent Unicorns @ < $1.0 billion valuation
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News & Reports
Europe’s VCs Are On Pace for Lowest Fundraising Year in a Decade
Venture capital-backed firms in Europe are on track for their worst year of fundraising since 2015, as investors avoid putting money in an industry that’s struggled with returns. Venture funds based in Europe raised €5.2 billion ($6.1 billion) in the first half of...
Fannie, Freddie Ordered to Find Ways to Count Crypto as an Asset
Bill Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to propose ways to consider cryptocurrencies when the entities assess risk for mortgage loans. “Today I ordered the Great Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their...
Wall Street Has a Hot Way to Sell Private Assets to the Masses
The push to put private assets in the hands of individual investors is breathing new life into a relatively quiet corner of the asset management industry: interval funds. Vanguard Group, Capital Group and the TCW Group are among the investment giants who have embraced...
Apollo Calls for ‘Tailored’ Private Markets Rules in Australia
Apollo Global Management, Inc. has warned Australia’s securities regulator against “broad brush” rules for unlisted investments and has called for regulation to instead target specific asset classes. The comments were included in one of more than 50 submissions...
UBS’s Khan Sees Rich Customer Demand for Alternative Assets
Wealthy customers of UBS Group AG are looking to buy more alternative assets as they seek to diversify investments during a volatile period for markets and global trade, according to the firm’s Asia Pacific chief. “We see continued demand” for alternatives, Iqbal...
White House Weighs Directive to Bring Private Equity to 401(k)s
Advisers to President Donald Trump are considering a new directive to pave the way for private equity to become a bigger piece of US retirement savings, according to people familiar with the matter. Top officials have been discussing an executive order or presidential...
Empower to Offer Private Markets Investments to Retirement Plans
Firm aligns with Apollo, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Neuberger Berman, PIMCO, Partners Group and Sagard Nation’s second largest retirement plan provider opens private market investing to its 19 million plan participants1 In a move aimed at expanding investment...
Pension Funds Agree to Invest 5% Into UK Private Assets
UK pension fund managers have agreed to invest at least 5% of their assets into UK private markets, marking a win for the Labour government that’s seeking to boost the economy by drawing billions of pounds into local startups and infrastructure projects. Seventeen...
Blackstone, Vanguard, Wellington to Launch Private Markets Fund
Blackstone Inc., Vanguard Group and Wellington Management Co are launching a fund that will invest in public equities, bonds and private markets, as part of their effort to expand private-market offerings to retail clients. The firms have laid out plans for an...
Citigroup Partners With Swiss Bourse in Private Markets Push
Citigroup Inc. is partnering with Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX Group AG as part of a push by the Wall Street lender to make it easier for investors to settle and store their private markets holdings. The New York-based bank will use a platform operated by SDX, a...
Private Markets Hog the Spotlight as Asset Managers Gather in DC
The half-lit ballroom at the JW Marriott in Washington buzzed with the restrained energy typical of a traditional asset-management conference — dark suits, legacy names and philosophies on portfolio allocation. Sipping their coffees Thursday at the buffet breakfast...
Apollo Raises $5.4 Billion Fund for Secondhand PE Deals
Apollo Global Management Inc. raised about $5.4 billion for a vehicle that enables investors to cash out of private funds early, spurred by a sluggish dealmaking climate. The fundraising for Apollo’s S3 Equity and Hybrid Solutions fund surpassed its target, according...
Carlyle, State Street Mull Partnership to Tap Retail Wealth
State State Corp.’s asset-management arm held preliminary talks with Carlyle Group Inc. about a potential tie-up to create a product that would combine public and private markets for individual investors. The discussions took place in recent weeks after State Street...
Public Market Volatility Exposes A Quiet Power Shift Toward Private Capital In 2025
The convergence of U.S. tariff policies, algorithmic trading, and geopolitical recalibrations is generating unprecedented volatility in public markets, compelling institutional investors to rethink traditional allocation strategies. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has...
Tomasz Tunguz: Secondaries as the new IPO is no passing fad—it’s a VC evolution
Tomasz Tunguz is the founder and general manager of Theory Ventures. He served as managing partner at Redpoint Ventures for 14 years. As venture capital has matured, growing 5x over the last 12 years to $350 billion, the scale of private holdings has never been...
Evolution to Private - Videos
2009
Facebook Paves Way for Private Shares Secondary Market
Facebook Seeded Secondary Market for Private Shares
2010
Dodd Frank Act Evaporates Liquidity for Publicly Traded:
- Nano-caps
- Micro-caps
- Small-caps
Liquidity for Publicly Traded Micro-caps
Evaporated After New 2010 Regulation
2012
JOBS ACT, Social Investing Communities (SIC) Lay Foundation for
Private Markets to be Larger than Public Markets
JOBS ACT, “SOCIAL INVESTING” to Enable
PRIVATE to Dwarf PUBLIC Capital Markets
2024
Bain Estimating $65 Trillion of Private assets
in Wealth Manager Portfolios by 2032
2025
Excessively Valued Tech Stocks Create
URGENT NEED for Private Markets
Overvalued Tech Stocks Driving Demand for Private Tech Shares
2025
World’s Largest Alternative Investment Firms
Embrace Private Markets
- Blackstone
- Blackrock
- KKR
- Apollo
January 2025, Water Shed Month for Coming PVT MKT UBIQUITY
