Growth Equity’s Quiet Resurgence
Growth equity is regaining traction, offering investors access to proven, scaling companies with less reliance on leverage and improving liquidity through secondaries and co-investments.
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Private Equity
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Articles and research exploring strategies, trends, and insights in private equity, from buyouts and growth capital to portfolio management and exit dynamics.
Nasdaq Is Building the Scoreboard for Private Capital
Nasdaq recently launched rules-based Private Capital Indexes, leveraging eVestment’s $20T dataset. These NAV-weighted benchmarks provide institutional-grade transparency for private equity, debt, and real assets, formalizing performance tracking infrastructure.
Co-Investing vs. Direct Investing: An Overview
Co-investing and direct investing are reshaping private market participation, offering investors lower fees, greater control, and access to high-quality opportunities as LPs drive the next wave of private-markets growth.
October PMI – The Private Equity S&P, Plus AI’s railroad problem
The launch of the S&P Private Equity 50 benchmark, addressing private equity performance measurement. Plus, challenges in AI infrastructure investments.
The Resurgence of IPOs: Can Public Markets Unlock Private Investment Liquidity?
In 2025, IPO markets show signs of recovery, easing liquidity for private investors. Secondary markets also thrive, but a significant backlog remains, requiring consistent market stability for future growth.
Kicking Off a New Era in Football Finance
Private capital is transforming European football, with US investors increasingly buying minority stakes in clubs, while private debt and multi-club ownership expand.
$4 Trillion and Counting: Nvidia Becomes the New Center of Gravity for AI
NVIDIA has become the first public company to briefly reach a $4 trillion market cap, reflecting AI's immense market value and its key role in driving technological advancement and industry demand.
Summer 25 Solstice Report
The Summer Solstice Report is the second edition of Clockwork’s biannual, high-signal briefing for asset owners, institutional investors, family offices, and private capital allocators.
When the Smart Money Sells: What Yale’s $6B Private Equity Exit Signals for the Secondaries Market
Yale's $6B private equity sale signals a shift in risk management for long-term investors, emphasizing strategic liquidity and portfolio rebalancing in response to evolving market conditions.
Chasing Liquidity
Secondaries surged to $152 billion in 2024 as LPs seek liquidity and GP-led deals approach parity. Pricing improved in buyout and infrastructure while venture stayed volatile. Mega managers amassed funds.