Authored by: Andrea Auerbach

Executive Order Opens the Gates to Private Markets

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 7 directing the Department of Labor and SEC to issue guidance on the inclusion of private market assets in 401(k) plans, marking a pivotal step toward unlocking a major new source of demand for private assets and substantially accelerating the democratization of the asset class. 

2025 Outlook: Private Equity & Venture Capital

We expect private investment performance to improve, as the impact from overinvestment in 2021–22 recedes. The asset class’s long-term performance should continue to attract individual investors and managers are creating pathways for them to more easily access opportunities. While M&A and IPO exit opportunities may improve, we believe the importance of continuation vehicles as an exit path will grow. In Asia, we expect Japanese buyout and Chinese venture capital transaction activity to increase.

Is All Growth Investing “Growth Equity”?

No. In recent years, many private investment fund managers have painted themselves with a growth equity brush. Limited partners need to be increasingly diligent to determine if they are accessing the truly differentiated and attractive investment profile offered by actual growth equity.