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Final meeting of this London trip done. To say that the Professional Services companies are impressed with DealDirect is an understatement. M&A advisory Legal Services Wealth Management Tax Advisory These are just a few of the support services required by the sell-side deals we have attracted (wholly off-market)…. The off-market deals will also be of interest to: Private equity Family office Venture funds EIS funds Debt providers If you are interested in exploring what we do: https://lnkd.in/eha-9Zxq or DM me. #OffMarketDeals

#DoYouKnow? Which continuously offered nontraded REIT offered the highest distribution yield on its Class I shares as of January 31, 2024? Share your guess below, then click through to see if you're right! #AlternativeInvestments

The first wave of alts for the wealth channel has been defined by access. The second wave? Perhaps it will be defined by customization and differentiation. Read my latest column in Citywire for more on why the Cerity Partners combining with $15B AUM Agility Outsourced Chief Investment Officer could be foreshadowing of a new dawn for private markets and the wealth channel. https://lnkd.in/er4z8EFw

Nick Train's UK Equity fund to pull in over £230m from Hargreaves Lansdown takeover. Nick Train's flagship WS Lindsell Train UK Equity fund is set to gain more than £230m from the private equity-backed takeover of Hargreaves Lansdown, should it decide to sell its shares. Check out Linus Uhlig's latest article 👇 https://incm.pub/4eJiUFG #investment #wealthmanagement #assetmanagement #finance

#DoYouKnow? As of March 31, 2024, what percentage of nontraded REIT industry total assets were held by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, and how does that compare to March 31, 2023? #AlternativeInvestments #investmentmanagement

A step in the right direction

Continuing on its path to liquidation, Blackstone Floating Rate Enhanced Income Fund this week paid a second and final distribution to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 10, 2024. This followed a first distribution on June 13, which constituted 96.5% of the fund’s net assets.   Blackstone Stephen A. Schwarzman Jamie Zimmerman Jeffrey Romano Chris Waskom #intervalfund #BlackstoneFloatingRateEnhancedIncomeFund #liquidation #alternativeinvestments #dividend #firstdistribution #seconddistribution #distribution #fees

We recently caught up with Herbert Smith Freehills's Jonathan Blake, the inventor of the LP model and the rules on VC trusts, to discuss fund trends, retailisation and regulation. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dWk7PgtU #privateequity #venturecapital #lawfirms #serviceproviders #regulation #alternativeinvestments #assetmanagement #legalcounsel #operationalexcellence #fundmanagement

The theme of GP stakes investing in private markets is rapidly developing with rapid warming in LP comfort with GPs selling stakes in their management companies relative to the support a decade ago. CAZ Investments is developing into a formidable player in the space and this primer from their CEO and Founder is quite informative. Thank you Mark Wehrman for sharing and I recommend LPs in the market to read! #alternativeassets #privatemarkets #fundmanagers #gpstakes #limitedpartners #privateequity #capitalmarkets

Moderating local versus global equity panel is Andrew Cormack, Head IFA and Global Distribution for INN8 Invest. On the panel is Fairtree 's Chantelle Baptiste, Camissa Asset Management's Abdul Davids, Melville Douglas's Derinia Mathura, and Sarasin & Partners LLP's Alastair Baker. They will discuss the perpetual dilemma facing South African investors – should we stay or should we go now? This decision is a crucial part of the decision-making process when managing solutions for living annuities. #INN8Invest #InvestmentOpportunities #GlobalEquity