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Mark your calendars - Wednesday, May 1, at 10 AM ET we are hosting our Private Assets in Focus webinar, formerly known the BMU Global Private Capital Review: http://ms.spr.ly/6046YK6xE Be part of the conversation on our Q4 2023 Global Private Capital Performance Report, and the latest trends in private capital markets, including recent performance metrics, cash flow analyses, dry powder levels, and valuation trends across private equity, debt, and real assets. Plus, don't miss the opportunity to hear from speakers from across MSCI's research teams. We look forward to welcoming you! #PrivateAssets #PrivateCapital #InvestmentTrends #MSCIWebinar #FinancialServices

For Asset Owners Join us tomorrow, Wednesday 1st May Where MSCI's research teams Provide unique insights on private capital performance and discuss latest trends. Private Assets in Focus webinar link > http://ms.spr.ly/6046YK6xE

BlackRock expands its reach into #alternative #assets with a strategic move. The $10.5tn asset manager has agreed to acquire UK private markets data group, Preqin, for £2.55bn in cash. This acquisition marks BlackRock's first step into financial #information provision, outbidding industry giants S&P Global and Bloomberg. The deal reflects a trend of aggressive dealmaking in the #data provider space as firms aim to cater to investors' growing demand for detailed insights across financial markets. Recent acquisitions include S&P Global's $44bn takeover of IHS Markit and the London Stock Exchange Group's $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv. This move follows BlackRock's $12.5bn deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) earlier this year, highlighting the firm's continued focus on expanding its presence in private markets. Read more about the acquisition here: https://lnkd.in/eig9eEHw

One things clients always ask, is what are other families like mine doing? Insight into their financial peers can be tremendously helpful as they make decisions around their own family wealth and legacy. The UBS Global Family Office Report 2024 surveyed 320 single family office clients with an average net worth of $2.6 billion. What are top trends among family offices worldwide? Gain insights from the largest and most comprehensive analysis of this influential group of investors. https://ubs.gv6.co/lcpf1a

More than 55% of the 800 institutional investors surveyed plan to increase their private allocations over the next five years, according to Nuveen, a TIAA company’s 2024 Global Institutional Investor Survey. The momentum towards private assets continues with investors embracing the value of private credit. View the survey results here: https://lnkd.in/e2mWx8ci

Kristin Olson, global head of the Alternative Capital Markets Group within Asset & Wealth Management, joined Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week” with David Westin and Katie Greifeld to discuss how we’re advising our clients related to alternative investments. On the opportunities that investors should be thinking about, she shared: “We’ve gone from a decade ago having $4 trillion in private investments to now having $15 trillion, which is incredible growth. What’s fueled that has been institutional allocators, but if you look at what’s going to fuel the growth going forward, forecasts would say of the $15 trillion in privates, about $4 trillion of that is in individual hands – a decade from now, that number could triple.” Watch the full interview: http://ms.spr.ly/6041cAxk1

Important discussion for investors…

Check out Preqin's latest report on Family Offices and their challenges investing in alternatives by Harsha Narayan

Kristin Olson, global head of the Alternative Capital Markets Group, joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” to discuss the current private market environment and the opportunities we are seeing for our clients. In a discussion around why private markets remain an attractive investment area for our clients, she shared: “The objective for our clients is how can they achieve differentiated sources of return from public equity and public fixed income, how can they add uncorrelated sources of return, and most importantly, how can they drive alpha or outperformance versus the returns they are getting in public liquid markets.” Watch the full interview: http://ms.spr.ly/6047YFCWh