As President Trump's tariff policies drive significant market volatility, top firms like Apollo and KKR are aggressively deploying billions while institutional investors face a perfect storm of allocation pressures from both the "denominator effect" (public market volatility) and "numerator effect" (limited distributions from existing private investments).

Private market assets grew at an 11.1% compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2024, far outpacing the broader asset management industry's 6.5% growth, according to BCG's Global Asset Management Report 2025. Semi-liquid funds have grown fivefold to over $300 billion since 2020, as asset managers race to package private investments for retail clients who control 48% of global assets.

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital reported first quarter 2025 earnings that showcased the resilience of its permanent capital model during a period of heightened market volatility.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) reported its first quarter 2025 financial results, showing growth across key metrics and announcing a $2.6 billion mandatory convertible preferred stock offering.

AAM announces leadership transition as Cliff Corso becomes CEO, succeeding Scott Colyer who retires after 27 years of service.

In Brief: Alisa Wood, KKR partner and co-CEO of KKR Private Equity Conglomerate LLC, discusses the firm's pioneering work in evergreen...

BridgePort, a fintech firm, completes initial funding round, welcoming strategic investors and clients to expand private market solutions.

What's happening:   Invesco and MassMutual's Barings subsidiary are forming a new strategic product and distribution partnership ...

Invesco to repurchase $1B of preferred stock from MassMutual, forms strategic partnership with Barings for private markets offerings.

EQT AB, the global private markets firm, reported a robust Q1 2025 with fee-generating AUM growing to €142 billion (up 7.6% YoY), driven by successful fundraising with Infrastructure VI hitting its €21.5 billion hard cap and BPEA IX securing over $10 billion in commitments. Despite executing €4 billion in both investments and exits during the quarter, management cautioned that market volatility and 90-day tariff negotiations will likely depress exit activity for the remainder

"It is the challenging environments that best showcase the strength and stability of our firm. We built our business to navigate periods of uncertainty and dislocation," said Stephen Schwartzman.

Vanguard teams with Blackstone and Wellington to create investment solutions combining public and private markets, potentially bringing alternatives to everyday investors and 401(k)s with lower costs.

Private markets accessibility hits "iPhone moment" as BlackRock and Partners Group launch model portfolios designed to simplify advisor implementation.

Market turbulence drives PE stocks down 15-20% as private credit targets $12B+ in stalled deals, with Jon Gray warning of potential "domino effect."RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

Julius Baer's private markets strategist explains PE's uphill battle to tap high-net-worth capital as institutions reach allocation limits.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.

"I still think we're in early innings. There's so much room to grow," says John Sweeney, CEO of Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions

La Vida Golden Visas sees 47% increase in overseas residency inquiries as UK high earners seek to mitigate rising tax burdens.

CVC reports record €200B AUM with 50% fee-paying asset growth, 31% EBITDA jump, and 59% margins amid strong private equity exits and wealth

What's New According to iCapital's Alternatives Decoded Q1 2025 report, private wealth clients significantly increased allocations to...

Private equity delivers 14.6% 10-year returns by accessing innovation unavailable in public markets, attracting massive wealth investment.