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Bloomberg Intelligence: State of Private Markets

Andrea Auerbach, Partner and Head of Global Private Investments, recently joined the Bloomberg Intelligence podcast to discuss her view on the markets and current investment opportunities. The conversation explores private equity’s low 2023 transaction volume and why distribution rates back to LPs are at their lowest point in nearly 25 years. Andrea explains that while […]

January 2024

Investing in Nature Is Gaining Traction

This article by Barron’s PENTA explores the growing interest among wealthy individuals and family offices investing to address climate change, support biodiversity, and protect ocean health and water efficiency. Liqian Ma, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing Research, lends his perspective to the story, including how some asset managers are hiring scientists to avoid greenwashing. […]

January 2024

Family Offices to Brace for Decline in Private Equity Valuations

In a recent interview with Family Capital magazine, Managing Director Will Lawrence discussed how the current market environment is impacting private investments. The article outlines how family offices can seek resilience during a downturn, but also stand ready to take advantage of opportunities. “We are sort of obsessed with the importance of planning, strategy and […]

January 2024

Investment Firm Cambridge Associates Aims to Help Asian Family Offices’ Global Approach to Wealth Management

Judy Zhang, Managing Director and Head of China Client Business, was recently profiled in South China Morning Post where she shared her experience in building and managing investment portfolios for Asian family offices. Unlike Western family offices, which usually have existed for multiple generations, Asian family offices are mostly starting out and in their first […]

December 2023

Private Equity Wary on Rate Cut Hopes, Cambridges’ Aylott Says

Bloomberg recently featured Head of European Private Investments, Dan Aylott, and his thoughts on the 2024 outlook for private equity. Aylott outlines the macro conditions that are still creating headwinds for managers, and what that means for existing portfolios. Read the full article.

December 2023

Business Ownership at a Crossroads: Key Questions for Planning What’s Next

Families who have built the majority of their wealth in one company often face the difficult decision of whether to sell or retain their investment. Recently, Doug Macauley and Nicole Nava authored a piece in Worth Magazine that explores five key questions to consider when making this decision. Whether you’re a business owner or simply […]

December 2023

Why Are Some Plan Sponsors Thinking About Unfreezing their DB Plans?

As employers find themselves in a “war for talent” and employee retention increasingly becomes a challenge, many plan sponsors are reassessing their total rewards packages. Brian McDonnell, Global Head of Cambridge Associates’ Retirement, Insurance & Government Practice, lends advice for employers as they compare defined benefit against defined contribution plans in this episode of the […]

December 2023

Money Undercover: The State of Private Equity

Bloomberg TV recently featured Andrea Auerbach, Head of Global Private Investments. In this episode of Money Undercover, she discusses the state of private equity and how this “tight market” could be good from an investing perspective. Watch the full interview.

November 2023