Disruptive Forces in Investing

Disruptive Forces in Investing

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Capital Solutions: A Flexible Response to Private Equity's Exit Problem

Private credit headlines have been anxiety-inducing — but not all corners of private markets face the same pressures. Roughly $4 trillion in equity investments remain inside private equity funds awaiting exits, many acquired at elevated valuations during the low-rate era. For pro ...  Show more

Beyond Macro: A Value Lens on Emerging Markets Equity

Beyond Macro: A Value Lens on Emerging Markets Equity Most investors approach emerging markets top-down: country-level macro calls, currency bets, commodity cycles. But what if those assumptions are exactly what gets in the way of potential returns? What if the single most import ...  Show more

The Harder Questions: Neuberger CEO George Walker on Private Credit, AI and Active Ownership

Capital markets are pricing in geopolitical uncertainty. AI is reshaping how asset managers compete. And investors are asking harder questions about who they trust with their capital. George Walker, Neuberger's Chairman and CEO, sits down with Disruptive Forces host Anu Rajakumar ...  Show more

2026: A Mega-Cap IPO Odyssey? SpaceX, OpenAI, and What's Next in the Private-to-Public Pipeline

For years, some of the most consequential companies in technology have stayed private far longer than historical norms — growing to public-company scale without ever listing a share. Now, a significant pipeline of mega-cap private companies appears headed toward public markets, p ...  Show more

BDCs, AI Disruption, Iran Oil Shock: What Lies Beneath in Credit Markets

Credit index spreads have been largely unchanged this year — but the calm surface belies a more complex picture underneath. Rising dispersion, AI-driven disruption fears, widening BDC spreads, and the military conflict in the Middle East are reshaping the risk landscape for fixed ...  Show more