Amid a tough fundraising market with tight allocations and a slowdown in distributions, fund administrator Aztec Group’s managing director James Gow and head of innovation Tom Bennett bring their insights into capital raising and discuss the outlook for the year ahead.

Unquote Data validates the broader market sentiment, showing that a total of 33 buyout funds based in Europe had closed at the time of recording, a 48% drop compared to the equivalent period last year.

Leveraging Aztec’s market insights via partnerships with more than 450 funds since it launched in 2001, Gow and Bennet share their views on the ways both LPs and GPs are navigating the current environment in an interview with Unquote’s Ero Partsakoulaki.

Gow and Bennett offer an overview of the alternative pools of capital available to GPs and the positive sentiment around private credit strategies, as well as touching on the industry’s expectations when it comes to meeting fundraising targets, the importance of ESG reporting, and the democratisation of the private equity industry using technology and data.

0.30 – Fundraising market data

1.49 − Guest bios

3.02 – Interview with Aztec Group’s managing director James Gow and head of innovation, Tom Bennet

3.25 − Overview of fundraising environment

5.59 – Private credit market as a bright spot

7.36 – Industry expectations and flexibility around fundraising targets

9.34 – Alternative pools of capital

10.37 – PE’s perception of the retail market

13.02 – LPs & GPs perspectives on ESG data and reporting

16.07 – Demand for impact investing

17.00 – Tech applications in co-investing strategies

17.51 – Challenges and Opportunities for 2024

19.35 – Pockets of activity

22.00 – Aztec Group’s growth plans and future initiatives

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