This Week in Private Markets

By Tap Technologies

The weekly digest of news in private markets for investors, allocators, advisors and anyone who's curious.... more

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This Week in Private Markets episodes:

December 29, 2023 E28: Favorite deals of 2023, the end of PE’s golden age, increasing private funds regulation, PE turns to sports, and a flight to quality on This Year in Private Markets
This Year in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past year in private markets:

Slicing Into The Monopoly On Sandwiches
CalPERS Ventures Into Venture Capital
Secondaries Take First Place
Higher Rates Signal The End Of Private Equity Expansion
Private Equity Growth Attracts Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
Private Funds Get Into Sports
LPs Turn To Trusted Brands And Managers

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49min
December 22, 2023 E27: The PE logjam, Bottled water, Measuring PE performance, Paramount Global for sale, Systemic risk in private markets on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Rate Cuts In 2024 May Break The Transaction Logjam And Spur PE Activity
Private Equity Firm BlueTriton Taps America’s Spring Water
Investors Still Seek Best Metric To Compare Private-Equity And Stock-Market Returns
Shari Redstone In Talks To Sell Controlling Interest In National Amusement
Financial Stability Board Warns Private Markets Will Be Key Risk Next Year

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30min
December 15, 2023 E26: Markets reach record highs, $4 trillion ready to deploy, China spooks LPs again, Coller’s LP survey, German Football open up, and PE gets foreclosed on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Dow Hits Record Closing High, Treasury Yields Sink On Dovish Fed
The Private Capital Industry’s ‘dry Powder’ Has Hit $4tn
China Venture Capital, Private Equity Funds Rattled By Proposed Changes
Coller Capital Lp Survey Highlights
German Football Clubs Vote To Back Private Equity Investment
Private Equity Owners Hand Over Companys In Debt-For-Equity Swaps As Defaults Rise

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29min
December 08, 2023 E25: Evicting Hedge Funds, UAE solving climate change, PE Healthcare examined, Elon Musk’s xAI fundraise, and Openview closing down on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Bill to End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes
UAE President Announces $30 Bln Fund To Bridge Climate Finance Gap
Senators Probe Private Equity Ownership Of Rural Hospital And Patient Outcomes
Elon Musk's xAI Startup Raising $1 Billion in Equity Financing
VC Firm OpenView voluntarily shuts down at raising $570M fund

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29min
December 01, 2023 E24: Norway discovers PE, PE goes to prison, VC LPs are super unhappy, and Credit Funds move into Hong Kong real estate on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund begins deploying capital into private equity
Private equity firms have monopolized vital services for prison inmates
Venture Capital Journal report: Investors in VC funds are super unhappy
VC deployment in Europe and India is way down year-over-year
Stressed property owners in Hong Kong are attracting private credit

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28min
November 24, 2023 E23: Rebellion against the FTC, OpenAI governance failure, Kim Kardashian’s enhancements, FTC investigates sandwich roll-ups, Brazil’s comeback on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Trade groups challenge SEC's new Private Funds rules
OpenAI’s governance issues highlight private markets shortcomings
Kim Kardashian’s private equity firm invests in premium flavor enhancements
FTC investigates roll-ups and their impact on consumer prices, including sandwiches
Brazil’s Maturing Private Markets Attract U.S. Investment Firms

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29min
November 17, 2023 E22: PE trapped in China, Blackstone Credit issues CLO, PE deals in decline, PE salaries advance, CalPERS goes to zero on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

PE assets are trapped in China without exit opportunities, blocking Asia PE fundraising efforts
Blackstone Private Credit Fund raising capital through CLO
Global private equity and venture capital investments continue to sink
Private equity compensation grows through cash and perks
CalPERS Announces $100 Billion Net Zero Carbon Pledge

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27min
November 10, 2023 E21: TPG’s AirBnb play, WeWork bankruptcy, FSOC guidance could pull PE under Dodd-Frank, PE rockets into space race, Saudi PIF takes a swing at cricket and tennis on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

TPG partners with Kasa to become a sunbelt Airbnb host
WeWork files for bankruptcy, cueing Adam Neumann to rescue it
Financial Stability Oversight Council guidance could pull PE under Dodd-Frank
Private Equity starts investing in low earth orbit space technology
Saudi Arabia explores investments in cricket and tennis

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30min
November 03, 2023 E20: Private credit hype, Apollo and Ares show godly earnings, reverse IPO window open, NFL Ownership, seed funding slowdown on This Week in Private Markets
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Private Credit Overhyped or Underappreciated?
Apollo and Ares offer different perspectives on earnings with high interest rates
Reverse IPO Window Open With Record Take-Privates and CVC Staying Private
NFL is considering changing ownership rules to allow institutional investors
Slowdown in VC hits seed stage investment

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27min
October 30, 2023 E19: Taking the L out of LBO, the music stops for music rights, secondaries have their best year, PE targets 401ks, and Silver Lake’s Endeavor
This Week in Private Markets recaps key events and themes from the past week in private markets:

Lenders Force PE Firms To Put Down More Cash As They Refinance
Hard Times For Investment Fund Hipgnosis After Splurging on Music Catalogs
PE Secondaries Funds Have Their Best Fundraising Period Over Q1-Q3 Ever
Private Equity Wants a Piece of Your Retirement Savings
Silver Lake Looks to Privatize Talent Agency Endeavor

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30min

FAQs about This Week in Private Markets:

How many episodes does This Week in Private Markets have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.