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Alternative asset managers change their exit strategies

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Almost all (96%) asset managers working in alternative investments, senior executives at major companies, family offices, and wealth managers, are adjusting their exit strategies due to macro-economic changes.

According to new global research from Ocorian, the re-evaluation stems from the changing interest rate environment, changing political leadership, falling inflation, and ongoing geopolitical tensions.

The research shows that almost six in ten (59%) are anticipating bringing forward exits in response to the current environment with just one in five (20%) having extended them and over a third (36%) having had to redesign or reevaluate them.

When specifically asking asset managers working across private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and private debt how the current interest rates have impacted their company and asset valuations, almost all (95%) say they've had an impact, with 40% of these saying current interest rates have had a significant impact.

95% say that changing political leadership in their home country has had an impact on their company and asset valuations, with 60% of these saying this change has had a significant impact.

Other major issues listed by asset managers as currently impacting their company and asset valuations are rising and falling risk premiums (95%), geopolitical issues (92%), and falling inflation (81%).

Despite this, none of the asset managers questioned said their org......................

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