Tailwinds for Opportunistic Investing Today
A convergence of forces is driving increased market volatility and more frequent dislocations, reinforcing the need for flexible capital that can move quickly and at scale.
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TAILWINDS FOR OPPORTUNISTIC INVESTING TODAY
A convergence of forces is driving increased market volatility and more frequent dislocations, reinforcing the need for flexible capital that can move quickly and at scale.
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Infrastructure at an Inflection Point: AI, Power Demand and the Next Phase of Global Growth
GCM Grosvenor reviews key takeaways from its Annual Infrastructure Investor Day, including AI-driven infrastructure demand, power constraints and the growing need for selectivity. The article explains why infrastructure may remain well positioned as digitalization, electrification and industrial modernization reshape global growth.
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The GP-Led Continuation Vehicle Market: Which Platforms and Strategies are Positioned to Succeed
GCM Grosvenor explains why GP-led continuation vehicles have become a lasting part of the private equity exit market. Readers will learn why syndication, sponsor relationships, existing fund exposure and diversified access may matter more than simply being the lead investor.
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Credit Secondaries: Opportunity, Dispersion, and Discipline | Q&A with Steve McMillan
GCM Grosvenor explores how credit secondaries are becoming a larger and more complex part of private markets. Readers will learn why dispersion, pricing discipline, seller motivation, underwriting access, and differentiated deal flow are increasingly important in finding attractive opportunities.
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From Allocation to Architecture: Designing Alternative Programs for Insurance Portfolios
Over the past three years, the insurance alternative investment landscape has been shaped by a series of macroeconomic shocks, balance sheet constraints, and shifting opportunity sets across private markets. Each annual installment of this series has reflected the realities insurers faced at the time—and the actions required to navigate them.
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Access Is Built, Not Bought: A Long-Term Approach to Middle-Market Private Equity
GCM Grosvenor explores how long-term relationships and disciplined execution drive differentiated access in middle-market co-investing.
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GCM Grosvenor’s 2026 Outlook: Five Takeaways from Annual Forum With Chief Investment Officer, Fred Pollock
As investors look ahead to 2026, markets are being shaped by a combination of forces. Inflation remains persistent, fiscal dynamics continue to evolve, technological change is accelerating, and geopolitical uncertainty remains constant.
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The Blueprint for Infrastructure: Building Durable Value in the Real Economy
Infrastructure is the backbone of the modern economy— transportation systems, utilities, digital networks, and energy transition projects. At GCM Grosvenor, we define infrastructure as long-lived assets with stable, predictable cash-flow characteristics that underpin daily life and productivity.
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Alternatives in Motion: Five Insights from GCM Grosvenor’s 2025 SEM Consortium
This year’s SEM Consortium, hosted in New York City, brought together more than 750 industry professionals from across the private markets ecosystem for two days of insightful discussions and networking.
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The Blueprint for Private Equity: Building with the Middle Market
The middle market dominates private equity deal flow but remains structurally inefficient, potentially creating outsized opportunities for investors with sourcing depth and relationship-driven access.
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Decoding the Secondary Middle-Market: What It Means and Why It Matters
“Middle-market secondaries” are showing up in more manager pitchbooks—but what lies beneath the label?
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In Private Credit, Access May Be the New Alpha
Private credit continues to rapidly evolve as an alternative asset class. But with more capital chasing fewer high-quality opportunities, sourcing has become one of the most important differentiators.
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Unlocking Infrastructure’s Full Potential Through Co-Investing
Co-investing provides a direct path to these high-quality assets while frequently maintaining control over strategy, fees, and capital deployment. However, executing these investments successfully requires deep market expertise, strong relationships, and a disciplined approach.
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Private Credit Secondaries: The Next Frontier
At GCM Grosvenor’s Annual Forum, our investment experts gathered to discuss the next phase of evolution in private credit, with a particular focus on the emergence of secondaries as a critical tool for investors navigating today’s market.
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Capturing Alternative Investment Opportunities: A Toolkit for Insurance Investors
We recognized a strategic recalibration in insurers’ alternative investment activities, reflecting a more measured pace of capital deployment with approximately a 30% reduction in capital calls and new commitments between Q3 2022 and Q3 2023.
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2025 Market Outlook: Q&A with Fred Pollock, Chief Investment Officer
During GCM Grosvenor’s 2025 Annual Forum, Chief Investment Officer Fred Pollock shared insights into the opportunities and challenges shaping the upcoming year’s alternatives landscape.
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Discipline, Expansion, and Extraction: The Insurer’s Guide to Unlocking Value in Alternatives in 2024
We believe there are three key themes for insurance investors entering 2024: maintain investment discipline, expand the investment universe, and extract incremental value from capital and partners
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The Secondaries Surge: Reflections on 2024 and the Road Ahead for 2025
The secondaries market has emerged as a critical pillar of private equity, experiencing record-breaking activity in 2024 with deal volume on track to exceed $140 billion.
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Clarifying the Misconceptions of Co-Investing
In the evolving investment landscape, co-investing stands out as an effective way to gain exposure to private equity, offering investors a potential pathway to enhanced returns and diversified portfolios.
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Secondaries: An Oasis in a Desert of Illiquidity
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its given objectives or avoid losses. Unless apparent from context, all statements herein represent GCM Grosvenor’s opinion.
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Repricing and Resurgence: The Evolution of Real Estate
Peter Braffman of GCM Grosvenor joins host Stewart Foley to discuss how repricing, capital flows, and operational performance are reshaping real estate investing for institutional and insurance investors.
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Real Assets, Real Impact: Infrastructure in Modern Insurance Investing
Scott Littman of GCM Grosvenor joins Stewart Foley to discuss infrastructure investing and its role in modern insurance portfolios.
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Private Credit Secondaries: Unlocking Opportunities for Insurers
Fred Pollock, CIO, and Steve McMillan, Head of Credit Research at GCM Grosvenor, explore the rise of private credit secondaries, discussing liquidity, pricing dynamics, and how insurers can access high-quality performing assets at a discount.
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