How’s the weather looking? If it’s cloudy then fear not as there could be good times ahead for private wealth investors. US-based wealth technology firm InvestCloud has launched its Private Markets Account™ (PMA) to make it even easier for the wealth management industry to manage alternative investments alongside public market assets.
While the era of cheap capital and high leverage might be over, there are significant tailwinds for GPs to harness and ride the next wave of innovation, seeking out creative ways to do deals and accelerate performance.
Digitization and other mega trends offer huge potential for GPs to consider how to build companies, invest in large-scale projects, and find new ways to transfer the economics of value creation over an extended timeframe.
The private wealth industry is looking closely, seeking more and more ways to partner with best-in-class managers to develop novel, ‘evergreen’ fund vehicles and put capital to work that can transform the interests of Europe for decades to come.
And so marks the end of another action packed year. Although not exactly a (snow) flurry of activity, deal valuations and activity have show signs of picking up in 2024. And whisper it quietly, but the IPO markets are also beginning to thaw out. GPs have listened to investors and sought ways to increase distributions, with secondary deal volumes forecast to end the year between $150 and $175 billion.
Every January, Europe’s private markets industry looks forward to celebrating three fun-packed days of networking, deal discussions, and sharing views on industry trends at IPEM Cannes. The 2025 edition – whose overarching theme is “New Promises for Private Markets” – is set to raise excitement levels even higher, with the introduction of a dedicated private wealth track.
More than 500 wealth investors, including 250 single- and multi-family offices, private banks, and wealth managers will be attending IPEM Cannes | Wealth 2025, making Cannes the only place to be for European mid-market GPs to forge an even wider set of relationships with both institutional and private wealth investors; two for the price of one!
Equally, the three-day extravaganza will bring Europe’s private wealth community in to the heart of private markets, with plenty of opportunities to connect with a ‘who’s who’ of leading fund managers operating across private equity, private credit, real estate and real assets.
New Promises for Private Markets – BRINGING TOGETHER PRIVATE MARKETS AND WEALTH ECOSYSTEMS IPEM Cannes has been the flagship event for Private Market professionals since 2016 and is now leading the Wealth Revolution in Private Capital with the launch of IPEM Wealth! This milestone event also features the first-ever IPEM Wealth Awards, celebrating excellence across the industry.