Looking ahead: Private Markets growth amidst a changing investment landscape
Market watch
Looking ahead: Private Markets growth amidst a changing investment landscape
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10 September 2024
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Private Equity
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France
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Mark Benedetti
Executive President, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Co-Head of Secondaries & Primaries
Chairman of the Operations Committee, Co-Head of Ardian US and Member of the ASF Management Committee, Mark Benedetti also oversees Co-Investment, North America Fund, Human Resources, Internal Audit and Employees Investment activities.
Before joining Ardian in 2006, Mark Benedetti worked at KPMG Corporate Finance where he focused on mergers, acquisitions and capital raising in the firm’s Advisor group. Prior to that, he was part of KPMG’s Assurance group.
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Mark Benedetti on European Investment at IPEM 2024
Ardian's Mark Benedetti discusses the European investment landscape, regulatory impacts, and the future of private markets at IPEM 2024
Mark also shed light on the current state of private markets. He emphasized the lower volatility rates within private markets compared to public markets, almost a third, allowing private markets to provide strong returns over long durations, making the sector an attractive field for long-term investors.
This is reflected in outperformance rates of past years, as well as the growth projections of private markets, expected to achieve $20-25 trillion of AUM by 2030, compared to the current ~$13 trillion. Mark also touched on infrastructure, highlighting the crucial role private capital plays in the sector’s growth. As Europe’s largest infrastructure investor, Ardian is consistently contributing to bridging this gap.
