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It's Time to Re-imagine Private Markets Alex Robinson
By Alex Robinson, CEO and founder, Juniper Square
the very nature of private partnerships that underpin them. Sponsors of private investment funds today face technological and operational challenges that threaten their ability to build lasting private partnerships. Even as investor and employee expectations for access and visibility to data are rising, the processes and tools needed to enable the efficient and effective flow of information between partners in a private partnership have not kept pace. Today, more than ever, general partners (GPs) must modernize their partnerships by leveraging data and systems to maximize outcomes for their investors, their investments and their business.
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The Challenge with Private Partnerships ccording to McKinsey, private
fraction of the $100 trillion in professionally
Like any relationship, thriving investment
equity accounted for $9.8 trillion
managed assets worldwide.
partnerships rely on mutual trust and empowerment — built over the course of many
in assets under management globally in 2021, with fundraising
reaching dizzying heights of $1.2 trillion up
What stands in the way of broader participa-
interactions. But GPs and limited partners
tion in private markets?
(LPs) often fall short of fully optimizing their exchanges because they lack systems for
20% year-on-year. Yet, despite blistering growth, private markets still represent a small
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The problem isn’t markets themselves — it’s
shared visibility and workflow. The lack of
