Women in Private Funds
We showcase this year’s Women of Influence in Private Markets list, which celebrates 42 standout professionals working in private equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and across asset classes. With women remaining underrepresented in the private funds industry, this year’s cohort share words of career advice and flag the key market developments capturing their attention.
North America
Digital infrastructure and data centres are now key drivers of North American economic growth, with electricity demand surging as AI reshapes the sector. However, it’s not all rosy; connecting power is becoming a major bottleneck, pushing firms into secondary markets and risking conflicts with rural communities. Add AI safety concerns and calls for its regulation, and investors are wondering if it was too good to be true.
Strategies
In today’s rapidly changing world, traditional infrastructure often no longer offers high enough returns for the capital chasing it. Instead, investors are moving up the risk curve in pursuit of value-add and opportunistic assets that can stretch the very definition of infrastructure.