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A targeted approach to private markets
September 26, 2026

About this webinar
As private markets evolve, limited partners (LPs) are becoming increasingly selective about where they allocate capital. In this webinar, experts from Partners Capital, Allianz Global Investors and FIS® discuss findings from Private Equity Wire’s annual LP Special report, exploring the role of outperformance, operational sophistication and investment discipline in manager selection and portfolio construction.
Speakers
- Aftab Bose, Head of Content, Private Equity Wire®
- Joe Basrawy, Managing Director, Partners Capital
- Maria Aguilar-Wittmann, Co-Head of Infrastructure Funds, Co-Investments and Secondaries, Allianz Global Investors
- Ferhat Ansari, Global Head of Private Markets, FIS
Duration
45 minutes
What you'll learn
- Why private markets offer access to megatrends like AI and energy transition that public markets can't fully capture, and where the real outperformance opportunity now sits.
- How the shift toward emerging managers, lower mid-market funds and sector specialists is reshaping where LPs look for alpha.
- What democratization and open-ended fund structures mean for valuation frequency, liquidity and institutional LP interests.
- Why risk management and operational and technological sophistication have become core manager selection criteria.
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