Private Assets, your style

Evidence suggests that injecting a proportion of private assets into a portfolio tends to improve its overall risk/return. Find out more in the article below:

And you can still maximise your diversification within your private markets allocation, using funds of funds structures that allow you to mix managers, funds, strategies, sectors and geographies. Explore our strategies:

Access global & diversified private equity opportunities.

Accessing private equity co-investments in the small and middle markets.

Private markets have historically outperformed public markets overall⁴. This is due to the illiquidity, complexity and risk premium investors will find on these markets.

Indeed, private assets are notoriously hard to source, manage, buy and sell (in comparison to traditional listed assets). This is why we believe the importance of a private assets specialist manager cannot be overstated as they are well equipped to navigate the markets and source what are, in their opinion, the best opportunities.

Real assets such as infrastructure assets often have their revenues indexed on inflation, which means their potential return can increase in line with inflation rates.

Explore our infrastructure strategy:

An opportunity for value creation over the long term while supporting the sustainability of local economic, community and environmental development.

The long-term perspective of private assets and alignment of interest of managers and companies they are invested in allow investors to actively engage and influence ESG practices. Which makes private assets a good fit for sustainable investments.

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Sustainable private assets at Natixis IM range from impact private equity to finance tech for good companies, energy transition projects or natural capital projects to preserve or restore nature:

A private equity impact strategy accelerating the transition through innovation.

An opportunity for value creation over the long term while supporting the sustainability of local economic, community and environmental development.

An impact investment strategy investing in commercially viable projects in sustainable agriculture and sustainable forestry.

Investing in private assets, like most investments, comes with several risks, including the risk of capital loss. The long-term nature of investing in private assets implies that investors should specifically pay attention to

• Illiquidity: private assets investing requires a longer-term view than most listed assets. Even with open-ended funds, it is recommended to hold your assets between 5 and 8 years minimum.
• Complexity: private assets work differently than listed assets. It is recommended that investors speak to an advisor or investment professional to fully understand in what product they are committing.
• Transparency: valuations cannot be daily in private markets and there is no obligation to publicise them. Investors should know that private assets are fundamentally less standardised and offer limited information disclosed on a daily basis.

Your private assets one-stop shop

We manage $100+ USD bn in AUM in private markets.

Access a full range of private assets across asset classes: private equity, private debt, infrastructure, real estate, and multi private assets.

Here is the overview of our range below: