Private Assets Academy training | Natixis Investment Managers

With more than $14.2tn in assets under management, the private assets industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. The Private Assets Academy is here to provide you with the resources you need to stay ahead in this exciting market.

We’ll walk you through the basics of private markets, and offer valuable insights to support you in your private assets investing journey.

Explore our lessons below.

Private capital lessons

Understand how private capital works. What is a closed-end fund? How is the internal rate of return measured? How does it compare to other metrics?

An overview of what private capital is, how it is structured, and why investors choose to allocate funds to the sector.

Discover some alternative routes to market available to investors in private capital: funds of funds, separately managed accounts, and direct investments.

Find out more about the different performance measures adopted by the industry: internal rate of return (IRR), money multiples (TVPI, DPI, and RVPI), and public market equivalent (PME).

Uncover the many terms used in private capital, including in the private debt, infrastructure, and natural resources asset classes.

Asset class 101 lessons

Deep dive into the asset classes that make up private markets to understand their history, return profiles and much more.

Explore what constitutes a private investment, the history of private equity, strategies, and why investors choose to allocate funds to this sector.

Journey through this asset class, the strategies available for investment, why investors choose to allocate, and the performance of real estate investments.

Private debt, or private credit, is the provision of debt finance to companies from funds, rather than banks, bank-led syndicates, or public markets.

Walk through of the types of infrastructure, routes to market, investment strategies, and potential returns.

Natural resources comprises assets that are often used in daily lives, such as water.

Definitions of private capital fund strategies across private equity & venture capital, private debt, real estate, and more.

Private assets

Why everyone’s talking about… democratising private assets

Have potential returns combined with rising demand for longer-term investments broadened the appeal of private assets beyond institutional investors?

Marketing Communication. This material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Views and opinions expressed in this article are as of October 2024 and are subject to change, and there can be no assurance that developments will transpire as may be forecasted in this article. The reference to specific securities, sectors, or markets within this material does not constitute investment advice, or a recommendation or an offer to buy or to sell any security, or an offer of services.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. All investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. No investment strategy or risk management technique can guarantee return or eliminate risk in all market environments. Investment risk exists with equity, fixed income, and alternative investments. There is no assurance that any investment will meet its performance objectives or that losses will be avoided.

Private Assets Academy

Private capital lessons

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