Fundraising in focus with Aztec Group

Amid a tough fundraising market with tight allocations and a
slowdown in distributions, fund administrator Aztec Group’s
managing director James Gow and head of innovation Tom Bennett
bring their insights into capital raising and discuss the outlook
for the year ahead.


Unquote Data validates the broader market sentiment, showing that
a total of 33 buyout funds based in Europe had closed at the time
of recording, a 48% drop compared to the equivalent period last
year.


Leveraging Aztec’s market insights via partnerships with more
than 450 funds since it launched in 2001, Gow and Bennet share
their views on the ways both LPs and GPs are navigating the
current environment in an interview with Unquote’s Ero
Partsakoulaki.


Gow and Bennett offer an overview of the alternative pools of
capital available to GPs and the positive sentiment around
private credit strategies, as well as touching on the industry’s
expectations when it comes to meeting fundraising targets, the
importance of ESG reporting, and the democratisation of the
private equity industry using technology and data.


0.30 – Fundraising market data


1.49 − Guest bios


3.02 – Interview with Aztec Group’s managing director James Gow
and head of innovation, Tom Bennet


3.25 − Overview of fundraising environment


5.59 – Private credit market as a bright spot


7.36 – Industry expectations and flexibility around fundraising
targets


9.34 – Alternative pools of capital


10.37 – PE’s perception of the retail market


13.02 – LPs & GPs perspectives on ESG data and reporting


16.07 – Demand for impact investing


17.00 – Tech applications in co-investing strategies


17.51 – Challenges and Opportunities for 2024


19.35 – Pockets of activity


22.00 – Aztec Group’s growth plans and future initiatives


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Theme music: 2012 Kick Up The Fire