Three letters will force private equity to solve a $5 trillion problem

This is an extract from an article written by James Thomson for the Chanticleer, Australian Financial Review, published on 5th February 2025.

As he shivers through the coldest New York winter in years, Flexstone Partners managing director Nitin Gupta has found one source of warmth: he doesn’t have to ride the ups and downs of the US sharemarket as it reacts to the latest policy pronouncement of the Trump administration.

Gupta, who oversees $US10 billion ($16 billion) worth of private equity investments for a global client base that includes Australian superannuation fund HostPlus, is happy to be sitting in the relative shelter of the mid-market part of the private equity sector, where deals are struck for between $US50 million and $US500 million.

“I don’t think I could deal with the public markets,” he tells Chanticleer.

Flexstone Partners are an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers

Read the full article below:
Three letters will force private equity to solve a $5 trillion problem- The Australian Financial Review

If you’d like to discuss your strategic communication call us or contact us here.

Knowledge Shared

Insights

All Articles

What the RBA’s rate cut means for financial services leaders: Your chance to shape the conversation

Calls grow for Westpac to reveal energy transition plan thinking

Client In The News