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An uncertain world is pushing more investors to seek liquidity, requiring ongoing innovation in the secondaries market, says Michael Granoff, founder and chief executive of Pomona Capital.

As financial advisers better understand the fundamental benefits of investing in the private markets, they are focusing on portfolio construction and implementation, says Bob Long, CEO of StepStone Private Wealth.

Many of the most exciting investment themes today are taking place in private markets – and investors are eager to participate, says Kyle Kniffen, global head of alternatives, third-party wealth, at Goldman Sachs.

In spite of shockwaves from Trump’s on-again-off-again trade war, the secondaries industry is gearing up for yet another record year.

Increasing allocations and sophistication among Japanese LPs are leading them to a wider range of private equity managers and strategies, say Neuberger Berman’s Jonathan Shofet and Yoshi Yagisawa.

With sports, media and entertainment developing into a compelling institutional asset class, Bobby Sharma, founder and managing partner of Bluestone Equity Partners, asks whether investors are running the right playbook.

GP stakes investing is poised for further expansion, thanks to rising demand and better investor understanding, says Michael Rees, co-president of Blue Owl Capital.

After years of steady growth, Japan’s private equity market presents unrivalled opportunities, say NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka and Kaz Tokuyama.

By taking a stake in listed companies with change-focused management teams, private equity firms can drive reform and increase value, says Advantage Partners’ head of private solutions strategy, Kenji Mitsui.

Japan is benefiting from tailwinds, but investors need to take notice, say StepStone’s Vincent Hsu and Zhiyao Ma.