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Private markets is an asset class that has continued to grow and demonstrate strong returns over Market Cycles but most importantly help businesses grow with the right governance model the right tools the right decisions where the Insiders make the decisions quickly and decisively my name is mites pabari and I head up primary fund investing for Hamilton Lane across the Emir region Hamilton Lane is a specialist investment firm focused on the private markets are the backbone of any major economy European private Equity Market is characterized by small and mediumsized firms well CED to serving local smmes helping them to become country Champions and consolidating Country Champions to become Regional leaders by number 85 of all private Equity investments in Europe are with smmes if you take Europe 60 of all businesses are familyowned businesses and most of those are small and this is where the opportunity lies these these are the companies that need help help with managing their own succession help with growing whether it's organically or adding mampa help with navigating through Market Cycles such as the recent pandemic the best funds have invested multiple funds over Market cycles and almost codified their approach almost like a Playbook on how to help smmes grow I'm excited by this asset class the number of private companies is huge signal a huge opportunity as this asset class continues to grow and these companies are choosing to stay private for longer with the abundance of capital that this increasing asset class is able to provide private markets is an asset class that has continued to grow and demonstrate strong returns over Market Cycles but most importantly help businesses grow with the right governance model the right tools the right decisions where the Insiders make the decisions quickly and decisively
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