Private Markets
Power through every market cycle.
Accessing the private capital markets
Private asset strategies can help you achieve your investment objectives with unique benefits not commonly available in public asset classes.
Our commingled solutions help drive performance and diversification benefits to support investors' total portfolio objectives. For over 50 years, we have successfully integrated private asset funds into some of the world's largest institutional investor portfolios.
From helping pension plans close funding gaps to developing new products for banks, financial advisors and their underlying clients, we continue to create tailored solutions to help clients achieve their goals.
Private investment asset class solutions
Primaries + Secondaries + Co-investments
Private infrastructure
Assets that are critical to functioning societies with long-term sustainable cashflows:
- Public-private partnerships
- Core income
- Core-plus income and growth
- Brownfield
- Greenfield
Private credit
Deliver diverse exposure to strategies across the capital structure including:
- Senior debt
- Subordinated debt
- Unitranche debt
- Mezzanine
- Corporate lending
- Real asset debt
Private real estate
Includes core, value-added, and opportunistic.
Diversify portfolios and avoid potential for inflation protection using:
- Core income
- Core-plus income and growth
- Value-added growth
- Opportunistic development
- Alternative sectors
Private equity
Seeks to invest in companies with potential for growth and development across:
- Venture capital
- Buyout
- Growth equity
- Mezzanine
- Distressed
Impact investing
Gain exposure to growth and income strategies that create positive social and environmental outcomes using:
- Private equity
- Infrastructure
- Real estate
- Private credit
Why choose Russell Investments for private assets?
A trusted advisor
We work with clients to capture a deep understanding of their frameworks and processes to support confident decision-making. Our strong governance culture and fiduciary mindset deliver solutions to address our client's needs and reduce the resource burden for their board and internal teams.
A-Z private markets access
Access a wide range of market opportunities including through primaries, secondaries, and co-investment vehicles. We conduct detailed research to identify niche exposures within strategies like venture capital, growth, and buyouts. This helps to offset fees, accelerate returns, and provide additional diversification benefits.
Our private markets products are for Eligible Counterparties only.
Open architecture design
When investing in private market solutions, active management and management selection are essential. Our portfolios are designed to deliver differentiated returns and minimize downside risk, by sourcing managers with a unique strategy. As your portfolio needs to change over time, we support you with the right response through commingled or fund-to-one.
Our experts work hard to solve the complex issues our clients encounter.
Our collection of research shows our dedication to solving complex investment problems.
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