PRIVATE
MARKETS

POWER THROUGH EVERY
MARKET CYCLE

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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

Private Markets Survey

How are private markets managers creating value and where do they see the greatest opportunities in private markets today?

Our 2024 survey represents US$1.4 trillion in total assets responding to questions around the following five perspectives: Key investment strategies, opportunities and risks, value creation, impact investing, investors, and products.

Why choose Russell Investments for private assets?

A trusted adviser

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 minimise downside risk, by sourcing managers with a unique strategy. As your portfolio needs change through time, we support you with the right response through commingled or fund-to-one.

$82B

Alternative assets under advice

50+​

Years of experience in private markets​

25​

Investment professionals

12,000+​

Manager products monitored¹

Hamilton Lane strategic partnership

Russell Investments is proud to partner with Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane is a specialist global private markets provider with over 30 years of experience and $805 billion in assets under management. This provides us with preferential access to their industry-leading private markets investment solutions, data-driven research and innovative technology tools. Hamilton Lane provides a large database of investment opportunities, with over $15 trillion in private markets investments monitored.

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Multi-asset

Investing in a global mix of asset classes in a single investment portfolio.

Equities

A broad range of funds, including regional and global allocations.

Fixed income

A range of funds, including multi-asset credit and unconstrained, which target real returns.

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For questions, contact Jim:

Jim Leggate

Jim Leggate

Head of EMEA Sales and clients

020 7024 6400

Any opinion expressed is that of Russell Investments, is not a statement of fact, is subject to change and does not constitute investment advice.

The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may not get back the amount originally invested.

There are no assurances that the investment goals and objectives stated in this material will be met.

Investments in private market securities are generally illiquid as such investments are neither tradable on any exchange or in the secondary market nor would they be transferrable.

Applications for shares in the fund are subject to the terms and conditions set out in the fund’s prospectus, Key Investor Information Document (KIID), memorandum and articles of association. Investors and potential investors are advised to read these documents (and in particular the risk warnings), as well as the further information contained in the annual and half-yearly reports before making an investment.