Ensuring food security in Egypt

Trade finance case study
Defining the lower mid-market: the benefits of a more focused approach

Here, we discuss why we look at the segment through a more focused definition and how this allows us to target what we believe to be its most exciting opportunities. Our latest insight report covers: Why defining the lower mid‑market matters How Federated Hermes defines the segment What drives opportunity in this part of the […]
Not everything that counts can be counted:

Rethinking real estate credit underwriting
Trade Finance whitepaper

Uncorrelated alpha potential
Taking the measure of private equity

The private equity industry has undergone a significant mindset shift with regard to reporting of returns. As traditional exit routes remain gridlocked and liquidity scarce, investors unable to turn portfolio returns into cash are rethinking what successful performance looks like. The competition for capital and investor demand for liquidity has put pressure on traditional metrics, […]
Outlook 2026: Private Markets

La view del Managing Director Steve McGoohan Managing Director, Private Markets Quali sviluppi potrebbero verificarsi per i private markets nel 2026? Le asset class “private” sono influenzate dagli stessi fattori macro delle loro controparti quotate, sebbene il metodo e la tempistica di tali impatti possano variare. Digitalizzazione, demografia e deglobalizzazione sono importanti megatrend che continueranno […]
Defining and refining the lower mid-market opportunity

Private Equity Insights
When down is up and South is North

Trade finance and tariffs
Diversifying direct lending portfolios through sponsor-less lending

Private Markets Insight
The Art of Diversification: effective portfolio creation in real estate

Video transcript Vincent, you’ve recently written a great paper on portfolio construction and real estate debts. What are the key takeaways? The premise (of the paper) was that modern portfolio theory (MPT) by Markowitz1 – which is the popular framework for constructing investment portfolios – is based on the idea that the risk of an […]

