Australian Funds Hold $161 Billion in Private Assets

1 articles · Updated · The Australian Financial Review · Jun 22

$161 billion of Australian fund capital is invested in private assets, according to data from the Australian Investment Council.
Those private assets span private equity, private credit and infrastructure, showing how broadly unlisted investments now feature in Australian portfolios.
Within private equity, the data covers strategies including secondaries, continuation vehicles, buyout funds and value-add funds.
Secondaries buy businesses from other private equity funds, while continuation vehicles acquire assets from funds nearing the end of their lives.
Buyout and value-add funds round out the mix by taking controlling stakes or buying undervalued companies for operational improvement.