At the Family Offices & Asset Management Summit (FOAM), a strategic question emerged: is direct investment in companies becoming a new standard for wealthy investors?
In this interview, Frank Lévy, founder and CEO ofInvest Direct, analyzes recent developments in private equity and the growing interest of high net worth individuals in investing more directly in the real economy.
Based in Geneva, his platform aims to connect qualified investors with direct private equity and venture capital opportunities, at a time when a growing proportion of private wealth is being channeled into private markets.
It also highlights the transformation of the market in recent years, marked by corrected valuations and more complex exits for many funds, gradually redrawing the balance between investors, managers and private equity.
Against this backdrop, high-net-worth investors have become increasingly sophisticated, and are showing a growing interest in taking a more direct stake in the companies they finance.
An enlightening discussion on the changes taking place in private equity and the growing role that direct investments could play in the allocation of large fortunes.
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