HNW investors' demand driving private equity growth

HNWIs becoming more sophisticated

Private equity is on a fast growth track. According to Deloitte, GlobalData’s proprietary forecast, global private equity assets under management (AUM) reached $4.5trn in 2019.

In its data, Blackrock noted that private alternatives have more than tripled since 2007, increasing from $2.5trn to $8trn with private equity driving most of that growth. Over the past decade, private...