What's Your Alternative?
We asked 250 investment decision makers at institutions in EMEA managing approximately $10 trillion in AUM how they plan to allocate to private alternatives.
Access extensive insights from our teams of global strategists, portfolio managers, researchers and more. Discover how the macroeconomic environment is impacting private alternative investments around the world.
Speaking of Alternatives is an original podcast from PGIM, providing a global perspective on the rich and diverse landscape of alternative investments. Each month, leaders cut through the complexities and get to the heart of alternative investing. They look beyond the headlines and scrutinize the latest trends and strategies driving this important asset class.
… Let’s Talk Global Data Center Investments with Jim Footh
Data centers are one of the fastest-growing areas within real estate investing, driven by the increasing digitization of our lives and the evolution of AI. In this episode, Jim and our new host Keshav Rajagopalan explore the headwinds and tailwinds in the data center landscape, and where opportunity can be uncovered.
… Let’s Talk Affordable Housing with Soultana Reigle
Soultana Reigle, Head of U.S. Equity and Senior Portfolio Manager for U.S. Value-Add Strategies at PGIM Real Estate, traverses one of the great societal challenges in the U.S. and globally, the affordable housing market and its complex economic challenges.
… Let’s Talk Agriculture with Jamie Shen
Jamie Shen, Managing Director and Head of Agriculture at PGIM Real Estate, explores the transforming landscape of agricultural debt and equity, examine the mitigation of climate risk for investors and explore the balance of labor and mechanization in agriculture.
… Let’s Talk Direct Lending with Matthew Harvey
Matthew Harvey, Head of the Direct Lending business for PGIM Private Capital, highlights the importance of experienced asset managers in navigating the direct lending landscape and sheds light on the steady increase of capital flowing into this evolving credit market.
… Let’s Talk Private Equity Secondaries with Dr. Marco Wulff
Dr. Marco Wulff, CEO, Managing Partner, and co-founder of Montana Capital Partners AG, discusses the advantages and challenges of the private equity secondary market, global prospects, and the recent explosive growth of this private investment strategy.
… Let’s Talk Value-Add Equity Real Estate Investing with Sebastiano Ferrante
Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe at PGIM Real Estate, discusses Europe’s alternative investment landscape, prevailing market dynamics currently influencing institutional investing, and the risk-reward trade-off in value-add equity real estate investing.
We asked 250 investment decision makers at institutions in EMEA managing approximately $10 trillion in AUM how they plan to allocate to private alternatives.
Economies in Asia-Pacific are emerging as beneficiaries from a global realignment in supply chains.
In this podcast, Cathy Marcus, co-CIO and global COO, discuss the evolution of cities, the challenges they must overcome and investment opportunities.
Navigating an unprecedented and uncertain energy landscape is critical for long-term investors.
We articulate our market outlook and investment themes for the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia Pacific via 4 annotated regional chart packs.
Morgan Laughlin, global head of data center investments, discusses why data centers are a generational opportunity.
PGIM Real Estate’s Head of Europe, Sebastiano Ferrante, discusses why he believes there is a unique vintage opportunity to invest in the European market.
With monetary conditions easing and investment liquidity improving in 2024, the global real estate market is reaching a turning point.
Jim Footh, Global Data Centers Portfolio Manager, offers a foundational overview of data centers as a growing alternative investment opportunity for investors.
Rental housing in the United States, which accounts for over one-third of all housing, is now unaffordable for more than 20 million households.
Explore our comprehensive view of U.S. commodities in the agricultural industry.
In December 2023, Pricoa Private Capital established a three-year, $200 million shelf facility and purchased €30 million of senior unsecured notes.
Direct lending and mezzanine present a strong investment case across economic cycles, and more opportunities will arise as M&A activity thaws.
A middle-market energy fund management business sponsored by PGIM Private Capital.
Mezzanine lenders are well positioned to “bridge the gap” in the capital structure between senior debt and equity contributions.
The report captures the views of institutional investors in private equity and provides insights into their investment strategy.
The quest for liquidity has reignited interest in the LP segment of the secondaries market.
In times of high demand for liquidity, secondaries offer access to high-quality funds at attractive entry prices.