AAPI Representation in Asset Management
The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) and Bella Private Markets recently collaborated on a new study exploring the representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in asset management. The first report focuses on attrition of AAPIs as individuals advance through the career funnel and female AAPI representation across asset classes. The second […]
Introducing a New Model For Forecasting PE Portfolio Outcomes
Included in the July 2023 issue of The Journal of Portfolio Management, our paper “Takahashi–Alexander Revisited: Modeling Private Equity Portfolio Outcomes Using Historical Simulations” introduces a new approach to cash flow forecasting. Takahashi–Alexander Revisited: Modeling Private Equity Portfolio Outcomes Using Historical SimulationsDawson Beutler, Alex Billias, Sam Holt, Josh Lerner, and TzuHwan Seet Abstract: In 2001, […]
Bella Analytics
One of the most difficult issues fund managers and investors alike face in managing their private capital investment portfolios is estimating future returns. The reasons for this are manifold, ranging from a lack of sufficiently detailed or complete data needed for developing such forecasts to more nuanced methodological issues that reflect the unique nature of […]
Private Equity Findings Issue 19
Bella Private Markets collaborated with the Coller Research Institute to produce the nineteenth issue of Private Equity Findings, a publication that curates the most important cutting-edge academic research on private equity and brings together leading practitioners to discuss its implications. This issue explores lessons learned from the pandemic and the implications for PE in a […]
Knight Foundation Diversity Study
In a study funded by the Knight Foundation, we offer a comprehensive look at diverse ownership of asset management firms. In addition to quantifying the representation of women- and minority-owned firms in the U.S. asset management industry, this report also explores the performance of diverse-owned funds and finds them to perform just as well as […]
Patent pool may be a key factor in Open RAN adoption, report says
(CHEVY CHASE, MD/BOSTON, MA, US – 27 February 2023) – A patent pool may play a key role in the adoption of Open RAN technology, according to a recent report published by Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner and Bella Private Markets. The report entitled “Accelerating innovation in connectivity: The case for an Open RAN […]
Investment in Cleantech Is Warming Up Once Again
Game-changing technologies have been at the forefront of tackling some of the most pressing global challenges. However, an often-overlooked aspect of these solutions is the underlying capital that has played an integral role accelerating their commercialization and go-to-market. More specifically, venture capital (VC) investment – private equity that firms or funds provide to early-stage companies […]
Private Equity Findings Issue 18
Bella Private Markets collaborated with the Coller Research Institute to produce the eighteenth issue of Private Equity Findings, a publication that curates the most important cutting-edge academic research on private equity and brings together leading practitioners to discuss its implications. This issue examines the real winners and losers when it comes to SPACs, how governments […]
Private Equity Findings Issue 17
Bella Private Markets collaborated with the Coller Research Institute to produce the seventeenth issue of Private Equity Findings, a publication that curates the most important cutting-edge academic research on private equity and brings together leading practitioners to discuss its implications. This issue examines the extent to which value is actually created through buy-and-build PE strategies, […]
Private Equity Findings Issue 16
Bella Private Markets collaborated with the Coller Research Institute to produce the sixteenth issue of Private Equity Findings, a publication that curates the most important cutting-edge academic research on private equity and brings together leading practitioners to discuss its implications. This issue examines how PE investments may generate important productivity spillovers for the broader market, […]