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Summary: Institutional investors and wealth advisors remain optimistic about private markets, with greater focus on liquidity, according to a new report from BBH Investor Services

Reported by Businesswire
Oct 27, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Over one quarter of institutional investors and wealth advisors surveyed expect more than 30% of their portfolios to be allocated to private markets strategies over the next five years, according to the second annual Private Markets Investor Survey from Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) Investor Services.
  • • Private markets are gaining importance in overall investor portfolios, with respondents remaining optimistic about the asset class while placing greater emphasis on liquidity.
  • • The survey, released by BBH Investor Services in Boston, covers institutional investors and wealth advisors and is the second edition of an annual study.
Summary
Private markets are growing in significance within investors' overall portfolios, according to a new study published by Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) Investor Services and distributed via Business Wire from Boston. The findings come from the second annual Private Markets Investor Survey, which polled institutional investors and wealth advisors.

According to the survey, more than a quarter of investors said they expect over 30% of their investments to be directed toward private markets strategies within the next five years. The results indicate that institutional investors and wealth advisors remain optimistic about the asset class, while their focus on liquidity has intensified.

The source material available for this summary is limited to the publisher's abstract and the opening of the press release, which notes that the original English-language release is the authoritative version and that the Italian translation is provided for convenience. Additional details on methodology, sample size, or specific allocation breakdowns were not included in the available text.

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Businesswire Summary: Institutional investors and wealth advisors remain optimistic about private markets, with greater focus on liquidity, according to a new report from BBH Investor Services