Key Takeaways
- • S&P Global has partnered with Mercer and Cambridge Associates on private markets data, according to a Pensions & Investments report by Jesse Pound published September 16, 2025.
- • The tie-up links a major data provider with two advisers that work extensively with institutional investors on private markets allocations.
- • For allocators and managers, the arrangement points to a push for more standardized private markets data, an area long constrained by limited transparency.
Summary
S&P Global has teamed up with Mercer and Cambridge Associates to provide private markets data, Pensions & Investments reported on September 16, 2025. The article was written by Jesse Pound and appeared in the publication's Alternative Investments coverage.
Mercer and Cambridge Associates both advise institutional investors, including pension plans, on private markets exposure. Their involvement alongside S&P Global suggests the partnership is aimed at institutional allocators that need reliable benchmarking and due diligence information for private equity, private credit and other illiquid strategies.
Mercer and Cambridge Associates both advise institutional investors, including pension plans, on private markets exposure. Their involvement alongside S&P Global suggests the partnership is aimed at institutional allocators that need reliable benchmarking and due diligence information for private equity, private credit and other illiquid strategies.
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