Key Takeaways
- • Neuberger Berman's Global Private Equity Access Fund has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, establishing itself as a significant vehicle within the firm's broader private markets platform.
- • The fund operates as a feeder structure into a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV, providing diversified exposure to global private equity investments through an actively managed portfolio strategy.
- • Neuberger Berman's private markets platform commands $140 billion in total AUM and deployed $17.5 billion across more than 300 transactions in 2024, demonstrating substantial scale and deal-making capacity.
- • The Global Private Equity Access Fund leverages the firm's institutional infrastructure and longevity in private markets to access higher-quality private equity opportunities at competitive valuations.
Summary
Neuberger Berman's Global Private Equity Access Fund has crossed the $1 billion AUM threshold, reflecting growing institutional demand for curated private equity access through established asset managers. The fund functions as a feeder vehicle into the NB Global Private Equity Access Fund, a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV structure that provides investors with diversified exposure to a portfolio of direct private equity investments managed by Neuberger Berman.
The fund's investment strategy centers on sourcing and deploying capital into actively managed private equity positions, leveraging Neuberger Berman's institutional relationships, deal sourcing capabilities, and long-standing presence in the private markets ecosystem. This approach aims to capture opportunities at pricing levels that reflect both the firm's scale and its ability to negotiate favorable entry points with portfolio companies and sponsors.
The Global Private Equity Access Fund is positioned within Neuberger Berman's substantially larger private markets platform, which has grown to $140 billion in AUM. During 2024 alone, the broader platform completed $17.5 billion in commitments across more than 300 transactions, demonstrating both the breadth of investment activity and the operational capacity of the firm's deal infrastructure. This scale provides the Access Fund with meaningful advantages in co-investment opportunities, diversification across geographies and sectors, and access to institutional-quality deal flow.
The fund's structure through an AUD share class variant reflects Neuberger Berman's effort to serve diverse investor bases, including Australian institutional and high-net-worth clients seeking global private equity exposure. The feeder structure simplifies investor mechanics while maintaining alignment with the underlying fund's investment discipline and governance standards.
The fund's investment strategy centers on sourcing and deploying capital into actively managed private equity positions, leveraging Neuberger Berman's institutional relationships, deal sourcing capabilities, and long-standing presence in the private markets ecosystem. This approach aims to capture opportunities at pricing levels that reflect both the firm's scale and its ability to negotiate favorable entry points with portfolio companies and sponsors.
The Global Private Equity Access Fund is positioned within Neuberger Berman's substantially larger private markets platform, which has grown to $140 billion in AUM. During 2024 alone, the broader platform completed $17.5 billion in commitments across more than 300 transactions, demonstrating both the breadth of investment activity and the operational capacity of the firm's deal infrastructure. This scale provides the Access Fund with meaningful advantages in co-investment opportunities, diversification across geographies and sectors, and access to institutional-quality deal flow.
The fund's structure through an AUD share class variant reflects Neuberger Berman's effort to serve diverse investor bases, including Australian institutional and high-net-worth clients seeking global private equity exposure. The feeder structure simplifies investor mechanics while maintaining alignment with the underlying fund's investment discipline and governance standards.
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