Mutual Fund Investments in Private Firms

Academic Director, Michelle Lowry discusses the number of mutual funds participating in private markets and their impact.

Between 1995 and 2000, less than 15 mutual funds had investments in private, venture-capital backed firms. This had increased to over 90 by 2015.

Venture capitalists (VC) frequently invest in firms that have recently gone public, contrary to the common belief that they only invest in private firms.