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The Return of Tariffs: Why Trade Policy is Roiling Markets Again
After years of relative stability in global trade, early April brought a dramatic shift. The Trump administration rolled out the most...
Tim Barnes
Jun 19


Music Royalties: The Alternative Asset Hitting All the Right Notes
As investors search for alternative assets with staying power, music royalties are quickly gaining traction—and for good reason. They...
Tim Barnes
Jun 19


Q1'25: General Market Update
Image by Unsplash At Axis Group Ventures , we specialize in strategic debt placements across venture growth, the lower middle market,...
Tania Tugonon
Mar 19


Private Market Secondaries - recent news
A version of this was recently posted on our LinkedIn channels. Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) recently announced its...
Tim Barnes
Apr 29, 2024


Periodic Private Markets and Private Credit news
Some interesting news from PitchBook's 2023 Annual Global Private Markets Fundraising Report. In 2023, Approximately $1,174.6 billion...
Tim Barnes
Apr 15, 2024


Late March 2023 Secondaries market activity and notes:
There’s been an uptick in secondary market activity after a slowdown observed in 2022 and early 2023, Crunchbase reports. In the last...
Tim Barnes
Apr 12, 2024


Secondary Market Insights
As we step into the heart of March, the financial landscape is pulsating with energy and possibilities, particularly within the dynamic...
Tim Barnes
Mar 12, 2024


Alternative Investments: A Year in Review
February 16, 2024 The Latest 2023 Insights: A Recap of Last Year's Alternative Investments We drafted this blog post at the end of 2023,...
Tania Tugonon
Feb 16, 2024


Artificial Intelligence: AI Insights
February 15, 2024 Thoughts on AI This post was initially drafted on December 15, 2023, but sat on the shelf before being posted to the...
Tania Tugonon
Feb 15, 2024


Default Dead - Default Alive - Market Touch points
November 29, 2023 The Latest What Happened to Convoy? When I first heard the news that Convoy was collapsing, it felt like a shock. The...
Tania Tugonon
Nov 29, 2023


Interest Rates.
According to recent reports, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has chosen to keep its policy interest rate range at 5.25%-5.50% for the second...
Tim Barnes
Nov 15, 2023


Private Equity in Sports. Media. Entertainment
At AXIS Capital Markets , we specialize in global debt placement and secondaries for VC and PE-backed companies. The pace of growth in...
Tim Barnes
Nov 14, 2023


What to make of NAV loans?
Tokyo October 30, 2023 NAV Financing Extending Life Funds and Staying Liquid with NAV Financing Over the last 1 to 2 years, NAV (Net...
Tania Tugonon
Oct 30, 2023


Secondary Funds - $47 billion raised YTD
September 23, 2023 Secondary Investment Funds - The Latest Secondary Investment Market Commentary The Nasdaq market site is in Times...
Tania Tugonon
Sep 24, 2023


#AI - Business Opportunities and Risks
At Axis Group Ventures, we keep an eye out for the latest trends in tech. Having worked with many innovative technology companies in the...
Tim Barnes
Jul 4, 2023


Middle market credit - First Eagle analysis
https://www.abladvisor.com/articles/34086/middle-market-challenges-continue-to-impact-borrowers-and-lenders
Tim Barnes
May 24, 2022


Space Industry - We have lift off
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/21/space-industry-is-on-its-way-to-1-trillion-in-revenue-by-2040-citi.html
Tim Barnes
May 21, 2022


Pitchbook - Venture Monitor - Q1'22
https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/q1-2022-pitchbook-nvca-venture-monitor
Tim Barnes
Apr 13, 2022


Rainmaker - 2021 accomplishments
February 07, 2022 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time MIAMI & LOS ANGELES--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Rainmaker Securities , a leader in the...
Tim Barnes
Feb 7, 2022


Pitchbook Venture Monitor insights
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pitchbook-venture-monitor-q420-review-tim-barnes/
Tim Barnes
Jan 20, 2021
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