Private Equity/Real Assets
- AUM $2.2 billion
Funds Under Management (NAV+Undrawn Commitments): $2.7 billion
(30 June 2020) - Inception Date 2005
Investment Philosophy
Our investment philosophy focuses on constructing diversified portfolios of real assets and asset-based businesses across specialty infrastructure and intangible assets. Our deep sector expertise and extensive industry relationships allow us to access investments that are unavailable to the broader market and actively manage those investments in an effort to generate current income and create long-term value for our clients.
Strategy
- Direct, control positions in real assets and asset-based businesses
- Focus on specialty infrastructure and intangible assets across key sectors of the economy
- Employ a thematic investment approach focused on identifying strong secular trends
- Target assets that generate predictable cash flow and have the potential for capital appreciation
- Hands-on active management by our industry specialists and operating partners to drive business improvements and scale asset-based businesses to create long-term value
Our Value Add
- Senior team with longstanding experience working together across business cycles
- Demonstrated ability to scale platforms, create long-term value and successfully exit
- Differentiated universe of real assets to diversify clients’ existing portfolios
- Thought leader in expanding real asset universe to include intellectual property
- Robust sourcing networks to access proprietary deal flow
- Partnership with our clients, providing transparency and in-depth reporting
RelatedViewpoints
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Value-Add Beyond the Pandemic
The shock provided by the global pandemic has roiled real estate markets around the world—which means that the quality and location of properties has never been more important.
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Highlights from the Barings 360 Private Markets Conference
Watch Barings CEO, Tom Finke, and other senior leaders discuss their key takeaways from the firm's signature private assets event.
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Barings 360: For LPs, By LPs
Attendees of the Barings 360 Private Markets Conference discuss the value of exchanging ideas and perspectives with their peers.
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Intangible Assets: The Royal Opportunity Set
A subset of Intangibles, pharmaceutical royalties present a particularly compelling investment opportunity. Barings’ Jon Rotolo and David Jin explain why.
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Intangible Assets: A Source of Uncorrelated Income?
In today’s information economy, intangible assets continue to grow in size and importance. Barings’ Jon Rotolo and David Jin discuss the role these assets are playing in diversified portfolios through a real-world example in the pharma royalty space.
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News & Events
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Barings Completes Sale of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Ground Assets
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Barings Completes Majority Stake Acquisition in Gigasphere Holdings LLC
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Barings Closes First Private Equity / Real Assets Fund
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Barings Alternative Investments Expands Aviation Investment Platform Through Partnership with Genesis Aircraft Services
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John Strohm named President of Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music, a Barings Alternative Investments portfolio company
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