North American institutional investors are increasingly focusing private market investment closer to home as inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and energy security concerns reshape portfolio priorities, according to a new private markets report from IFM Investors.
PM700, IFM Investors’ annual survey of 700 senior investment professionals across 19 countries, found North American investors are more likely than their global peers to favor domestic private market opportunities, reflecting a growing focus on portfolio resilience and strategic investment themes.
More than two-thirds (67 percent) of North American investors prefer private market investments in the United States and Canada, while 63 percent identify inflation as one of the largest risks facing their portfolios compared with 55 percent globally.
The findings suggest investors are becoming increasingly selective about where and how they deploy capital as they balance the need for resilience w
