S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world’s leading index provider, has announced plans to expand its work in the private markets sector with the launch of the S&P Private Equity 50 Indices in collaboration with NewVest, a leading private markets index manager. As market participants continue to show increased interest in this growing segment, S&P DJI is drawing on its long history of making markets more accessible by developing new benchmarks tailored to private assets.
“Private markets are experiencing a transformative moment, and S&P DJI is excited about the growing demand for data and benchmarks as these markets continue to evolve. Our commitment is to lead the way in developing innovative indices that accurately measure and represent this emerging asset class. We’re thrilled to collaborate with NewVest to provide a broad, rules-based benchmark representative of institutional private equity portfolios through the S&P Private Equity 50 Indice