Private Markets

Private markets encompass investments made outside public exchanges, including private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and private companies.

LSEG has a strong presence in private markets, bringing together data & intelligence, indices, news and market infrastructure to help customers unlock opportunities across this fast-growing asset class. In Data & Analytics we provide deep insight into private companies, funds and performance, while FTSE Russell is redefining how private markets are measured with next-generation indices. The London Stock Exchange is opening new pathways to liquidity through its Private Securities Market, while our digital infrastructure is supporting the digitisation of issuance, settlement and servicing across private markets.

Investors are increasingly seeking a more integrated view of public and private markets. LSEG brings together data & intelligence, indices, news and market infrastructure to provide a powerful end-to-end view across the investment lifecycle. From insight into private companies, funds and performance to next-generation indices and new pathways to liquidity, we help customers identify opportunities and make more informed decisions across markets.

Whether you’re raising capital, sourcing deals, analysing fund performance, or staying ahead of market trends, LSEG delivers private markets data, news and insights you need to turn data into dealmaking. Identify, analyse and monitor global private markets with our comprehensive coverage, robust capabilities and granular, hard-to-find details delivered whenever, wherever and however you need.

Historically, private market investors have relied on manager surveys, voluntary database submissions, peer group comparisons, and public market proxies to assess fund performance. While these approaches helped establish performance benchmarks for the asset class, the growth and democratization of private markets is increasing demand for more timely, transparent, and representative measures. FTSE StepStone advances private market benchmarking through fund-level data, drawing on daily cash flows, valuations, and returns across a broad universe of private funds to create benchmarks that more closely reflect actual investor experience and today’s private market portfolios.

Private markets are evolving as technology, market infrastructure and product innovation improve access for investors. Developments such as digital fund distribution, enhanced investor servicing and new liquidity mechanisms are helping broaden participation while maintaining appropriate governance and regulatory standards.

Through initiatives such as the London Stock Exchange’s private funds offering, LSEG is supporting the evolution of private markets by helping fund managers connect with a wider investor base and enabling more efficient access to private market opportunities.

Technology is helping improve how private market investments are issued, distributed, serviced and accessed. Digital workflows can reduce operational complexity, improve transparency and support more efficient interactions between fund managers, distributors and investors.

LSEG combines market infrastructure, data and analytics, and digital capabilities to help support the ongoing evolution of private markets and improve access to private market opportunities.